Healthcare Administration and Management Careers

Take the Lead in a Growing Industry

The fields of healthcare administration and healthcare management are always evolving. There are new challenges and opportunities every day. DeVry University can help you gain the knowledge and credentials to work in these fields. Earn a degree in Healthcare Administration, or give yourself more business expertise with the Healthcare Management Specialization. These programs will help you prepare for a rewarding career in a thriving industry.

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Professional Responsibilities

A healthcare administration or management degree from DeVry can help prepare you for many professional responsibilities, such as:

Improving quality and efficiency while managing costs
Overseeing the digitization of patient records and medical information
Applying methods to keep electronic medical information secure as required by law
Building strong inter-disciplinary teams from medical practitioners to administrators
Using new technology to manage compliance with new and changing regulations

Industries

Healthcare administration and management jobs are growing in a number of industries:

Healthcare facilities
Doctors' offices
Hospital networks
Insurance companies

Career Opportunities

Graduates who focus on healthcare administration or healthcare management have many career options:

Healthcare Administrator¹
Clinical Administrative Coordinator¹
Admissions Coordinator
Business Office Supervisor
Medical Office Manager
Assistant Administrator¹
Health Information Manager
Health Information Management Technician

Degree Programs

Bachelor's Degree Specialization in Healthcare Management

All Healthcare Degree Programs

¹DeVry’s Healthcare Administration program is not designed to prepare graduates for nursing home, assisted living facility, long-term care or home care administrator positions. Students interested in practicing a regulated profession must contact the appropriate state regulatory agency for certification or licensure requirements. For instance, in Virginia certain educational and training requirements must be satisfied for initial nursing home administrator licensure or initial assisted living facility administrator licensure; DeVry’s program does not satisfy the educational and/or training requirements.

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In New York, DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York. DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org. Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation. DeVry is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Arlington Campus: 1400 Crystal Dr., Ste. 120, Arlington, VA 22202. DeVry University is authorized for operation as a postsecondary educational institution by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. Nashville Campus: 301 S. Perimeter Park Dr, Ste. 100, Nashville, TN 37211. Unresolved complaints may be reported to the Illinois Board of Higher Education through the online complaint system https://complaints.ibhe.org/. Program availability varies by location. In site-based programs, students will be required to take a substantial amount of coursework online to complete their program. DeVry University Home Office: 1200 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563.

*The Transparency in Coverage rules require DeVry University to disclose on a public website information regarding colleague medical plan in-network provider rates for covered items and services, out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services, and negotiated rates and historical net prices for covered prescription drugs. Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR Benefits creates and published the machine-readable files on behalf of DeVry University. This information is intended for informational purposes only. It should not be construed as legal or financial advice.