Online Master of Public Health with a Health Management and Policy Concentration
Help influence the well-being of individuals and communities by learning how to develop policies that promote increased health care access and equity.
Program Overview
Preview the EWU Master of Public Health – Health Management and Policy program
Develop a deeper understanding of the balance between community needs and the business side of health care in the Master of Public Health with a Health Management and Policy Concentration online program. In this affordable, CEPH-accredited program, you will learn how to analyze, develop and implement policies that help improve both the quality and efficiency of health care systems.
Our master’s degree in health policy and management courses are 100 percent online and cover critical and emerging issues, such as the economic, public and social forces that help shape public policy; how access and quality of the U.S. health care system compare internationally; and health care reform initiatives and technology, such as the Affordable Care Act and electronic health records.
The Eastern Washington University School of Business is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
In this online program, you will learn to:
- Analyze a public health problem and recommend an appropriate legislative, regulatory, judicial or organizational policy solution
- Examine and explain the steps of the policymaking process, including problem setting, formulation, implementation, analysis and evaluation
- Critically compare and apply theories of the policy process to the study of public health problems
- Characterize the major institutions, sectors and stakeholders involved in global, federal, state and local policymaking processes
- Effectively translate and communicate public health policy research, in both oral and written forms, to policymakers, key stakeholders and the public
- Analyze a public health problem and recommend an appropriate legislative, regulatory, judicial or organizational policy solution
- Examine and explain the steps of the policymaking process, including problem setting, formulation, implementation, analysis and evaluation
- Critically compare and apply theories of the policy process to the study of public health problems
- Characterize the major institutions, sectors and stakeholders involved in global, federal, state and local policymaking processes
- Effectively translate and communicate public health policy research, in both oral and written forms, to policymakers, key stakeholders and the public
Career opportunities in health policy and management:
- Hospital Executive
- Health Department Executive
- Group Practice Executive
- Academic Medical Center Executive
- Health Policy Consultant
- Hospital Executive
- Health Department Executive
- Group Practice Executive
- Academic Medical Center Executive
- Health Policy Consultant
Also available online:
EWU offers a variety of health care degrees online. Check out all our online health care programs.
The Master’s in Public Health and Graduate Certificate in Public Health are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
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Tuition
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The online MPH in Health Management and Policy program offers the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition to students residing in and out of the state of Washington.
Tuition breakdown:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 4-Credit Hour Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPH Health Management and Policy | $325 | $1,300 | $19,500* |
Application Fee: $75
PUBH 601 Portfolio Course Fee: $139
*Tuition and fees subject to change. Total program cost does not include foundation courses. If foundation courses are required, the cost will be added to the total program cost.
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The online Master of Public Health degree in health management and policy is designed to be efficient for working professionals, featuring six-week courses and seven start dates a year. View the full calendar to find the best start date for you, along with deadlines for registration, required documents, and tuition payment.
Now enrolling:
| Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall II | 11/4/24 | 10/21/24 | 10/30/24 | 11/2/24 |
| Winter I | 12/30/24 | 12/16/24 | 12/24/24 | 12/28/24 |
| Winter II | 2/10/25 | 1/27/25 | 2/5/25 | 2/8/25 |
| Spring I | 3/31/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/26/25 | 3/29/25 |
| Spring II | 5/12/25 | 4/28/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/10/25 |
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Admissions
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The admission process for the online MPH health policy and management degree program is simple and streamlined. You can get started right away, without taking time away from your professional or personal commitments.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA
- Professional resume
Online MPH in Health Management and Policy Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded postsecondary credit hours**
- If your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have relevant work experience, we encourage you to apply. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis.
- Official transcript from the college/university where degree was earned
- Professional resume
Have a question? Call us at 800-826-3411.
**We encourage you to apply if your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have at least 3 years of professional work experience. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 800-826-3411 for more information.
