Health Policy and Management is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the delivery, quality, and costs of health care for individuals and populations. Students who concentrate in health policy and management are trained in a variety of subjects including the complex structures of health care delivery in the U.S., legal and ethical foundations for health care, as well as policy processes designed to improve health care access among diverse populations. We offer programs in Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration as well as a PhD in Health Services Research.
Katy, TX
MPH Health Policy and Management
“Faculty members played an important role in my securing an administrative fellowship, moving me closer to my ultimate career goal of being a Chief Operating Officer.”
Philadelphia, PA
MHA Health Policy and Management
“My job at the student health center and my practicum at a large hospital in Las Vegas successfully prepared me for my career in health care administration. I left Texas A&M with valuable skills that I can apply to my future career, and students and faculty who are now considered family.”
Nigeria
PhD Health Policy and Management
"The School of Public Health is a good place to be as a doctoral student for several reasons - the faculty thoroughly mentor students and steer them toward helpful resources and the opportunity to get a diverse education and exposure while on the Texas A&M campus."
Mercedes, TX
“The MPH program has taught me many different tools and skills that I am able to use in the real world already. They truly have a grasp on what you need to know going into the field.”
Oak Cliff, Texas
"My desire is to work with rural communities on health care disparities. The idea of helping those who need it most is a quality exemplified by my professors that has greatly impacted me."
Our graduates currently serve in diverse organizations in a variety of leadership roles:
The faculty within the department represent a wide array of disciplines, expertise and interests. The departmental members come from backgrounds in public health, political science, urban planning, ecological psychology, law, management, medicine, economics and data science. Collectively they have conducted numerous policy or management related projects that include assessments of local health care infrastructures, national studies of the quality of health care services, critical access hospitals, long-term care policies, Medicaid, managed care and court mandated access.
Notable faculty studies and projects include:
