Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality

A program that focuses on the application of transformative mechanisms and evidence-based protocols to reduce preventable patient harm and improve clinical outcomes. Includes instruction in healthcare quality, patient safety, research methods, program evaluation, epidemiology, legal and regulatory compliance, systems thinking, human factors engineering, and risk management.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 4 institutions across the United States, with a total of 261 degrees awarded annually.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

59

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

28

degrees awarded

Other Awards

174

awards given

Top Schools for Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
225
2 Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
18
3 Drake University
Des Moines, IA
15
4 University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
3