Healthcare Administration

Prepare to assume a leadership role in the healthcare industry.

Healthcare Administration major and minor

Healthcare administrators make large-scale decisions for a healthcare facility or institution and are key to meeting the public’s health and medical needs.

Healthcare administrators work behind the scenes to coordinate the duties of nurses, doctors, and other medical staff through planning, organizing, directing, and controlling health facilities and programs. They are often responsible for making critical staffing, budgetary, policy, resource, and service decisions to assure quality patient care.

They work in various health settings, including hospitals, hospital systems, managed care organizations, retirement and long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics, public health facilities, community service agencies, consulting firms, corporate wellness programs, federal/state/local governments, international health organizations, health care associations, medical equipment manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry, medical practice management solutions firms, etc.

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We promise you will be in demand with a Healthcare Administration degree.

Why are we so confident?

Six of the top 10 fastest-growing careers in America are related to healthcare. However, there is currently a shortage of qualified individuals to fill key positions in this growing field.

A degree in Healthcare Administration (HCA) prepares you for careers in various organizations that intersect with healthcare. HCA students have interned for, and graduates are employed by, organizations such as