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Healthcare Administration

Attract top-tier students seeking a pathway to an impactful career in healthcare outside of clinical settings

With a 6% year over year growth in entry level jobs1, the demand for this degree has continued to increase. Rated the #2 Best Business Job by US News, Healthcare Administrators are well paid and being hired in every city, state, and region of the country - making this an enticing degree for students looking to impact their communities.

Rize’s Healthcare Administration program is designed by academic and industry experts, including professors at Dartmouth College, and thereby provides students with the skills they need to succeed within the modern healthcare workforce.

57K
Healthcare Admin job postings in the last 12 months1
6%
YOY growth in entry-level Healthacare Admin jobs1
7%
increase in institutions with Healthcare Admin graduates1
Courses and curriculum

Healthcare Administration course descriptions

You can launch this Healthcare Administration program by adding 6 Rize courses to your existing catalog, enabling you to market a Healthcare Administration degree to prospective students in as little as one semester. Expand below to read the course descriptions.

HAM I - Health Systems of the United States

This course is your introduction to the US healthcare system and the practice of healthcare management. You’ll learn how the healthcare industry functions and explore the roles and impacts of its various parts. You’ll also have the opportunity to compare and contrast the US healthcare system with those of other nations. By the end of this course, you’ll know the ins and outs of the American healthcare system. This online class has optional live sessions.

HAM II - Health Law and Ethics

This course is your overview of healthcare law in the United States. You’ll learn about the ethical and legal issues that healthcare providers and administrators are confronted with in the modern workforce. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how the legal environment shapes the medical profession and how to analyze and respond to a range of ethical and legal issues. This online class has optional live sessions.

HAM III - Health Data and Analytics

This course will help you understand the process of analyzing patient and other healthcare data to drive change and achieve greater efficiencies in healthcare systems. You’ll build the programming and scripting skills (no prior experience needed) you need to analyze and explore data sets. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to perform statistical analyses of healthcare data and turn it into actionable information to improve healthcare systems. This online class has optional live sessions.

HAM IV - Healthcare Finance

This course teaches you how to apply concepts of finance and accounting to healthcare. You’ll learn how to track and evaluate the financial status of a healthcare organization. Additionally, you’ll learn how healthcare systems finance growth and other projects. By the end of this course, you will be able to analyze issues and trends in healthcare finance and use financial information to support healthcare decision-making. This online course has optional live sessions.

HAM V - Healthcare Service Operations

This course is your introduction to healthcare operations. You’ll learn about operations and systems management within the context of healthcare systems, how hospital supply chains work, and how to analyze operational processes to improve efficiencies. By the end of this course, you’ll know how to evaluate and optimize hospital processes. This online class has optional live sessions.

HAM VI - Healthcare Strategy Capstone

This course is the culmination of your work in the Healthcare Administration and Management program. You’ll learn to apply strategic thinking to healthcare management and complete a major project in which you propose a systemic change to a hospital or hospital system. By the end of this course, you’ll have honed and improved your relevant skills and created a portfolio project to show future prospective employers. This online class has optional lives sessions.

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ACADEMIC ADVISORS

Rize programs leverage the courses you already have:

Our Academic Partners will work directly with you to build a unique program leveraging and integrating courses you already have in your catalog.
A potential Healthcare Administration major could look like this:
Example courses from your institution
Intro to Business
Ethics or Bioethics
Business Communication
Applied Statistics
Human Resources Management
Accounting
Microeconomics
Business Law I
Organizational Behavior
Courses from Rize
Health Systems of the United States
Health Law & Ethics
Health Data & Analytics
Healthcare Finance
Healthcare Service Operations
Healthcare Strategy Capstone

Real-World Courses Taught by Qualified Professional & Academic Experts in the Healthcare Admin Field

Each Rize program has a dedicated curriculum committee comprised of faculty & industry experts in the program's subject area.

These experts understand the needs of hiring managers in related industries to ensure courses are current and professionally relevant.

Students love their Rize courses

“The projects we had to do were very motivating… It sparked interest in me, got the light going in my brain - I loved doing the projects!”
Cole B.
Walsh University
“Rize has given me an opportunity to add something to my degree. Something that I wanted to find at my school but wasn’t there.”
Chisunta C.
Albertus Magnus College
“Class experience is amazing!”
Mary D.
Mary Baldwin University
“It’s helped me know what I want to do in my career because of how immersive the assignments are.”
Jacob J.
Lasell University
“Even though everything was online… it still felt like the same kind of small classroom that I really enjoy, and that’s why I chose my college - so I kinda got that same experience even thru the computer.”
Summer R.
Lasell University
"One of the things I liked about [it] was getting to meet new people from different colleges and getting to hear new experiences and opinions."
Kara B.
Lasell University

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References

1 Gray Decision Intelligence Program Evaluation System

1 Gray Decision Intelligence Program Evaluation System
https://www.graydi.us/