Health Administration Programs

The business of health care needs you

Looking to take the next step in your career? By 2020, more than 80 percent of all health care jobs will require a postsecondary education. You can improve the quality of patient care in the U.S. and become an industry leader with our health administration programs. With an average of 17.5 years of health care experience, our faculty members can give you insider knowledge. Combine that with research-based instruction, and you have the prescription for a degree that will help you take care of business. Learn how we prepare you to lead.

The Health Administration experience

There is abundant opportunity in the growing health care field—in insurance companies, state and Federal agencies as well as medical clinics and hospitals. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), more than 45,400 jobs will be added in the medical and health services industry between 2008 and 2018. Some of the job opportunities the BLS has identified are health care administrators and health care executives who plan and manage the delivery of health care, and health information managers who are in charge of maintaining and securing patient records.

University of Phoenix understands that this dynamic field demands leaders who can think critically and forecast the appropriate course of action for health care businesses. A regular business degree alone won’t cut it in health care management—you need to understand specific regulatory standards, multiple insurance reimbursement structures and be able to foresee industry changes that can challenge you tomorrow.

And ambitious students are taking action. In 2010, we had 53% more Bachelor’s of Science in Health Administration graduates than in 2009; and our Master’s of Health Administration had 52% more graduates.

Join our community of professionals who are committed to the business of health care. An enrollment advisor can help you plan your future in health administration.

Faculty with credentials and experience

We prepare you to take on this important responsibility with a robust curriculum that takes today’s and tomorrow’s industry into consideration. Taught by faculty who hold advanced degrees and have on average, 17 and a half years of working experience in the health administration field. In fact, many faculty members are industry leaders—CEOs, CFOs, Chief Medical Operations and Plan Officers, and Chief Nursing Officers.

Why is leadership experience in their field important? Because you’ll receive knowledge from an academic and business expert who’s been where you are. And, they understand the inner workings of their field—they’ve applied academic strategies and have gained first-hand awareness of how the industry operates.

Support that helps you succeed

When you enroll at University of Phoenix, you’ll find we’ve created a support system that’s designed to help you graduate. Not only do you have a graduation team—academic, enrollment and financial advisors—to advise you during every phase of your education, we also provide tools that allow you to make real-time business decisions in virtual organizations, as well as assistance in writing and mathematics.

Our Virtual Organizations allow you to try on different roles that are relevant to your degree program and potential career path. You’ll have an opportunity to create solutions for challenges that professionals face every day. And because there isn’t one “correct” answer, you’ll be able to explore options that will allow you to construct a solution that works for your particular organization. And, in the process you’ll develop critical and creative thinking skills.

Whether you’d like writing assistance because you’ve been out of school for awhile or simply want an extra set of eyes to review that important paper, you’ll want to tap the resources at the Center for Writing Excellence. You’ll find basic and advanced tutorials, editing and other writing resources available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The health administration field is growing. It’s clear that health care organizations will be increasingly important in the coming decades, and they’ll need educated professionals to support and lead the industry. Prepare to become the health care leader that your community deserves. Speak with an enrollment advisor today about the bright future a University of Phoenix Health Administration degree program can help you create.