Graduate - Master of Science

Health Care Administration and Policy, MS

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Transfer up to 4 courses (an estimated 12 credits)
ASU Online
1-1.5 years
Length
18 Credits
Credits
$17,000–$22,000
Tuition
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On Campus
1-1.5 years
Length
18 Credits
Credits
$46,000
Tuition
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1 year of OPT (On Campus option)
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Program description

Health Care Administration and Policy, MS

As health care systems face mounting pressure to deliver better outcomes at a sustainable cost, professionals who can design and lead effective care delivery models are in high demand across the public and private sectors. The Master of Science in Health Care Administration and Policy prepares students to lead through a curriculum grounded in population health, health informatics, systems engineering, health economics, equity, bioethics, and policy. Students tailor their studies through elective focus areas in health policy and advocacy, health systems management, or performance improvement, and work toward improving population health, enhancing the patient experience, and reducing per capita costs of care. Delivered in a cohort format that can be completed in as few as nine months, the program pairs students with leading health care organizations to complete an applied capstone project.
Curriculum

Featured courses

Foundation of U.S. Health Systems and Design

In this course, you’ll cover the interdisciplinary field of health systems science. You’ll explore key disciplines and areas of study required to analyze and design solutions to major health systems problems.

Population Health Data Management and Analysis

In this course, you’ll develop knowledge and skills for statistical tools and principles of population health data analysis in health environments.

Health Economics and Policy

In this course, you’ll examine concepts central to health care economics and their application to important decisions made by patients, families, practitioners, administrators and policy makers.

Admissions

Admission requirements

Program requirements

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Key admission dates & deadlines

Program start
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Application deadline
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Outcomes

Career opportunities & applicable roles

Graduates are trained for a career in the health care industry, particularly leadership, management and administration. Professionals with knowledge about innovations and improvements for health care delivery are in demand across the health care industry. This flexible degree program is also ideal for gap-year students who are pursuing entrance to medical and professional school before beginning careers in health and health care.

Career examples include
Health Care Providers Hospital Administrators Policy Experts Program Managers
The school

College of Health Solutions

The College of Health Solutions is devoted to understanding and solving the world's biggest health challenges while training the next generation of health care professionals, translating scientific health research and discovery into practice. Its research targets three key areas: human performance, health systems and precision health. Its speech-language pathology graduate program earned a top 20 ranking from U.S. News & World Report in 2026. Programs span nutrition, exercise science, public health, biomedical informatics and diagnostics, speech and hearing science, and health care delivery. Accelerated programs let qualified undergraduates earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in five years.

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