Degrees
The Division of Health Policy & Management offers full-time academic degrees, flexible degrees for working professionals, joint degrees, and non-degree options.
Full-Time Master’s Degrees
Healthcare Administration (MHA)
Our highly ranked full-time MHA program has served as a model for many other healthcare management programs and is accredited by CAHME, the gold standard in graduate healthcare education.
Public Health Administration & Policy (MPH)
The PHAP program offers world-class faculty in a flexible environment—most classes are available online and on campus—to develop policy and administration skills.
Health Services Research, Policy & Administration (MS)
Harness the power of data through healthcare research and analytics to improve health services, policies, and outcomes for all.
Executive & Online Master’s Degrees
Executive Public Health Administration & Policy (MPH)
The Executive PHAP MPH program allows mid-career professionals to work with world-class faculty and a talented colleague cohort to develop managerial, leadership, and strategic thinking skills.
Executive Healthcare Administration (MHA)
The Executive MHA program offers the opportunity for professionals to continue working while advancing their leadership capabilities.
Distance Public Health Administration & Policy (D-PHAP) (MPH)
The Distance Public Health Administration & Policy (D-PHAP) MPH program is tailored to students who have recently completed an undergraduate degree and to individuals returning to school after time in the workforce. The program is completed entirely online so students from anywhere in the world may participate.
Doctoral Degrees
Health Services Research, Policy & Administration (PhD)
Designed to train students to be researchers and teachers in the public health field, this program provides more quantitative and research methodologies than other national programs. More than 50 percent of its graduates hold academic teaching and research positions.
PhD Minor in Health Services Research, Policy & Administration
This minor is for doctoral students in other University of Minnesota programs.
PhD Minor in Health Services Research, Policy & Administration: Focus in Health Economics
This minor is designed for students in other University of Minnesota departments/programs. Its courses apply microeconomic theory to the main economic issues in the health care sector.
Joint Degrees
Joint degree programs contain shared coursework with the partner degree, enabling students to complete two degrees in less time than if they were pursued separately.
Non-Degree Programs
Healthcare Management Certificate
This certificate program includes the core courses of the Executive MHA but is geared for individuals who do not desire a full MHA.
