Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management
Cortland, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 9,380 / per semester
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
Prepare to work on the business side of healthcare in a fast-growing field. SUNY Cortland’s healthcare management degree, one of the first of its kind in the SUNY system, links the College’s strong reputation in business economics and public health.
You’ll gain foundational training for roles related to finance, human resources, or business management across various settings — hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and larger healthcare systems among them.
What Will I Learn?
- Human resource management
- Health economics, leadership, and ethics in business
- Organization and administration of health programs
- Health informatics and communication
- Operations and supply chain management
- Epidemiology and biostatistics
Special Features
- Full-time, semester-long fieldwork experience
- Elective offerings for specific interests such as medicine or community-based, non-profit work
- Full-time faculty members include a health economist, healthcare management expert, and program coordinator
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Get Involved
- Gain hands-on experience close to campus (Cortland Regional Medical Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University) or further away (Northwell Health, Stony Brook University Hospital)
- Network with working alumni at campus events organized by Alumni Engagement and Career Services
Student Clubs of Interest
- American Heart Association
- Economics Club
- Entrepreneurship Club
- Mutual Investment Club
- Pre-Med Club
- SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services
Program Outcome
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Employ discipline appropriate tools, methods, and analytical approaches to analyze current and emerging issues in health and healthcare management.
- Identify healthcare management challenges and evaluate possible solutions from the viewpoints of the organization, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Describe a healthcare organization's past, current, and possible future actions that reflect an understanding of the interdependencies of economic, political, and health systems.
- Analyze factors and challenges that impact healthcare delivery within the United States.
- Apply management and financial concepts, theories, and processes to analyze a healthcare facility.
- Demonstrate the ability to access and analyze information to make sound decisions in the health care industry.
- Understand, legal, ethical and regulatory considerations inherent in managing healthcare systems and organizations.
Career Opportunities
- Healthcare administrator
- Human resources representative
- Finance officer
- Health informatics professionals
The projected growth rate for health services managers by 2024 is 17 percent nationally and 12.5 percent in New York state, with an average annual salary of $128,470 for hospital administrators statewide, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Young alumni work in various roles and settings, including hospitals, physicians’ offices, outpatient care centers, rehabilitation facilities and home healthcare service agencies. Prominent alumni include Richard J. Pollack '77, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association.
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