Why Major in Healthcare Management?
If learning more about important healthcare issues and working to maximize the efficiency, affordability and fairness of our healthcare system sounds interesting to you, then consider majoring in healthcare management at Stonehill.
Ranked among the best in the nation by Bachelor’s Degree Center and College Factual, the healthcare management major at Stonehill College is a solid foundation in the leadership, managerial and methodological skills that drive healthcare in the United States.
A Degree Enhanced by Its Emphasis on the Liberal Arts
At Stonehill, we believe a holistic approach to education – one that’s guided by the principles of education and faith – is the best way to prepare our students for the “real world.” Stonehill students grow into global citizens who value knowledge, integrity and compassion as they seek to create a more just society.
Stonehill healthcare management majors learn to think critically and analyze information effectively. By taking major and nonmajor courses, they develop and strengthen their minds to think within and across a variety of disciplines — a skill that will serve them over their lifetimes.
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Why Major in Healthcare Management? Here’s Why.
Majoring in healthcare management (HCM) opens the door to a wide range of career options in a field with ever-expanding growth potential.
The HCM Program not only prepares students for healthcare management, planning and leadership positions, it also provides a broader platform from which to explore issues at the heart of the healthcare system and how the system is managed, which opens up opportunities in private and nonprofit organizations as well as graduate school programs.
As a healthcare management major, you will:
- Build relationships with faculty mentors. Learn from professors who are actively engaged in healthcare management and provide top-notch advising
- Choose from a wide-range of course offerings. Explore different facets of healthcare management, including gerontology, group practice management, health IT, finance, personnel, marketing, public relations and sales
- Sharpen your skills. Hone your writing, public speaking and critical thinking skills throughout the program
- Tailor your experience. Follow your interests and take advantage of opportunities for student-facilitated research, challenging internships and community-based learning experiences
- Become qualified. Graduate knowing that you are qualified to enter a variety of postgraduate opportunities
Career Outcomes
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted 32% job growth in the healthcare administration field, much higher than many other fields it tracks.
Our healthcare management majors find work in hospitals, long-term care and assisted living facilities, home care and hospice organizations, managed care organizations, public health agencies, planning and consulting firms, and international service organizations. Some students seek further professional education in a clinical field, business, policy or public health.
Career Development Resources for Students
The Stonehill Career Development Center offers extensive assistance to students who are making academic degree and career decisions and applying to graduate school, as well as assistance finding internships, mentors and postgraduate service opportunities.
Directed Study
Our flexible curriculum allows students to collaborate with trusted faculty members to develop a Directed Study program for academic credit. Directed Study is a chance to complete an in-depth investigation that is closely guided by a faculty member who shares similar interests.
Internship Opportunities
The Healthcare Management Program’s objectives are met by coupling required and elective courses with a required full-time, 400-hour internship. Strong faculty support and advising are available to all students, as are a variety of directed studies and field studies emphasizing healthcare work.
- American Cancer Society
- Angels Neurological Centers
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Boston Medical Center
- Brigham and Women’s/MGH Health Care Center at Foxborough
- Child and Family Psychological Services
- Community Health Center Association of Connecticut
- Elite Sports Performance & Physical Therapy
- Genesis HealthCare
- LeeSar (healthcare supply chain management)
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Mount Auburn Hospital
- Northbridge Company
- NYU Langone Medical Center
- Owens & Minor
- Signature Healthcare
- Shields Health Care Group
- Tufts New England Medical Center
- Veterans Health Administration
- Yale-New Haven Hospital
Research Opportunities
As a major in healthcare management, you’ll have the opportunity to do undergraduate and independent research.
Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE)
The SURE provides students with an opportunity to perform significant, publishable research under the guidance of an experienced faculty researcher. The research experience gives students a competitive advantage on graduate and professional school applications and opens more post-college employment opportunities.
Recent Healthcare Management research projects include:
Megan Anderson ’22 and Jacquelin Sauer ’23 worked with Danielle Waldron, assistant professor in healthcare management, on two projects related to health and disability: Health Disparities Across Race in Adults With Disabilities and A National Debrief for Developmental Disabilities Services.
Educating the Whole Person
At the end of the four years it takes to major in healthcare management at Stonehill, students will have not only completed courses in their chosen interest, but they will have also had the opportunity to participate in research, internship and/or externship programs. And because Stonehill College educates the whole person, each graduate will be prepared to think, act and lead with courage to create a more just and compassionate world.