Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
MHS in Health Policy and Management (Health Economics & Outcomes Research)
Baltimore, USA
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The MHS in Health Economics and Outcomes Research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a nine-month programme teaching economic evaluation, cost-effectiveness, outcomes research, and quantitative methods. You'll learn to evaluate healthcare, inform health policy, and advise decision-makers on efficient, equitable allocation of healthcare resources.
Career Outcomes: Graduates are positioned for career opportunities across academia, government, and industry as health economists, outcomes researchers, policy analysts, health services researchers, or consultants. Employers include Accenture, Genentech, McKinsey, Johns Hopkins, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and payer organizations across sectors; many alumni pursue doctoral study in public health fields.
The Master of Health Science (MHS) in Health Economics and Outcomes Research is offered by the Department of Health Policy and Management in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. The MHS in Health Economics and Outcomes Research is a nine-month academic program that offers students a foundation in evaluation methods necessary to promote the efficient and equitable allocation of healthcare resources in public health. Mastering these methods enables the graduates of the MHS program to evaluate healthcare and work with stakeholders and decision-makers to identify relevant regulatory policies, strategies, and interventions. Graduates of this program are well-positioned to pursue careers in academia, government, and industry.
Applicants should apply to the MHS in Health Economics in the Department of Health Policy and Management through SOPHAS.
Core Curriculum
Students enrolled in this program have the opportunity to take courses from several departments and from faculty who are leaders in their fields.
The MHS in HEOR requires the completion of at least 70 credits. In addition to the program requirements, electives are chosen in consultation with the program or academic adviser. All requirements, including elective courses, must be completed for a letter grade if the course is offered for a letter grade. Any exceptions must be approved by the Program Director prior to the start of the term.
Summer Term
- PH.550.860 Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH
- XXX.XXX Introduction to Online Learning
- XXX.XXX Title IX and Harassment Prevention Training for Students
First term
- PH.140.621 Statistical Methods in Public Health I 1
- PH.300.651 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
- PH.318.603 Applied Microeconomics for Policymaking
- PH.340.721 Epidemiologic Inference in Public Health I 1
- PH.552.601 Foundational Principles of Public Health 1
- PH.552.603 The Role of Qualitative Methods and Science in Describing and Assessing a Population's Health 1
Second term
- PH.140.622 Statistical Methods in Public Health II
- PH.309.712 Assessing Health Status and Patient Outcomes
- PH.313.601 Economic Evaluation I
- PH.313.643 Health Economics
- PH.552.608 Biologic, Genetic and Infectious Bases of Human Disease 1
- PH.552.610 The Social Determinants of Health 1
Third term
- PH.140.623 Statistical Methods in Public Health III
- PH.309.616 Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation I
- PH.313.602 Economic Evaluation II
- PH.313.644 Intermediate Health Economics
- PH.313.861 Public Health Economics Seminar
- PH.313.865 MHS Capstone in Health Economics
- PH.552.607 Essentials of Environmental Health 1
- PH.552.609 Psychological and Behavioral Factors That Affect A Population's Health 1
Fourth term
- PH.140.624 Statistical Methods in Public Health IV
- PH.309.617 Introduction to Methods for Health Services Research and Evaluation II
- PH.313.603 Economic Evaluation III
- PH.313.604 Economic Evaluation IV
- PH.313.861 Public Health Economics Seminar
- PH.313.865 MHS Capstone in Health Economics
- PH.552.611 Globalization and Population Health 1
- PH.552.612 Essentials of One Health 1
Learning Outcomes
The competencies for the MHS in HEOR are met through required and elective coursework, and a mentored research capstone. Upon successful completion of the program, students will have mastered the following program competencies; specifically, students will have the ability to:
- Use statistics and econometric methods (including statistical inferences, regression methods, and applied econometric methods) to solve public health problems
- Measure and calculate health outcomes; differentiate between methods of economic evaluation and practice use of economic evaluation
- Apply economic theory and mathematical microeconomic modeling within the field of health economics
- Evaluate and apply methods in health economics and economic evaluation in public health research
- Assess the analytical methods in health economics and economic techniques in the fields of health services research and health policy
- Cite and reference methods and techniques used within the field of health economics
- Execute a post-graduate career plan
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the school website for more information
Health economists are in high demand, both within the U..S. and across the globe.
Graduates of the MHS in Health Economics & Outcomes Research will be well placed for a range of opportunities in the public and private sector. Many graduates may use the degree for entry into a career in research, with an extensive array of opportunities existing in academic and non-academic environments.
MHS alumni are employed by organizations such as:
- Accenture
- Analysis Group
- Anthem
- Boston Health Economics
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
- Cleveland Clinic
- Eisei
- Ethicon
- FTI
- Genentech
- ICON
- Independence Blue Cross
- Johns Hopkins University
- Lewin Group
- McKinsey
- National Cancer Institute
- National Center for Health Research
- Research Triangle Institute
- Sutter Health
- University of North Carolina
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- ZS Associates
MHS alumni are pursuing doctoral study at institutions such as:
- Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Informatics
- Harvard University, T. H. Chan School of Public Health
- Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
- University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Public Health
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business
- Tufts University, School of Medicine
