Bridging the health care gap
USC features the rural health research and practice from faculty, staff and students across the university, with the Rural and Minority Health Research Center as one of the key leaders for these initiatives.
Career opportunities exist in hospitals and clinics, state and federal health care agencies, physician practices, long-term care facilities, professional organizations, consulting firms, insurance companies, health departments, and hospital and medical associations. Individuals from a wide range of undergraduate majors can expect to succeed in health administration, given the many career opportunities the field offers.
The MPH program emphasizes the management of public health agencies and public sector health services. Graduates from the MHA program find jobs in finance and business development, operations management, information technology management, human resources, patient and community relations and other fields. The Ph.D. prepares students to conduct health services research and/or teach at a university level.
The Department of Health Services Policy and Management’s mission is to be actively involved in improving quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health services and health systems locally and globally. (Adopted Fall 2021).
Degrees Offered
We offer seven advanced degrees related to health services policy and management. Each graduate degree has specific application deadlines and requirements.
- Master of Public Health in Health Services Policy and Management (MPH)
- Master of Public Administration / Master of Public Health in Health Services Policy and Management (MPA/MPH)
- Master of Social Work / Master of Public Health in Health Services Policy and Management (MSW/MPH)
- Master of Health Administration (MHA)
- Master of Health Administration (MHA) Professional Format
- Juris Doctorate / Master of Health Administration (JD/MHA dual degree)
- Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management
Health Services Policy & Management News
Your ears might save you from chronic pain. And help end the opioid epidemic
Can acupuncture be used to treat chronic pain? Researchers will soon know, thanks to a new $4 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
USC health science researchers play critical role in first-ever S.C. pediatric cancer report
Arnold School faculty Anthony Alberg, Elizabeth Crouch, and Rahul Ghosal and alumni Bezawit Kase, Stephanie Chiodini, & Virginie Daguise were proud to contribute to this important project.
Health insurance market expert joins Department of Health Services Policy and Management
HSPM's newest assistant professor has more than two decades of public policy experience. David Anderson brings both an insider view and a population level perspective to his research on individual choice health insurance markets.
Rural and Minority Health Research Center marks 25 years with fifth funding cycle award
Scientists at the center will celebrate their 25 anniversary this year after recently securing an additional $2.8 million for the fifth consecutive funding cycle.
Tara Sabo-Attwood returns to USC as new dean for the Arnold School of Public Health
Donna Arnett, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, is pleased to announce the selection of a highly accomplished public health leader, Tara Sabo-Attwood, as the new dean beginning August 1.