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Online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration

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15 credit hours |  In-state tuition: $510/credit hour | Out-of-state tuition: $510/credit hour

  • 100% online, flexible and affordable certificate designed to equip students with essential management, leadership and administrative skills in healthcare settings.
  • Specifically tailored for working professionals and career changers looking for an efficient pathway to advance in healthcare administration.
  • Incorporates a strong focus on health disparities and public health, distinguishing it from purely business-oriented programs.
  • Provides networking opportunities with faculty and industry leaders
  • Designed in collaboration with community partners, ensuring relevance to job market needs.

PROGRAM ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Become an Effective Leader in Diverse Healthcare Settings 

The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration seeks to provide accessible, high-quality training that integrates management principles, health policy, financial systems and equity-focused strategies to prepare professionals for leadership roles in diverse healthcare settings. The program is unique in its focus on health disparities and policy, preparing students to lead with a broader social impact. It is also tailored to Hispanic, military, and working professional populations, ensuring a diverse and inclusive learning environment. 

This certificate is ideal for individuals who:

  • Want to enter the healthcare administration field without committing to a full graduate degree.
  • Are already working in healthcare and seeking leadership roles.
  • Need a flexible, online program to accommodate their schedule.
  • Have backgrounds in public health, business, nursing, or related fields and want to develop management skills.
  • Are early-career professionals seeking leadership roles in healthcare organizations.

 Typical students in the program include

  • healthcare professionals (nurses, administrators, case managers, technicians)
  • career changers (those transitioning into healthcare from business, education, or other fields)
  • military personnel and veterans looking to enter healthcare administration
  • working parents and nontraditional students needing flexible online coursework

Make a Valuable Contribution in A Growing Field

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the healthcare administration job market is projected to grow 28% by 2031, much faster than average. This growth is fueled by an increased demand for data-driven decision-making and health equity expertise in healthcare management, as well as a shift toward digital health, AI, and telemedicine, requiring skilled administrators to navigate policy and operations.

In addition to acquiring these skills, as a student in this program, you will also 

  • learn to navigate rapid changes in healthcare policies and financial systems
  • develop cultural competency
  • acquire and hone skills in data and information systems for healthcare

Types of positions available to you after graduation include

  • Healthcare Administrator
  • Medical and Health Services Manager
  • Clinic or Hospital Operations Manager
  • Managed Care Analyst
  • Healthcare Consultant

Course Overview

Students must complete four required courses and one elective course for a total of five courses (15 semester credit hours). 

Required Courses

Examine organizational skills and basic principles, theories and practices of administering public health programs in voluntary and governmental agencies. Also focus on leadership, motivation, small group processes, problem solving, conflict resolution, interorganizational relationships and organizational change.

Examine the issues, problems and techniques involved in the evaluation of public health programs and public health research.

Past topics have included contemporary philosophical theories of perception and cognition, philosophical anthropology, the technological society and new religious sensibilities.

Examine theoretical models, causes, consequences and solutions related to health care disparities in Hispanic and other minority communities. Engage in a community service learning project to gain deeper understanding of the sociocultural, economic, geographic, environmental, nutritional, political and individual factors that contribute to community health disparities.

Elective Courses: Select one course

Study the history of public administration and the basic issues confronted, both legal and political, the role of bureaucratic expertise in contemporary government and in solving public problems, and public participation in administration. Prerequisite: Department approval.

Explore innovation, problem solving, and creativity as applied in the public sector. This course is intended to provide an overview to assist in developing creative problem solving, innovation and leadership skills relevant to public management.

Undertake an experiential study of management processes and problems associated with the social system of organizations including individual and group behavior, behavior among groups, and behavior of organizations in an international context interacting in external and internal environments.

Study basic mathematical techniques employed in the solution of management problems, including probability theory and tests of hypotheses. May not be counted for graduate credit in the Master of Accountancy, MBA, or MS in Economics degree programs, except the Master of Accountancy degree offered as part of the combined BBA in Accounting and the Master of Accountancy. Restricted to majors of ACCT, BAMA, BSAD, and ECON. Restricted to level of GR.

Analyze policy formulation by marketing management with special emphasis on the influence of internal and external environment factors that affect the competitive strategies of a marketing firm.

Course content varies. Topics focus on current issues and challenges related to public health. May be repeated maximum of nine hours.

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