The University of Kansas, based in Kansas City, KS offers a fully funded PhD in Health Policy and Management. The PhD in Health Policy & Management prepares expert health services researchers for careers in academic settings or in public and private organizations where advanced research and analytic skills are required. Population Health doctoral students are enrolled full-time and are funded either through half-time employment in the healthcare or related field, through assistantships in the private sector, or through departmental assistantships.