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Health Services Policy & Management

Health Services Policy and Management (HSPM) is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the promotion of personal and public health through planning, organizing, directing, controlling, coordinating and evaluating health services.

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.

 

Health Services Policy & Management News

Tony Brown

Doctoral graduate applies infectious disease, health services expertise to career in state, federal public health agencies

Tony Brown's doctoral studies helped refine his evaluation/data analytics and infectious disease expertise, specifically in the areas of HIV and other STIs with the goal of advancing health equity for sexual and racial minority groups.

Peiyin Hung

Peiyin Hung wins Researcher of the Year Award from National Rural Health Association

The NRHA has selected Peiyin Hung, health services policy and management associate professor and co-director of the Rural Health Research Center, as the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award.

Jay Hamm

50 Careers for 50 Years: Jay Hamm

Determined to help his community and state, Jay Hamm decided to build on his seven years of clinical nursing experience by enrolling in the Master of Health Administration program.

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Arnold School programs shine in U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School Rankings

Already known as a top-ranked school of public health nationally, the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health has once again been ranked the best school of public health in South Carolina.

Sara Ballentine

50 Careers for 50 Years: Sara Ballentine

HSPM's MHA  program prepared Sara Ballentine for the world of health care management, offering numerous educational and practical opportunities at some of the best health care settings in the state.

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2024-2025 SPARC Graduate Research Grants awarded to six Arnold School graduate students

Graduate students from across the Arnold School have earned 2024-2025 SPARC Graduate Research Grants from the USC Office of the Vice President for Research to fund individual scholarship initiatives.

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