Overview

The Health Care Management and Economics program at the University of Pennsylvania combines intensive training in health care systems and health services research with advanced training in a traditional business discipline.

Our program provides thought leadership and policy development in the following areas of distinction:

Value of technology and innovation
Health insurance design and reform
Design and impact of incentives in numerous health industry contexts
Competition and collaboration across the value chain
The broad interprofessional/multidisciplinary work of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Features

Wharton’s doctoral program is unique among similar programs because it provides a strong background in microeconomic theory, an advanced teaching of econometric and statistical techniques, a comprehensive analysis of both health economics and health care services research, and grounding in management/strategy theory and research.

The doctoral program complements the course work with numerous opportunities to collaborate with faculty members in research projects exploring a wide variety of topics in the health economics and management fields.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Proseminar in Health Economics: Models and Methods
Proseminar in Health Economics: Health Econometrics
Special Topics in Health Economics: The Industrial Organization of Health Care
Economics of Health Care and Policy
Doctoral Seminar in Organizational Behavior and Theory in Health Care

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

16 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Economics Health Administration View 114 other PhDs in Economics in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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General requirements

Letters of Recommendation
Transcripts & Academic History
Essays
Standardized Test Scores
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Tuition Fee

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International

41544 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months.
National

41544 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

41544 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 41544 USD per year during 60 months.

Some programs offer full funding, covering tuition for 4-5 years and providing a $38,000 stipend.

Living costs for Philadelphia

1313 - 2284 USD /month

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