The country’s need for well-prepared health care managers is expected to increase at a rate faster than the average for all other occupations.‡ Insurance companies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, public health agencies, outpatient facilities, doctors’ offices, and many other employment settings may need additional college-educated professionals to run their day-to-day operations.
Kaplan University’s Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration is designed to provide you with a solid foundation in the core disciplines of health care administration and management. As a graduate, you may be well equipped to further your studies and pursue a graduate-level degree.*
Kaplan University’s Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration program blends flexible online coursework with valuable on-ground administrative experience. As part of the curriculum, you will be required to complete an externship at an approved health care facility.
Program Highlights
The Kaplan University Advanced Start Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration could help prepare you to serve as a health care professional and to pursue supervisory roles industry wide. The program is designed to help you:
- Understand the principles and practices of health care regarding administration, management, law, economics, and policy.
- Study to attain skills and knowledge to handle health care-related research, critical thinking, and problem solving.
- Apply management principles toward team building and collaborative decision making.
- Consider the forces that are impacting today’s health delivery systems when making health care management decisions.
- Analyze and uphold the professional, ethical, and legal standards of health care administration.
A Fast Track to a Master’s Degree
Students enrolled in Kaplan University’s Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration can choose to complete the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration-to-Master of Health Care Administration option. Designed for high-potential undergraduate students interested in earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree, the accelerated option allows you to work toward your Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration while simultaneously completing up to two core courses in the Master of Health Care Administration. If you successfully complete these courses with a minimum course grade, and have applied and been accepted to the Kaplan University Master of Health Care Administration, you will have an additional three graduate courses waived and enter a shortened version of the master’s degree program.
The accelerated option allows you to earn your Kaplan University Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration and Master of Health Care Administration at a faster pace and lower cost than completing each degree separately.
Qualification for the accelerated Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration-to-Master of Health Care Administration option is subject to eligibility requirements. Please contact an Admissions Advisor for more information.