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The demand for health care business leaders is on the rise
Master the art of balancing business savvy, industry knowledge, and policy expertise in a major that will prepare you to make a difference in the health care field.
You will develop the skills and knowledge needed to understand the complex societal problem of providing access to quality health care at reasonable cost throughout your studies.
Health Policy and Administration career opportunities
The Health Policy and Administration major prepares you to join the rapidly expanding health business field, contributing from day one to improve the health care system. Graduates typically work in hospitals, physician practices, health insurers, pharmaceutical companies, research groups, or government health agencies like the Department of Health.
Health services managers
Health services managers might oversee an entire medical facility, a practice for a group of providers, a specific clinical department, or administrate a health-related program. In this role you can expect to plan, direct, and coordinate medical, health, and long-term care services.
Health care analyst
Employed throughout the health care industry, these business professionals help organizations understand the current trends in the health care system and to make well-informed decisions. You can expect to regularly gather, model, validate, and analyze data from providers, payers, and policy makers to inform decision-making.
Continuing your education
Earning your Health Policy and Administration degree at Penn State can lead to a master's or doctoral degree in the areas of business, law, medicine, allied health fields, health administration, health services research, health policy, and public health.
What to expect in the Health Policy and Administration major
Penn State’s Bachelor of Science in Health Policy and Administration prioritizes a multidisciplinary curriculum that prepares you to be a flexible and adaptive leader in the growing medical industry.
As a Health Policy and Administration student, you will complete an internship in a health care-related setting that will provide you with valuable experience and contacts to launch your career upon graduation.
Gain Health Policy and Administration experience before you graduate
Our Health Policy and Administration program is designed for you to complete an internship that facilitates the application of your classroom learning in a field setting.
This opportunity is designed to provide students with firsthand experience with both challenges and rewards of the business professional in our local communities, a design that sets the major apart from other health administration programs in the region.
Health Policy and Administration majors are qualified for internships in a variety of businesses and organizations related to:
- Health care providers
- Health insurers
- Health care consulting firms
- Health care supply companies
- Health services research and policy organizations
- Local, state, and federal health agencies
