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Master's in Healthcare Administration
Healthcare facilities can't function without the organizations that provide them with essential supplies and equipment, key services, and training and development.
Peter Vogt, Monster
One of the more common questions on Healthcare Careers message board is, “What can I do with a master’s degree in healthcare administration?”
The short answer: All kinds of things. The longer, more helpful answer: You can get your hands around the various possibilities by thinking in terms of four employment sectors specified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration: suppliers, insurance organizations, providers, and policy organizations.
Healthcare Suppliers
Healthcare facilities can’t function without the organizations that provide them with essential supplies and equipment, key services, and training and development. Thus, some graduates of healthcare administration programs pursue careers with:
• Consulting firms.
• Healthcare management companies.
• Companies that develop, manufacture and market healthcare supplies and equipment.
• Pharmaceutical organizations.
• Biotechnology companies.
• Educational organizations.
Job titles to explore in this sector include: consultant, marketing manager, buyer, sales director, director of market research, faculty/instructor, product manager and analyst.
Health Insurance Organizations
One result of the expansion of healthcare offerings in the United States is the ongoing rise in associated costs. Perhaps it’s no wonder, then, that insurance companies and health maintenance organizations continue to grow. With that expansion comes another career avenue for healthcare administration graduates to consider.
Some of the job titles in this sector are research analyst, utilization manager, quality improvement coordinator, client manager and director of strategic planning.
