Health Care Management

The Healthcare Management degree is for those interested in assuming executive roles at hospitals, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, governmental health agencies, nursing homes, university medical care facilities, and other health care organizations. Often someone already working in the field can complete a Master's Degree online and acquire the qualifications to move into upper management. continued below »

Schools that have online course offerings:

American InterContinental University has an MBA degree program, a Bachelor's degree program, and an Associate's degree program in Health Care Administration. All programs are designed to provide students with comprehensive business education with a real-world, healthcare focus. The Associate's coursework includes medical terminology, medical office procedures, medical records, and more. The Bachelor's program combines core business education with a focus on healthcare management.

Baker College offers an MBA in Health Care Management that provides students with the credentials they need to work at a senior management level for health care organizations. Courses are generally 6 weeks long and include such subjects as business disciplines, finance, policy, technology, and economics.

Colorado Technical University Online has a B. S. in Business Administration/Health Care Management program and a Master's in Business Administration/Health Care Management program. Both programs are designed to provide students with the business, management, and finance skills they need to succeed in the health care industry. Programs can be completed in as little as 15 months.

The University of Phoenix Online offers an MBA/Health Care Management degree program and a dual degree Master of Science program in Nursing and Business/Health Care Management. In these programs students gain the skills they need to solve healthcare administration problems and analyze a variety of alternative solutions. The MBA program provides coursework in finance and accounting, transformational leadership, health care infrastructure, and more.

Health care managers have to ensure good patient care as they work with doctors, nurses and technicians, while at the same time keep their organization competitive and financially sound. This education degree program is sometimes called "Health Care Administration," although management degree programs tend to be about managing human resources and developing leadership skills. Job openings in health care management are expected to be well above average over the next ten years.

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