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Healthcare Administration
  • Student to faculty ratio: 11:1
  • Typical class size: 30
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Healthcare Administration Bachelor’s Degree

Develop your business acumen and leadership skills while gaining a deep understanding of the evolving healthcare landscape.

Through the healthcare administration program, you will explore healthcare policies, study socioeconomic factors impacting health, and learn to analyze healthcare data to improve business operations that ultimately improve patient care. 

Program Overview

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Fisher’s bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration emphasizes economic and financial management, ethical leadership, operational excellence, and strategic decision-making to equip you to lead and manage effectively within the dynamic healthcare industry.

Throughout the program, you will gain skills for human resource management and healthcare data analytics, enabling evidence-based solutions to improve operations and patient care.

Business Acumen for Healthcare Systems

Grounded in traditional business courses, the program provides a foundation for navigating complex challenges, advocating for equitable healthcare, and driving innovation while maintaining high ethical and professional standards.

Strategic Leadership for the Healthcare Industry 

Interdisciplinary in nature, the healthcare administration program allows you to explore topics in healthcare law, the economics of healthcare, public health, health policy, social determinants of health, insurance and third-party billing, and gerontology. Courses prepare you to apply practical business insights blended with the latest technologies, regulations, and research from the healthcare industry.

Life After Fisher

The B.S. in healthcare administration prepares you to work in healthcare management, health services administration, and hospital operations. This program also equips you for entry into graduate and professional programs in health policy, healthcare leadership, and business administration.

In-Demand Skills as a Healthcare Administrator

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare administration is growing nearly ten times faster than other sectors, with an IntuitionLabs report ranking it among the most in-demand career paths nationwide. Healthcare administration graduates enter a field with strong demand for their skills. With a wide range of job opportunities and competitive salaries, students can expect a bright future in healthcare administration.

  • MBA Early Assurance Program

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    Fisher offers a select group of incoming first-year students who enter Fisher directly from high school an opportunity to participate in the MBA Early Assurance Program.

    Learn More About Early Assurance

 The healthcare administration program opens doors to meaningful careers across the healthcare spectrum—where business meets purpose, and leadership drives impact. ”


Dan Connolly
  • Daniel Connolly, Ph.D.
  • Dean of the School of Business