Healthcare Administration Major

• What is Healthcare Administration?
• What Kinds of Students Major in Healthcare Administration?
• What Courses Do Healthcare Administration Majors Take?
• List of Healthcare Administration Jobs
• What is the Median Salary Range for Healthcare Administration Careers?
• College and University Departments to Consider

What is Healthcare Administration?

The healthcare administration major combines courses from a number of traditional academic fields to link the concerns of administration and health care. This major centers on the administering of services to people in need of health care. Students develop an understanding of health and disease, as well as of the organization, financing and delivery of health care. Graduates are prepared to assist in planning, financing, directing, coordination, managing and evaluating healthcare services. Graduates work in such agencies as hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, long-term health maintenance facilities, wellness centers, health and mental health agencies, health maintenance and insurance organizations, and hospice services.

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What Kinds of Students Major in Healthcare Administration?

Students who wish to contribute to the physical and mental well being of others may consider this field. Beyond being care providers, however, students in this field have inclinations toward interests in management, but do not wish to work in the traditional business environment.

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What Courses Do Healthcare Administration Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Healthcare Administration majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

Long Term Care Administration	Decisions for Health Care Executives
Health Care Information Systems	Health Economics
Health Policy and Management	Health Politics
Health Services Administration	History of Public Health
Perspectives in Rural Health	Quantitative Methods for Health Administration

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List of Potential Jobs in Healthcare Administration

These professions and professional organizations illustrate the types of positions you might qualify for if you complete this major. Some majors are more directly related to employment than others, however. You should consider the likelihood of employment after graduation carefully, if you do not plan to go on for graduate work in a field. Even with the completion of graduate work in some fields, however, employment is difficult, so you should determine what the prospects are for this or any major. Employment possibilities are often enhanced by the selecting employment-related courses and by the enrollment in second major or in a minor.

Healthcare Consultant	Long-Term-Care Administrator
Administrator Corporate Health Office	Administrator Managed Care Organization
Clinic Administrator	Health Administrator
Healthcare Law	Healthcare Supervision
Medical Ethics	Mid-level Manager
Public Health Administrator

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What is the Median Salary Range for Healthcare Administration Careers?

U.S. Median Salary(starting):$37,900

U.S. Median Salary(mid-career):$61,000

Note: These numbers are national averages so you could make more or less than these amounts. Actual expected salaries will vary depending on your chosen career path, experience, and even your geographic location. Are you interested in detailed information about the forecasted demand for a particular profession? Are you interested in the estimated salaries such positions are likely to pay? This government Web site allows you to search on a particular job, whether listed here or not, to give you this information.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Colleges and Universities offering majors in Healthcare Administration

MyMajors complete list has 607 schools in the USA with a major in Healthcare Administration.
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