Health Administration

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Program Overview

When you study health administration with USF, you’ll expect to meet mentors and experts among USF’s service-focused business faculty. From these instructional leaders, you’ll learn to handle challenges and to present your ideas and yourself in the best way possible.

USF has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Earn your accredited degree in health administration at USF, and you’ll be prepared to:

  • Apply decision support tools to business decision-making.
  • Apply major concepts of the selected discipline to real-world applications.
  • Construct and present effective oral and written forms of professional communication.
  • Demonstrate competency in using critical, creative and integrative thinking.
  • Evaluate the legal, social and economic environments of business.
  • Identify ethical issues and obligations of business using ethical and faith-based frameworks.

Ultimate Flexibility

Pursue your health administration degree through a traditional on-ground experience or fully online.

Outcomes

A Bachelor of Science in Health Administration offers graduates many career opportunities in healthcare management and administration. Graduates can become healthcare administrators or managers, overseeing the day-to-day operations of healthcare facilities such as hospitals, clinics or long-term care facilities. 

They may also work in healthcare finance, managing budgets, billing processes and financial reporting. Additionally, opportunities exist in healthcare human resources, where graduates can recruit, train and manage healthcare staff.

Career Outlook

  • Average Salary: $134,794
  • Job Postings: 86

Average salary is based on an employee health services manager position from Salary.com. Job posting data is for health services manager positions and is provided by Lightcast. This number represents unique job postings from companies looking to hire in the last 30 days as of May 2024.

Health Administration Degree Options

With a degree in health administration from USF, you will be prepared to play leading roles in an industry that is constantly changing due to innovations in science and technology, economic forces, human demand and governmental and social policy.

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Health Administration

A Bachelor of Science in Health Administration is a program designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers in healthcare management and administration.

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