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Health Administration
Major

Health administration degree overview

If you enjoy solving problems and want to help your community, consider our health administration degree. It combines health sciences, health informatics and administration.

This degree prepares you for entry-level administrative positions in various health settings. ​​It's the ideal career path if you're community-focused and enthusiastic about helping people.

AT A GLANCE

Degree Type
Bachelor of Applied Arts (B.A.A.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Format
On Campus
Credit Hours
48 Credit Hours

Why choose our health administration degree?

Our health administration degree is for you if you're interested in the business side of healthcare. With this degree, you could run a doctor's office, long-term care facility or hospital. You can also advance your career in the medical field.

This program will get you ready for various careers in health administration, like a community health service manager. Health service managers strive to provide affordable, quality care to the members of their communities. Your leadership and management skills will be invaluable as healthcare delivery systems become more complex.

If you're good at problem-solving, writing clearly and finding solutions, you'll do great in a health administration job. If you value others from all backgrounds and cultures, you'll do well as a health administrator.

Highlights of the health administration degree

In our health administration degree, you can:

Health administration careers

Our health administration degree will prepare you for various health service management positions.

Career Projected Salary
Nursing Home/Home Health Administrator $33,530
Health Care Administrator $110,680
Clinical Case Manager $56,222
Patient Advocate/Navigator $43,548
Medical and Health Services Manager $104,830
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Join the Collegiate Health Administration Preparatory Society

The Collegiate Health Administration Preparatory Society, or C.H.A.P.S., is a group where you can network and grow personally and professionally alongside other students interested in health administration. Members are able to participate in exclusive events such as speakers, professional development opportunities and social events.

Learn more about C.H.A.P.S.

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