Healthcare Administration

The BBA in Healthcare Administration provides the opportunity for students to complete the BBA foundation while accompanying it with courses unique to the administration of healthcare entities. 

Why study Healthcare Administration at Coastal Georgia?

While many programs exist for Healthcare Administration, the BBA at Coastal Georgia provides unique opportunities within classes to learn and work with professionals in the healthcare industry. Not only are students learning the basics of effective organization operations, they are also exposed to circumstances and requirements that are unique to healthcare.

What will I learn?

The healthcare industry is quite complex with a variety of compliance and regulation matters from several outside influences, including government and accreditation. Our courses strive on making sure students not only learn the history, but also the current and anticipated issues and requirements for healthcare organization management. From the basics of learning debits and credits from the first required Accounting course, to the senior level Strategic Management course, our students get a solid education in all facets of running an organization. Coupled with the healthcare-focused courses, out students graduate prepared to become effective and efficient employees in many healthcare settings.

What can I do when I graduate?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, healthcare occupations bring in a job growth of 18 percent overall. Medical and health service managers are slightly above that at a 20 percent growth. Salaries can range between $58,000 to $176,000 for medical and health service managers. Our graduates can land opportunities within a wide range of healthcare settings, including hospitals, managed care organizations, medical practice management, health insurance companies, and nursing home and resident facilities.