Healthcare Administration

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Students in both, the Bachelor of Arts Completion program and the Accelerated Bachelor of Professional Studies program may pursue the Healthcare Administration major.

Healthcare is one of the most complex and consequential industries, requiring dynamic professionals who can navigate its complexities with understanding and leadership. The Healthcare Administration major equips working professionals with foundational knowledge of the four critical perspectives: patient, provider, payer, and population. This 4P framework allows graduates insight into how decisions made in one corner of the system ripple across all others. Courses are taught by professionals currently working in the field, ensuring that students can immediately apply their learning to work in the field.

Built for adults already working in or adjacent to healthcare, this program blends foundational theory with applied, practical learning spanning healthcare policy and economics, digital health innovation, financial management, and quality improvement. Graduates leave prepared to take on greater responsibility in clinical operations, health information management, insurance and managed care, and public health administration — equipped not just to do the work, but to improve it.

Program Learning Outcomes

Healthcare Administration Major

  •  Apply distinct modes of inquiry to analyze healthcare systems, policy development, economics, and regulatory frameworks affecting patients, providers, payers, and populations.
  • Formulate health information technology solutions and quality improvement plans using data analysis, regulatory standards, and an understanding of the influence of artificial intelligence on the healthcare field.
  • Optimize organizational performance in healthcare settings by applying management principles, interpreting financial statements, and leading project initiatives.
  • Integrate healthcare knowledge with civic engagement principles to analyze community needs and propose strategies addressing population health challenges.
  • Respond to complex healthcare problems through iterative inquiry, integrating disciplinary knowledge, research and ethics, while reflecting on outcomes to demonstrate professional competence.