Program Details

The health care industry needs leaders who understand the continuum of care and appreciate how technology and data are changing everything. The MSHCPM program offers competencies across public policy, public/population health, and health care delivery
Location:
Pittsburgh, United States
Program Type:
Full Degree
Degree Level:
Master
Specialty:
Healthcare Administration & Management

Program Overview

Program Description:

As the U.S. health care sector expands and evolves beyond hospitals, the industry needs smart, flexible business leaders who can both understand the continuum of care and appreciate how technology and big data are changing everything. Whether you envision yourself guiding policy as a consultant, managing a health system or insurer at the highest levels, or building a medical company from the ground up, our Master of Science in Health Care Policy & Management (MSHCPM) program—offered by CMU’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy—offers specialized competencies across public policy, public health, population health, and health care delivery.

In the MSHCPM, you will learn the nuances of the increasingly complex health care business environment, alongside interdisciplinary training in Heinz College’s core strengths of data analytics, technology, and management. This combination of abilities will prepare you to be an innovator who is able to lead and respond to constant change in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries.

Rather than focusing simply on hospital administration or public health, our program holistically covers all points of the health care continuum, from health care delivery to health data systems and technologies, and the various business and policy challenges that impact each stage of care. The MSHCPM program does not box you into one of a few narrow career paths, instead giving you an education and skills that empower you to succeed in roles across the health sector.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Financial Aid:
Yes
Requirements:
Applicants are required to submit official results from either the GMAT or GRE. The MSHCPM degree requires a quantitative background. Because of the quantitative nature of the program, the faculty require that all students complete a college level course in advanced algebra/pre-calculus prior to enrollment. It is suggested that applicants also complete college level courses in economics and statistics prior to enrollment. Students who have not completed these courses may be required to enroll in and successfully complete the Quantitative Skills Summer Program as a condition of their offer of admission. QSSP is free of charge – a 4-week program offered prior to the start of the Fall semester.
International Requirements:
All applicants whose native language (mother tongue) is NOT English must submit a test score from the TOEFL (25+ in each section) or IELTS (7+ in each section). The only exception is for students who have worked or studied for 5 years or more in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the U.K., the U.S. or South Africa.