Healthcare Administration Major & Minor
Stonehill’s AUPHA certified Healthcare Administration Department provides students with a solid foundation in the leadership, managerial and methodological skills that drive our healthcare system.
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Program Overview
Stonehill's Healthcare Administration program combines courses focused on core skills with in-depth internships and a solid liberal arts foundation.
The primary objectives are to prepare Stonehill College students:
- For employment and leadership in direct service and support organizations in the private and public healthcare sectors
- For graduate or professional study
- For being an innovative and positive force for ethical and constructive change in the healthcare system
The Curriculum
Stonehill’s program, a part of the Leo J. Meehan School of Business, gives students a firm understanding of business principles supplemented by solid grounding in the liberal arts. This approach provides students with an understanding of important healthcare issues and basic managerial and leadership skills.
All HCA majors (except students who are double majors) are required to complete one of the 4-course concentrations offered by the department:
- Public Health
- Healthcare Supply Chain Management
- Healthcare for Priority/At-Risk Populations
- Performance Improvement & Consulting
- Fundraising & Development for Not-for-Profit Health (& Human Services) Organizations.
Students can then choose electives to focus on specific areas of interest, such as:
- Health IT
- Population health management
- Consulting
- Gerontology
- Public and private sector insurance
- Group practice management
- Finance, personnel, marketing, public relations and sales
Healthcare Program Ranked Best in the Nation
The Healthcare Administration program at Stonehill College has been recognized by College Factual as the No. 1 place in the country to study medical administration services. Another ranking by the Bachelors Degree Center placed Stonehill in the Top 10 nationwide.
College Factual ranked Stonehill’s Healthcare Administration Program 1st out of 124 schools nationwide.
Bachelors Degree Center ranked Stonehill's Healthcare Administration program No. 9 nationwide.
Six months after graduation, 100 percent of Class of 2018 healthcare administration graduates are employed, in top graduate programs or engaged in postgraduate service.
Students in the healthcare administration program are required to complete a 400-hour internship for credit, setting students apart when applying for their first job.
Where Our Graduates Work
Stonehill healthcare administration majors find work in hospitals, home care and managed care organizations, health maintenance organizations, hospices, planning and consulting firms, and international service organizations. Learn more about where our graduates work.
Advanced Degree Partnership
Health Administration, M.S.
Sample Courses
American Sign Language I
Creative Process
Epidemiology
Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Healthcare Employment Law
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