Undergraduate
Healthcare Administration: Bachelor’s Degree
Healthcare is one of the most complex and consequential industries, requiring dynamic professionals who can navigate its complexities with understanding and leadership. The Healthcare Administration major equips working professionals with foundational knowledge of the four critical perspectives: patient, provider, payer, and population. This 4P framework allows graduates insight into how decisions made in one corner of the system ripple across all others. Courses are taught by professionals currently working in the field, ensuring that students can immediately apply their learning to work in the field.
Built for adults already working in or adjacent to healthcare, this program blends foundational theory with applied, practical learning spanning healthcare policy and economics, digital health innovation, financial management, and quality improvement. Graduates leave prepared to take on greater responsibility in clinical operations, health information management, insurance and managed care, and public health administration — equipped not just to do the work, but to improve it.
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At a Glance
Classes Begin
March 30
Course Length
10 Weeks
Bachelor's Tuition
$603 per credit hour
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Learning Outcomes
- Healthcare Systems and Policy Analysis. Apply distinct modes of inquiry to analyze healthcare systems, policy development, economics, and regulatory frameworks affecting patients, providers, payers, and populations.
- Health Information Technology and Quality Management. Formulate health information technology solutions and quality improvement plans using data analysis, regulatory standards, and an understanding of the influence of artificial intelligence on the healthcare field.
- Healthcare Leadership and Financial Management. Optimize organizational performance in healthcare settings by applying management principles, interpreting financial statements, and leading project initiatives.
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility. Integrate healthcare knowledge with civic engagement principles to analyze community needs and propose strategies addressing population health challenges.
- Integrative Professional Practice. Respond to complex healthcare problems through iterative inquiry, integrating disciplinary knowledge, research and ethics, while reflecting on outcomes to demonstrate professional competence.
What is a Bachelor's Completion Program?
A bachelor's degree completion program is designed for adults who have started, but not yet finished, an undergraduate degree. Students can transfer up to three years of previous college credit directly toward a bachelor's degree from the University of Denver through this program ideal for those seeking flexibility in completing their degree.
Curriculum
11
Core Courses
11
Major Courses
Varies
Elective Courses
Career Outcomes
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Administrative Director
Business Administrator
Proactive Office Manager
Medical and Health Service Manager
Healthcare Administrator Salary: National Average
$68,612
(Glassdoor)
College of Professional Studies students have access to University of Denver Career Services including:
- One-on-one career coaching and mock interviews
- A job database dedicated to DU students and alumni
- Resume and cover letter guidance
Combined Degrees
Accelerate your education by combining bachelor's completion with earning a master's degree.
Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission
College of Professional Studies programs maintain the highest level of accreditation offered by The Higher Learning Commission, one of the regional accrediting bodies recognized by the federal government. The University of Denver and all its academic programs are regionally accredited by this commission, and regional accreditation is the highest standard for universities in the United States.
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