About Health Policy and Administration

At Penn State’s Department of Health Policy and Administration, our goal is to help elevate health care delivery and quality both in the United States and around the world, with a focus on addressing specific ongoing and future challenged in health economics, health management and the workforce at large.

Penn State's HPA department, with more than 50 years of experience teaching undergraduates about health care, is one of the top undergraduate programs in the nation. Our alumni - nearly 4,000 strong - are a testament to our dedication to undergraduate education in HPA.