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Health Administration Degree - Online and Campus Programs

Health Administration is a promising career for health care professionals who want to advance into management and leadership roles. Health administrators are usually affiliated with: hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, research laboratories and nursing care facilities. Health care administration involves the conjunction of medical or health service skills with solid business and managerial expertise. Health administrators plan, execute, oversee, and improve health care systems.

How to Prepare for a Health Administration Career

Many health professionals advance into administration from nursing, radiology, or another allied health career. Administration assistants who support top administrators may also gain experience and become health administrators. Administration assistants oversee smaller sections of the health care operation, such as nursing, surgery, health information, or therapy. You can advance through a combination of experience and additional health administration degrees or classes.

Education Requirements in Health Administration

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports aspiring health administrators need at least a bachelor's degree in:

Health administration
Health services administration
Nursing
IT
Health care management

The master's degree in health services administration may provide the greatest opportunity for advancement. All states require nursing care facility administrators hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or school and pass a licensing examination.

Salary Range and Job Outlook

According to the BLS, the median 2008 salary for medical and health services managers in 2008 was $80,240. The top-ten percent earners took home $137,800. The BLS predicts a 16 percent increase in health care administration jobs during the 2008-2018 decade.

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University of Phoenix

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A.A. in Health Care Administration/Health and Wellness Administration
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Walden University

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Ph.D. in Health Services - Leadership
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DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management - Online

Make a difference with a graduate degree from DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management.

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Graduate Certificate-Health Services Management

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Strayer University

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Masters: Health Services Administration
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Keiser University

For over 35 years, Keiser University has provided student-centered, quality career education.

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Health Services Administration, BA (Online Only)
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Baker College Online

Earn a Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master's or Doctorate for less at Baker College Online.

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Bachelor of Health Services Administration
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Colorado Technical University Online

A degree from CTU can connect you to what matters most: powerful professional network, faculty who are real-world professionals and innovative technology. So once you earn your degree you hit the ground sprinting. Are you in?

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Associate of Science in Health Administration Services
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ECPI University

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Healthcare Administration - Bachelor

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Kaplan University

Kaplan University is focused on recognizing the achievements of military and veteran students and offers the flexibility of an online education.

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BS in Health Science
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San Joaquin Valley College

San Joaquin Valley College is an accredited private junior college committed to the professional success of its students and graduates.
Founded in 1977, SJVC has campuses located throughout California-including an Online division and offers a variety of accelerated Certificate and Associate of Science degree programs in the business, medical and technical fields.

Students benefit from a balance of classroom instruction and real-world experience, learning the skills they need to go straight to work in todays competitive job market.

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