Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Management

The Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Management program prepares students with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully meet the needs of a growing healthcare industry. Students explore how healthcare managers, administrators, and executives plan, direct, and coordinate health services for the populations they serve.

With specializations in:

  • Learn how to develop marketing plans for healthcare events, use quantitative and qualitative information to make decisions to strengthen communications plans, and explore the fundamentals of marketing and how they apply within the healthcare industry in order to prepare for a wide range of non-clinical roles in healthcare companies.

  • Understand the role of epidemiology in public health, use foundational methods of data collection and interpretation to asses factors related to global healthcare issues, and analyze the social determinants of health worldwide in preparation for a career in internationally-focused healthcare companies.

 
 

Skills gained: 

  • Actively listening and resolving conflict

  • Collaborating in a high-functioning team

  • Analyzing and conveying information

  • Streamlining processes and managing change

  • Engaging in critical conversations

Potential career paths: 

  • Medical office managers

  • Patient navigators

  • Community healthcare workers

  • Medical assistants

  • Medical records technicians

Read more about this degree on SNHU's website