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Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy and Administration

PhDDedicated degreeFunding not verified

Overview

A research doctorate on the organization and financing of health services with tracks in health economics, healthcare management and organizations, or population health and demography. The department admits three to six students a year and states that students are funded through graduate assistantships.

Official program name
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy and Administration
Source: hhd.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — research doctorate
Program classification
Dedicated healthcare administration degreeThe awarded degree or official major is healthcare administration or management itself (an MHA, an MS in Healthcare Management, a BS in Health Administration, a DHA).
Pathway
Standard pathway
School
Source: hhd.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Location
University Park, PA
Specializations
Health economics · Healthcare management and organizations · Population health and demography
Source: hhd.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a PhD in Health Policy and Administration; the title explicitly names administration and one track is healthcare management and organizations.

Source: hhd.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list healthcare administration bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated and joint degrees, and (separately labelled) MBA, MPH and other degrees with an officially named healthcare administration pathway. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Coursework delivery, campus attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “No required campus visits” appears only when official wording supports it — online coursework alone does not establish it.
Academic delivery
On campusClasses meet in person on campus.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance
Regular campus attendance
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Administrative residency, internship and practical experience

Practical training happens at a health organization, not on campus, and is shown separately from campus attendance. Hours, who arranges the placement and whether it can be completed near home are shown only when the university publishes them.

Residency, internship or practicum requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — Junior/senior GPA of 3.00 or better
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
RequiredGMAT or GRE required for M.S. and Ph.D.; GRE preferred.
Source: bulletins.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Funding

Scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, tuition discounts and employer support exactly as the university publishes them. Competitive awards are not guaranteed; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Tuition and scholarships guide

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Funding guarantee
Entering students are funded through graduate assistantships
Source: hhd.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Years guaranteed
Department funds virtually all students for three or more years
Source: hhd.psu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accreditation, certification and enrollment restrictions

Separate questions: is the institution accredited, is this specific program accredited or certified (CAHME for graduate healthcare management programs, AUPHA certification for undergraduate programs), and does the university publish restrictions on who can enroll?

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Program accreditation and certification

No program-level accreditation or certification verified. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.
  1. bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/health-policy-administration/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
  2. hhd.psu.edu/hpa/graduate/phd-health-policy-and-administration — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. hhd.psu.edu/hpa/graduate/visit-and-apply — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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