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online competency-based health management bachelor's

Bachelor of Science in Health Management (Direct Assessment)

Start your direct assessment health management degree

Enter your health management career with a direct-assessment Bachelor of Science in Health Management that you can earn faster, and for less, with eligible transfer credits. Develop skills and knowledge needed for a management career in the healthcare industry—preparing you to manage the business and regulatory needs of a healthcare organization.

What are Direct Assessment Programs?

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Courses

Browse courses for your online health management degree

Education should hold practical value. That’s why our courses meet rigorous academic standards and provide you with skills and knowledge immediately applicable to your career.

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Requirements: 120 credits

In a competency-based program, you earn competency units by demonstrating your knowledge of a core skill, or competency. Since there are 120 competency units in this program, one competency equals one unit.

12 Core Courses + 4 Elective Core Courses

Here’s where you’ll pick up the bulk of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in a healthcare environment.
 

12 Core Courses + 4 Elective Core Courses

15 General Education Courses

These courses lay the foundation for all our degree programs. Because communication, math and writing skills aren’t just universally applicable in healthcare — they’re also useful in daily life.

15 General Education Courses

9 Elective Courses

Elective courses allow you to learn about topics you’re interested in. That means you’ll have a degree that’s unique to you and your education goals.


 

9 Elective Courses

2, 3 or 4 courses at a time

12 weeks per course

Schedule

Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for a Bachelor of Science in Health Management (Direct Assessment).

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Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.

Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every course.

We’ve worked with the labor market researcher Lightcast to identify in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.

Skills-aligned program icon

Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.

Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every course.

We’ve worked with the labor market researcher Lightcast to identify in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs.

Tuition

Affordable, fixed tuition

Keep the same fixed, affordable tuition from start to finish of your degree program, even if it takes longer than you planned. That’s our promise: no matter what surprises life brings, you can count on us. That's your Tuition Guarantee.

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Lock-in Tuition

$2,500

Per 12-week term

$2,500

Bachelor of Science in Health Management Direct Assessment

Duration
Duration
Duration
Depends on how many courses you take each term — the more courses you take, the faster you could complete your degree.
Pace
Pace
Pace
Choose either 2, 3 or 4 courses every 12-week term. During the term, you can focus on one at a time or work on courses concurrently.
Learning style
Learning style
Learning style
Self-paced, flexible learning within the term with faculty guidance to foster learning and prepare for competency assessments.
Requirements
Requirements
Requirements
  • A minimum of 30 program applicable college-level credits
  • 3 years of leadership experience in a healthcare related field
  • High school diploma or GED, TASC, CHSPE or HiSET
Cost
Cost
Cost
$2,500 per 12-week term

Careers & Outcomes

What can you do with a Bachelor of Science in Health Management degree?

Discover where your degree might take you and make informed choices about your future.

A BS in Health Management can help prepare you to be a:

  • Office manager
  • Practice manager
  • Program manager
  • Health manager

Top skills learned in this program:

  • Compliance

  • Finance

  • Management

  • Technology

Ready to get started?

Start your application for free or request additional information.

What you’ll learn

When you earn your online bachelor’s in health care management, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job. You’ll learn how to:

  • Evaluate financial strategies related to the management of healthcare organizations.
  • Examine regulatory guidelines that impact the healthcare industry.
  • Assess technology factors that impact the healthcare industry.
  • Analyze management principles and strategies within healthcare organizations.

28% Growth

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for medical and health services managers is projected to be much faster than average between 2022 and 2032.

The BLS Projected Growth for 2022-2032 is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.

Admissions

Apply for free – no application fee, no obligation.

Starting your degree is a big decision — and we want you to feel great about it. That’s why we remove obstacles from your application.

  • No SAT/ACT required 
  • No essay required 
  • No cost, risk-free trial for eligible students
  • We’ll request transcripts at no cost to you, when possible, and we accept eligible credits from over 5,000 accredited institutions.

Receive 1-on-1 support

You have a support team of real people you can lean on. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 90% of our surveyed students.[1] Start a conversation with an enrollment representative today.

[1] Transactional Survey, August 2021-22 (18,645 respondents)

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Receive 1-on-1 support

You have a support team of real people you can lean on. And our academic counselors, who are with you every step of the way, have earned a 5-star rating from 85% of our surveyed students.[1]

[1] Transactional Survey, September 2022-August 2023 (23,739 respondents)

Start a conversation with an enrollment representative today.

Call us at 844-937-8679 or chat with us 7 days a week.

Student Experience

An education that fits your busy life

Balancing family, work and school

Work toward your degree without giving up what matters most. Start your degree year-round and take one class at a time.

Online learning

Enroll in online classes and attend class whenever it fits your life, day or night.

Around-the-clock support and resources

You have a support team available up to 14 hours a day, 5 days a week. 

Computer requirements for courses

Many course assignments will require you to use a computer to complete and submit your assignment. 

Phoenix provides support and resources for busy students

Faculty Spotlight

Professionals dedicated to you

Your success is a top priority for our deans and faculty members. They bring an average of 26+ years of experience and hands-on perspective to the classroom, and help bridge the gap between academics and industry knowledge.

Christopher Wilson

I’m the grittiest person. And so are our students.

Christopher Wilson
Faculty of the Year 2020, College of Health Professions
University of Phoenix

I’m the grittiest person. And so are our students.

Accreditation

Count on the quality of your education

University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org, since 1978.

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While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

This program is not eligible for federal financial aid.