Career Outcomes for Health Management and Policy Students

With an Health Management and Policy degree at Michigan Public Health you'll prepare to become a health care leader and learn the skills needed for careers at the highest-levels of the health care industry, health policy, advocacy, private industry, and more. We support our students with a world-class mentoring program and an emphasis on professional excellence and networking in our curriculum and our community. 

Our alumni hold key leadership positions across the health care industry and make innovative contributions to the management of the nation's public health and health care systems.

98%
of our 2022 graduates are employed or pursuing an advanced degree
92%
REPORT SATISFACTION OR HIGH SATISFACTION IN THEIR JOB

Where Our Graduates Are Working

logos of companies where HMP alumni work

Positions of Graduates

  • President, Leadership and Search Solutions, AMN Healthcare
  • Chief Judge, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court
  • Senior Researcher, Mathematica
  • Health Policy Advisor, Henry Ford Health System
  • CEO, Centra Care

read the full Health Management and Policy careers report

Meet Health Management and Policy Alumni

Career Preparations

Members of the faculty and staff meet to define career goals and to discuss job search procedures. Students receive assistance through the Professional Development course and SPH Career Services in preparing resumes, writing cover letters, and interviewing. The department also runs seminars to acquaint students with the various facets of the industry, and the skills and interests that best fit those different aspects.

Student groups host industry speakers who discuss their own careers and career options for the students as well as hold mock interviews between alumni and students.

Additional assistance comes from our alumni, with whom we have an extensive and active networking system. They are located throughout the 50 states and internationally. Many of our alumni are top-level executives who lend significant support to the department.