Students with special interests in health policy development can specialize in that area. The curriculum includes course work in health systems, finance policy, information systems, epidemiology, outcomes management, managed care, and other areas related to the delivery, financing and measurement of health care and services. The KU masters program is the only program in the state and region that is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration. The KU program is one of only 60 accredited programs in the country. Regular admission requires an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and overall GRE scores in the 50th percentile.
Course work in accounting and statistics is a prerequisite.