Overview

Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences / Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences is located in Louisville, KY, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Health administration
Master of Science (MS)	Health data analytics
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Health policy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Public health sciences	Health management and policy
Master of Public Health (MPH)	Population Health Management

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam BachelorÔÇÖs degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent.Recommended minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.Letters of recommendationOfficial transcripts of all degrees.Personal statement Comp Exam Required for some Practicum
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Practicum

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

32

Applied

26

Accepted

20

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No
Summer deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	BachelorÔÇÖs degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent.Recommended minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.Letters of recommendationOfficial transcripts of all degrees.Personal statement
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or its equivalent Recommended minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale Two letters of recommendation Personal statement
Doctoral Degree Exam	Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Masters degree Undergraduate and graduate GPA each  3.0 on 4.0 scale Three letters of recommendation Personal statement

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 90
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

46

Total Graduate Students

8%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.17%
Black or African American	15.22%
White or Caucasian	65%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	8.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.35%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (39%)

Female (60%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 4

Male (6)

Female (8)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Quality Improvement, Health information infrastructure for individual health, healthcare and population health, Public health systems and services, Health disparities, Data mining/big data
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	131,299

Location & Contact

Address 485 East Gray Street
Louisville, KY  40202
United States

Contact Dr. Christopher Elliot Johnson
Professor and Chair
Email: christopher-e.johnson@lousiville.edu
Phone: -852-3987
Fax: 502-852-3294

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