Training tomorrow's health care leaders
The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) is committed to training and inspiring the next generation of health care leaders. Our academic programs focus on developing the critical thinking and applied problem-solving skills needed to address a wide variety of challenges throughout the health care delivery, public policy, and public health systems.
- Department
- Health Policy and Management (HPM)
- College
- College of Health Sciences
- Degrees
- 4 (2 undergraduate · 2 graduate)
- Phone
- (601) 979-8789
- Fax
- (601) 979-1422
- Location
- Jackson Medical Mall, Suite 2300
A curriculum for analytical health leaders
This concentration exposes students to a curriculum designed to impart knowledge of contemporary public health administration and management as well as provide analytical skills for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating public health policies and interventions.
Coursework includes financial and human resource management, comprehensive policy and program planning, analysis, evaluation, development, and implementation.
Four core learning outcomes
Emphasis is placed on learning that creates a balance between comprehensive understanding and specialization, between theory and practice, and between academic inquiry and professional pragmatism. The educational objectives are to:
Acquire knowledge of management functions and processes.
Understand the application of state-of-the-art systems and tools in policy formulation and implementation and managerial decision-making.
Critically evaluate public health problems.
Develop and implement sound policies for health care delivery.
Undergraduate & graduate offerings
HPM offers four degree programs across the undergraduate and graduate levels, providing pathways for both entry-level health care careers and advanced public health leadership roles.
Undergraduate Degrees
2 ProgramsGraduate Degrees
2 ProgramsCareer placement & JSU heritage
Students typically will assume supervisory and middle management positions in hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, group practices, managed care plans, ambulatory centers, home health agencies, and other types of clinical services.
In support of JSU's rich heritage, this program is sensitive to the needs of a diverse student body that will address the national, state, and local need for more underrepresented minorities in management and the professional health workforce.
“Challenging Minds, Changing Lives.”
Jackson State UniversityA plethora of career options
Health Policy and Management graduates pursue careers across healthcare management, clinical administration, and patient services.
Healthcare Department Manager
Healthcare Finance Manager
Quality and Improvement Manager
Healthcare Administrator
Physician Practice Manager
Administrative Support Specialist
Medical Secretary
Patient Service Representative
Student support
Ready to join?
For more information about the Health Policy and Management programs, please contact us. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
Contact the Department
College of Health Sciences
Jackson Medical Mall
350 West Woodrow Wilson Drive, Suite 2300
Jackson, MS 39213
Fax: (601) 979-1422