Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Systems and Population Health: Health Systems and Policy Concentration

Health Systems and Policy is an elective concentration of the MPH program for students who will hold analytic and leadership positions in a variety of settings related to health policy or improving the performance of healthcare systems. Students who complete the concentration will be well grounded in analytic methods, including statistics, epidemiology, policy analysis and economics. They can also acquire a deep understanding of how and where public policy is developed, what forms it takes, who the relevant actors and institutions are, the economic and legal forces that affect and are affected by public policy, and the history of public policy as it has shaped population health and health care markets.

Hold the minimum equivalent of a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. or its equivalent from an accredited foreign institution or a Bologna bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits. Also acceptable: hold a Master’s degree, a doctoral degree (Ph.D., D.Phil.), or a professional degree (M.D., J.D., D.V.M., etc.) from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. or its equivalent from an accredited foreign institution.