Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration
The healthcare field needs professionals to help improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare, while controlling costs. DeVry University’s Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration with a Specialization in Healthcare Management can support and advance your commitment to serving others with the knowledge and ability to be effective in a variety of roles.
Get to know Our Healthcare Management Degree Program
A Healthcare Management Specialization can help prepare you to play an important role in areas such as healthcare policy, managed care, insurance, information systems and finance. Our Healthcare Management Degree program – online and hybrid – strongly emphasizes health services, helping you gain additional skills through fundamental business and management courses designed to help you adapt and succeed when faced with ever-changing workplace challenges.
Healthcare managers may oversee the computerization of patients’ records and ensure the information is secure, recruit new employees, implement new technologies, facilitate changes in healthcare regulations and help evolve new models of patient care.
Classes Start Every 8 Weeks
Earn your Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration with Healthcare Management Specialization in as little as 2 years + 8 months*—or even more quickly with qualifying transfer credits.
*Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.
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What You'll Learn
The Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration with a Specialization in Healthcare Management covers the following:
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Managed Care and Health InsuranceExplore health insurance products and managed-care approaches to the financing and delivery of healthcare services in the US. -
Healthcare PolicyStudy political, social, economic and technological influences that underlie US policy-making processes as well as cultural values and beliefs regarding health. -
Health Services ManagementUnderstand the unique characteristics of US healthcare systems and key trends, major system components and their interrelationships, and internal and external influences on delivery of services and healthcare professions. -
Human Resource ManagementLearn to manage corporate human resources including planning, staffing and rewards, as well as developing and maintaining positions and people.
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Health Rights and ResponsibilitiesBecome familiar with legal and ethical issues of healthcare services with understanding of legal relationships among providers, payers and patients, and issues of professional liability. -
Health Services FinanceGain an understanding of healthcare costs and expenditures. -
Health Services Information SystemsApply hardware and software options for managing patient records, insurance and billing data and developing and maintaining health services information system. -
MarketingStudy general marketing principles and strategies, understanding of how market information and product life cycle affect product and production design, forecasting techniques, interdependencies between marketing and operations functions and selling skills.
20% Projected Growth
Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 20% from 2016 to 20262.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates with our Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration with a Specialization in Healthcare Management may consider careers such as:
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Administrative Services Manager
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Admissions Coordinator
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Assistant Administrator
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Business Office Supervisor
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Clinical Administrative Coordinator
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Health Services Manager
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Healthcare Administrators
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Medical Office Manager
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Medical Services Manager
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Office Manager – Home Care
Learn more about Careers in Health Administration and Management
Program-Specific Courses
Healthcare Management
| BUSN319 | Marketing |
| HIM335 | Health Information Systems and Networks with Lab |
| HIM370 | Healthcare Data Security and Privacy |
| HIM410 | Health Information Financial Management |
| MGMT410 | Human Resource Management |
Core Degree Courses
Business and Technology
| ACCT212 | Financial Accounting |
| ACCT346 | Managerial Accounting |
| BIS155 | Data Analysis with Spreadsheets with Lab |
| BIS245 | Database Essentials for Business with Lab |
| BUSN115 | Introduction to Business and Technology |
| BUSN278 | Budgeting and Forecasting |
| BUSN350 | Business Analysis |
| COMP100 | Computer Applications for Business with Lab |
| MGMT303 | Principles of Management |
| MGMT404 | Project Management |
Health Services
| HSM310 | Introduction to Health Services Management |
| HSM320 | Health Rights and Responsibilities |
| HSM330 | Health Services Information Systems |
| HSM340 | Health Services Finance |
| HSM410 | Healthcare Policy |
| HSM420 | Managed Care and Health Insurance |
Senior Project
| BUSN460 | Senior Project |
General Degree Courses
Communication skills
| ENGL112 | Composition |
| ENGL135 | Advanced Composition |
| ENGL216 | Technical Writing |
| SPCH275 | Public Speaking |
Humanities1
| HUMN303 | Introduction to the Humanities |
| ETHC445 | Principles of Ethics |
| LAS432 | Technology, Society, and Culture |
Social Sciences
| ECON312 | Principles of Economics |
| SOCS185 | Culture and Society |
| SOCS325 | Environmental Sociology |
Mathematics & Natural Sciences
| BIOS135 | Foundations in Biology and Chemistry with Lab |
| MATH114 | Algebra for College Students |
| MATH221 | Statistics for Decision-Making |
Personal & Professional Development
| CARD405 | Career Development |
| COLL148 | Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving |
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What can I expect to learn throughout this degree?
With our healthcare management degree, you can expect to learn about managing care and health insurance, healthcare policies, health services management and human resource management.
Some examples of the classes that you could potentially take are Principles of management, where you will learn about management theories and management principles. Health services information systems is another course you could take that focuses on how technology is used in health service information systems including hardware and software as well as confidentiality, patient records and insurance and billing data. Another course you might take is principles of ethics where you will explore personal and professional dilemmas and analyze those dilemmas using moral and ethical principles.
What General Education courses do I need to have completed before I can start my healthcare management degree online?
How can I get my Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration?
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1Students enrolled at a Pennsylvania location must take HUMN451 as part of this requirement.
2https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm. Data reflects a national projected percentage change in employment from 2016-2026 and may not reflect local economic conditions.
All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.
