Health Administration

Overview

Earning a Health Administration graduate degree online allows you to continue working in your current position while preparing to advance your career in health administration. Your new skills and knowledge can help position you for greater earning potential and a growing number of leadership roles - with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting a much faster than average 32% increase for medical and health services manager employment between 2020 and 2030. These professionals also have a median annual salary of $104,280, with the highest earners working in government or local, state and private hospitals.

Duquesne University, with its long tradition of academic excellence and community service, is a widely recognized pioneer in online graduate education. Our students and faculty are passionate about being inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs for the constantly evolving healthcare delivery system.

From policy-making to human resources to department management and beyond, there are several layers of management that have to work together to help a facility reach its goals. We can prepare you to fill these roles.

Students will pursue employment in:

• hospitals,
• physician practices,
• software vendors,
• consulting companies,
• insurance companies,
• and managed care organizations.