Health Management & Policy

Rapid changes taking place in both the private and public sectors of health care and related industries have created a need for a broad spectrum of qualified professionals to manage complex institutions, organizations, and health-services delivery programs. Career opportunities for public health graduates include mid- to executive-level administrative positions in all sectors of the health care industry.

Some samples of job titles our alumni have with their degrees:

Director of marketing
Consultant
Vice president of professional services
Management analyst
Financial analyst
Manager of health maintenance organization
President of hospital association
Regional vice president of multi-hospital system
Director of ambulatory services
Director of strategic planning
Director of hospital outpatient department
President of planning for health maintenance organization
Director of family health center
Community health care organizer
Manager of professional relations
Analyst for Medicare agency

Executive director of health systems agencies
Medical care administrator
Nursing home chief executive officer
Public health program chief
Hospice director
Health planner
Health care analyst
Health services research wellness manager
Manager of health promotion
Social science research analyst
Risk assessment specialist
Program specialist on alcohol and drugs
Director of health systems agency
Health facilities planner
Associate director of new business development
Gerontology coordinator

View our most recent career survey of Health Management & Policy students from 2006-2007

Graph of Placements of HMP Graduates by Employment Sector

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