Career and Professional Opportunities
In This Section:
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in HPA
- Minor in HPA
- Certificate Program
- Career Information
HPA Major Handbook
Supporting Course List
Degree Requirements- Honors Study in HPA
- Student Activities
- Financial Aid and Tuition
- Penn State Web Application for Undergraduate Students
- About Penn State
- About State College, PA
There are many career opportunities in health care. Many HPA graduates work in finance, human resources, marketing and other management fields in a wide variety of health care settings, including health systems, long-term care organizations, physician group practices, and managed care companies. HPA graduates with interests in policy find positions in state health, welfare, and insurance departments, federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, and private trade and research organizations. Other HPA graduates pursue graduate education in medicine, health law, public health, business or health administration, or the rapidly growing field of health services research and policy. Federal and state experts predict continued rapid growth in employment and income in the fields of health policy and health administration.
Click here to see a sample of job titles and employers of recent HPA graduates.
Career Resource Links
- General Information
- Careers in Health Management
- Careers in Aging
- Interview with Katha Hartley- Well Point Health Network
- Interview with Diane Zeoli- LA Children's Hospital
- Health Career Connection
- Is a Healthcare career for me? (Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Centers)
- What is Public Health? (Association of Schools of Public Health)
- The Black Young Professional's Public Health Network, Inc
- The International Society for Urban Health
- American College of Healthcare Executives
- Medical Group Management Association
- American Public Health Association
- Healthcare Financial Management Association
- America’s Health Insurance Plans
- Explore Health Careers
- National Association of Health Services Executives
- Institute for Diversity in Health Management