Available Fall 2025
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) – Health Policy Leadership and Management
Drives Change in the Public Health Sector in Your Community with Liberty’s Doctor of Public Health in Health Policy Leadership and Management
Are you ready to lead in the public health sector? Navigating the complexities of policy, management, and financial systems is crucial for creating lasting impact in public health. Liberty University’s Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Health Policy Leadership and Management can help equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle these challenges. Through advanced coursework, you’ll dive into key areas such as accounting theory, financial planning, and resource management, empowering you to make strategic decisions that strengthen the financial stability of healthcare organizations.
To further elevate your leadership in health systems, the program offers training in stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and team leadership. You can also gain valuable expertise in crisis management and risk communication, helping prepare you to lead effectively during public health emergencies.
In addition, you can develop critical public health skills like social action, organizational development, and policy advocacy. With a focus on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research approaches to community diagnosis and coalition building, you can become equipped to address public health challenges and improve community health outcomes. Whether your focus is capacity building or policy reform, you can explore the tools needed to drive transformative change in the public health sector.
Pursue Your Degree with Confidence
- Experienced faculty with practical knowledge in the field will mentor and guide you throughout your time in the program.
- The dissertation process enables you to conduct and present original research that could help advance the study of health policy leadership and management.
- The practicum offers a valuable opportunity for hands-on learning, allowing you to apply what you’ve learned in real-world public health environments.
- You’ll engage in comprehensive coursework covering essential topics in leadership and management, such as finance, collaboration, team organization, and crisis response.
What Will You Learn?
- Accounting theory, budgeting, resource management, financial planning, and third-party reimbursement
- Current and historical role of government in health policy, primarily focusing on the United States
- How political determinants influence different types of health policy issues (e.g., access to insurance and health)
- Key concepts of crisis and risk communication theory and its practical application to emergent and catastrophic public health events
- Leadership and management in public health
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Skills for building effective teams and accomplishing individual and group objectives through teamwork
Potential Career Opportunities for DrPH – Health Policy Leadership and Management Graduates
- Health officer
- Health policy advisor
- Health services manager
- Healthcare administrator
- Policy analyst
- Public health director
Experiences and Resources Available to DrPH in Health Policy Leadership and Management Students
- Contribute original research through a dissertation.
- Explore over 20 teaching and research laboratories.
- Gain hands-on experience with real-world applications through a practicum.
- Learn from faculty who are experienced in academia, industry, and government.
Admission Requirements for Our DrPH Programs
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official college transcripts showing a Master of Public Health or a Master of Science in Public Health from a CEPH-accredited program
- Those with a non-CEPH accredited MPH, MSPH, or health-related master’s degree can be considered but may be required to take PCHR 700 (Introduction to the Foundations of Public Health) and any of the following missing prerequisite courses:
- Biostatistics
- Principles of Environmental Health
- Principles of Epidemiology
- Public Health Administration
- Research Methods in Public Health
- Social & Behavioral Theory App. in Public Health
- Those with a non-CEPH accredited MPH, MSPH, or health-related master’s degree can be considered but may be required to take PCHR 700 (Introduction to the Foundations of Public Health) and any of the following missing prerequisite courses:
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- 2 faculty/professional recommendation letters submitted via email to admissionsdocs@liberty.edu (must include physical signature of recommender). One must be from current or former faculty. One must be from current or former work supervisor or related
- Public Health Essay: Explain your motivation for pursuing a DrPH degree at this point in your career (500 words or less)
- Department approval required
Credit Hours

Available On Campus
Class Type
Residential
Transfer Credits
Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
Next Start Date
Aug 18, 2025
Accreditation
Liberty University is accredited by SACSCOC