Healthcare Administration

Colleges offering this major Rankings Trends

What you'll do in college

Coursework focuses on the business and operational side of the medical field. You will study healthcare policy, health economics, financial management, healthcare law, and organizational behavior. You will learn how to manage facilities, navigate complex medical regulations, and improve healthcare delivery systems. Many programs include a capstone project or an administrative internship in a healthcare setting.

What you'll do after college

Graduates work as health services managers, hospital administrators, clinical directors, or health policy analysts in hospitals, private networks, nursing homes, and government agencies. The work revolves around managing budgets, ensuring regulatory compliance, improving facility efficiency, and leading staff, focusing on high-level operations rather than direct patient care.

Selectivity vs. earnings

By acceptance rate

$60,807

1,105

100–88%

$59,483

2,681

88–72%

$65,813

2,642

72–43%

$72,131

1,145

43–0%

Acceptance rate · bar = degree-weighted earnings

By SAT median

$54,836

846

400–1050

$61,643

2,000

1050–1170

$64,046

1,917

1170–1340

$84,642

850

1350–1600

Combined SAT composite median (submitters + non-submitters) · bar = degree-weighted earnings

Earnings vs. selectivity rank

Each dot = a college · y = degree-weighted earnings

Majors in this category

Major	Colleges	Degrees ▼	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	Employment
Healthcare Administration	375	7,837	18% / 82%	1%	$65,198	95%
Health Administration	222	3,884	20% / 80%	1%	$65,048	95%
Health Services Administration	54	1,180	17% / 83%	2%	$62,035	96%
Healthcare Administration	46	603	16% / 84%	1%	$64,731	94%
Health Information Management	34	516	17% / 83%	1%	$60,283	98%
Health and Medical Administrative Services	6	369	15% / 85%	1%	$62,618	94%
Health Care Administration	7	345	16% / 84%	0%	$67,874	96%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	11	107	21% / 79%	2%	$60,591	96%
Health Care Management	3	107	17% / 83%	3%	$64,489	98%
Health Informatics	9	73	25% / 75%	4%	$73,452	95%
Medical Informatics	13	66	18% / 82%	5%	$63,535	100%
Health Administration Services	1	57	16% / 84%	0%	$47,779	90%
Healthcare Leadership	2	56	12% / 88%	2%	$62,364	96%
Health Informatics and Information Management	1	45	20% / 80%	2%	$56,469	97%
Biomedical Health Information Sciences	1	35	14% / 86%	3%	$65,418	88%
Health Informatics and Health Information Management	1	34	18% / 82%	12%	$64,341	97%
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	2	31	16% / 84%	0%	$89,823	94%
Health Information Management and Systems	1	30	10% / 90%	0%	$85,405	97%
Health Care Management and Policy	1	29	14% / 86%	0%	$133,091	100%
Health Management	1	28	0% / 100%	0%	$65,630	94%
Health Services Management and Community Development	1	27	26% / 74%	0%	$53,152	92%
Health Care Management & Policy	1	23	48% / 52%	17%	$311,458	95%
Health Information/Medical Records Administration	6	20	5% / 95%	5%	$64,334
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	3	19	21% / 79%	5%	$63,516	96%
Healthcare Innovation	2	18	6% / 94%	0%	$49,391	100%
Human Services Administration	1	18	6% / 94%	0%	$51,845	93%
Long-Term Care Administration	2	14	7% / 93%	0%	$57,960
Health Care Compliance and Regulations	1	13	15% / 85%	0%	$49,391	100%
Biomedical Informatics	1	12	42% / 58%	17%	$59,060
Clinical Research Coordinator	4	11	18% / 82%	0%	$74,882	94%
Long Term Care Administration/Management	2	11	0% / 100%	0%	$52,702	96%
Health Care Coordination	1	11	27% / 73%	0%	$61,895	99%
Healthcare Management	1	11	27% / 73%	0%	$176,922
Health Information Administration	2	10	20% / 80%	0%	$64,482	96%
Medical Insurance Coding	4	9	67% / 33%	0%	$63,750
Hospital Administration	2	5	20% / 80%	0%	$58,202	89%
Aging Services Administration	1	4	50% / 50%	0%	$56,469	97%
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	1	4	50% / 50%	0%
Health Information/Medical Records Technology	1	2	50% / 50%	0%	$62,073

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