Master Economie De La Sante

Le Mans Universite, in Le Mans, France, offers the Master Economie De La Sante (Health Economics), which belongs to the discipline of economics applied specifically to healthcare systems. This field studies how resources are allocated within health systems, examining the costs, financing, and organization of care, along with the behavior of patients, providers, and insurers. Typical topics include health insurance and financing mechanisms, hospital and health-service management, pharmaceutical economics, public health policy evaluation, and applied statistics used to measure health outcomes and costs. Students learn to analyze data on health expenditure, assess the economic impact of health policies, and evaluate the efficiency of care delivery within hospitals, clinics, or insurance schemes. The discipline draws on microeconomics and quantitative methods but applies them to questions specific to health, such as pricing of treatments, resource allocation across a hospital network, or the design of insurance coverage. Graduates commonly work as health economists, health policy analysts, hospital administrators, or consultants advising insurers, pharmaceutical companies, or public health agencies. Others take positions within regulatory bodies or research institutes that study healthcare systems. The program is offered at the master's level for students building on a prior degree in economics, management, or a related field. It runs for two years and is positioned to begin in September, with yearly tuition of 250 EUR. All coursework is delivered in French, so students should be prepared to study economic theory, policy analysis, and quantitative methods in that language throughout the program.