Overview

Health Care Policy majors from Cornell University, employ theories and methods from economics and demography to analyze health care and policy. Students apply theories designed to explain the development of government policies addressing health care.

Students also learn how the private health care system interacts with the public sector to affect health. HCP is a unique major that aims to bridge the gap between policy and health professions, differing from other health oriented majors on campus.

Educational and Career Objectives

The HCP major prepares students for leadership roles in careers in health policy analysis that require a strong foundation in the natural sciences. The HCP major also prepares students for careers that combine clinical health care with involvement in the broader health care system and public policy.

While the health care and policy sector is expected to grow overall, HCP students will help fill an important niche that is poised to grow even faster. The HCP major prepares students whose strong training in natural sciences will make them better health care administrators, professionals, and policy makers.

The HCP major also prepares students for careers in the pharmaceutical industry, a rapidly growing part of the health care sector. Upon graduation, we anticipate many HCP students will pursue medical school, graduate programs in health administration, or even start a career as a health analyst.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Microeconomics

Social Problems in the U.S.

The U.S. Health Care System

General Chemistry

Writing Seminar

Intermediate Microeconomics

Developmental Biology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ithaca, United States

Disciplines

Public Health Social Policy View 912 other Bachelors in Public Health in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The Common Application (CA)

The School Report

Counselor Recommendation

Two Teacher Evaluations

The Midyear Report, when your mid-year grades are available

Official secondary/high school transcript

$80 application fee or fee waiver

Cornell University Questions and Writing Supplement (CA) or Cornell Supplement (UCA)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

71266 USD / year

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Out-of-State

71266 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

48010 USD / year

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Living costs

Ithaca

United States

1128 - 2460 USD / month

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Educational and Career Objectives

Programme Structure

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