Master of Public Health (MPH)

Welcome to the very exciting and intellectually stimulating field of health policy and management. Many challenges await as you seek solutions to complex and multidimensional problems confronting America. I have spent more than 30 years as a health care professional and educator, and I never tire of the constantly evolving field of health care delivery and policy.

Every year, Americans spend more than $2 trillion on health care related expenditures, yet many challenges remain: disparities in health, fragmented and inefficient health delivery systems, increasing numbers of uninsured, patient safety and medical errors, to name but a few. The MPH programs at UCLA provide a rigorous grounding in the necessary skills and competencies for entry level and professional level individuals who seek solutions to these crises. We offer a broad, general health care management and policy curriculum that addresses critical issues facing the U.S. health care system. Our students graduate with a comprehensive knowledge base to understand the implications of the field as well as a set of skills and competencies to apply in furtherance of moving us toward a more efficient, equitable and quality health care system. 

As a student in the MPH programs, you will be part of a network of leaders that spans an array of health care endeavors from our world recognized faculty to the leadership of our alumni in the health care delivery community, locally and nationally.

Please carefully peruse our website. We have tried to provide you with all the information you will need to make an informed decision about becoming a student in the MPH program in Health Services. I am sure you will find it very tempting. 

Congratulations on taking the first step in joining an exciting, challenging, and growing field that marks its members as those who care deeply about their local and national communities, seeking to lend their expertise to improving the world in which we live.

Sincerely,

Diana W. Hilberman, DrPH, MSPH, MSP
Associate Adjunct Professor and Director
MPH Programs in Health Policy and Management

The MPH degree offers the following programs: