Health Services Administration

STEM • Health Professions And Related Programs

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the application of policy analysis, public administration, business management, and communications to the planning and management of health services delivery systems in the public and private sectors, and prepares individuals to function as health services administrators and managers. Includes instruction in health systems planning, public health organization and management, pubic health policy formulation and analysis, finance, business and operations management, economics of health care, organizational and health communications, marketing, human resources management, and public health law and regulations.

Numbers at a glance

219th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
29
Colleges offer it
933
Graduates (2018-19)
Men16%Women84%

Trends

Graduates
52101911061481742102263574024805345665517108829331,07596302004006008001,0002002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-21
Popularity Rank
Top1002003004005006002002200420062008201020122014201620182020

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Public16Private13
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Public35Private22
Number of Colleges by Size
Very Small1Small10Medium-Sized16Large1Very Large1

O's Insights on Health Services Administration

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 61% of graduates come from public universities.

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