Health Services Administration Online MPH
Learn how to assess population health needs, formulate policies and interventions, and assure the effectiveness of community programs and services in a fully remote program.
Boost your career with this flexible, convenient MPH degree
The online Health Services Administration MPH is designed for working professionals to grow their careers. This multidisciplinary program trains you on core public health and healthcare administration skills without coming to campus.
Graduates work as program managers or administrators for healthcare systems or insurance companies, or develop and evaluate policies and interventions that serve different populations.
One of the biggest issues that the U.S. healthcare system is facing today is how to control healthcare costs while improving population health and maintaining meaningful and efficient patient-provider interactions.
In response to this demand, the School of Public Health and Health Professions offers a multidisciplinary program that combines innovative research with didactic training in foundational public health concepts, policy formulation, community health assessment, program intervention and urban planning design, behavioral economics and financial incentives, implementation and dissemination research, program management and evaluation, and other core health services competencies.
Career Opportunities
As a public health administrator, you will be involved with program planning, implementation, participation, evaluation, collaborations and partnerships, policy development, and public and professional communication.
You will be prepared to work in a variety of fields, including:
- All branches and levels of government
- Health care organizations, hospitals, health maintenance organizations and industrial medical care offices
- Nonprofit organizations such as the American Heart Association
- Public health advocacy and other community-based organizations