Document Submission Information
Order your official, electronic transcripts from the degree-granting institution where you earned your highest degree (bachelor’s or master’s) and have them sent to Eastern Washington University.
- Most EWU graduate programs only require one transcript. Please submit a transcript from your degree-granting institution. This transcript should include the final two years of your degree completion. If it does not, please submit transcripts to cover your final two years of earned credits.
- Please note that transcripts ordered by main may take 4-6 weeks to arrive.
If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:
Eastern Washington University
Showalter Hall 206
Cheney, WA 99004
Students in MPH Degree, by Cohorts Entering Between 2021-22 and 2023-24
| Cohort of Students | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | # Students continuing at beginning of this school year (or # entering for newest cohort) | 255 | ||
| # Students withdrew, dropped, etc. | 0 | |||
| # Students graduated | 0 | |||
| Cumulative graduation rate | 0% | |||
| 2022-23 | # Students continuing at beginning of this school year (or # entering for newest cohort) | 255 | 318 | |
| # Students withdrew, dropped, etc. | 3 | 3 | ||
| # Students graduated | 69 | 1 | ||
| Cumulative graduation rate | 27% | 0% | ||
| 2023-24* | # Students continuing at beginning of this school year (or # entering for newest cohort) | 183 | 314 | 252 |
| # Students withdrew, dropped, etc. | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| # Students graduated | 64 | 72 | 0 | |
| Cumulative graduation rate | 52% | 23% | 0% |
*At the time this data was collected, the 2023-24 academic year was underway, so numbers are incomplete for that year. This data was collected on July 11, 2024. On that date, the data reflects the total number of entering students for the 2023-24 academic year but not the total number of graduates.
Courses
Take a look at the health management curriculum
In order to earn the online Master of Public Health in Health Management and Policy, you must complete 15 courses (60 credit hours).
PUBH 501 must be taken in your first term.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply evidence-based principles and the scientific knowledge base to critical evaluation and decision-making in public health.
- Describe a public health problem in terms of magnitude, person, time and place.
- Draw appropriate inferences from epidemiological data.
- Evaluate the strengths and limitations of epidemiological reports.
- Explain how systems models can be tested and validated.
- Prioritize individual, organizational, and community concerns and resources for public health programs.
- Apply descriptive techniques commonly used to summarize public health data.
- Explain the role of biology in the ecological model of population-based health.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Evaluate social identity and intersectionality at a personal level.
- Identify how inequities manifest themselves at the institutional, individual, and internal levels.
- Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels.
- Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.
- Describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Critically analyze the program development process.
- Support the concepts of cultural diversity and inclusion as it relates to population values and program planning.
- Use an evidence-based design approach to draft a marketing plan to a target population.
- Select appropriate tools to evaluate a public health program based on process, impact, and outcome objectives.
- Apply a process improvement model to a given public health intervention.
- Use a logic model to depict the relationship between program activities and effects
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify characteristics of professionalism in Public Health settings.
- Relate leadership styles to personal experience through completion of a leadership e-portfolio.
- Recognize the role of leadership in public health, including affecting policy and change.
- Interpret DiSC profile outcomes in various leadership settings.
- Analyze ethical leadership characteristics encountered in professional environments.
- Create a leadership toolkit specific to Public Health, including ethics, 6 levels of leadership, professionalism, and conflict resolution.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply theory in a practical environment through a student driven experience.
- Develop professional knowledge, skills, and abilities in completing a student driven experience.
- Cultivate a professional image and network for professional development.
- Assess personal strengths and weaknesses from a personal and professional perspective.
- Evaluate future personal career choices and opportunities.
- Add real life skills to personal portfolio for future employment.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Meet all CEPH accreditation competencies and requirements for an EWU MPH generalist degree via submission of an ePortfolio that documents completion of all program competencies using a variety of artifacts and reflections.
- Verify completion of at least one Applied Practice Experience that meets the required CEPH competencies.
- Verify Integrative Learning Experiences via effective documentation in an ePortfolio.
