Industry Snapshot
This program is designed to help prepare you to work in the fast-growing field of health services management.
130K+
New Jobs
The market is expected to add more than 130,000 new medical and health services management jobs by 2029.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | “Medical and Health Services Managers" | 2020
23M
Healthcare Professionals
There are more than 23 million people employed in healthcare and social assistance in the United States as of 2020.
Source: IBIS World | “Healthcare and Social Assistance in the U.S. Employment Statistics 2005-2026" | 2020
Student Organizations
Healthcare Community Hub
The mission of the UMGC Healthcare Community Hub is to encourage each member to sustain a philosophy of lifelong leadership development and increased knowledge, skills, and education, thereby ensuring the pursuit of quality healthcare in the community.
Upsilon Phi Delta (Healthcare Management)
Upsilon Phi Delta, the national academic honor society of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration, elevates and encourages scholarship, standards, and ethics in the healthcare field. This honor society recognizes scholarship in the healthcare field, and honors students who achieve distinction in healthcare-relevant programs of study in universities and colleges.
It is available to undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate membership is open to students pursuing a major in health services management. Undergraduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher and at least 18 credits of health services management coursework, with a GPA of 3.25 or higher in those courses. Graduate student membership is limited to individuals who are actively pursuing their graduate degrees in one of UMGC's healthcare-related programs, meet the national eligibility standards of a minimum GPA of 3.5, have completed 18 credits, and are invited to become a member. For more information, please email upd@umgc.edu.
FAQs
An online bachelor's degree in health services management is a college degree that students can earn online to help them prepare for a career managing within the healthcare field. This online bachelor's degree is a 120-credit program covers topics like corporate healthcare systems, current health trends, healthcare economics, and other aspects of the burgeoning modern healthcare field. The online bachelor’s degree in health services management helps students prepare for work in a wide range of health related fields, be it in corporations, for nonprofits, or at government organizations.
The courses of UMGC’s 120-credit online bachelor’s degree in health services management program is offered year-round. The time it will take you to complete your degree depends on multiple factors, including your goals, how many transfer credits you have, how busy you want your course load to be, and whether you are able to benefit from one or more of our fast paths to credit, including credit for prior learning and credit for military education and training.
Tuition rates for the UMGC online bachelor’s degree in health services management are very competitive, and appear at the top of this page. UMGC offers a low in-state rate for Maryland residents and a reduced tuition rate for military service members, their spouses and their dependent children. We also offer scholarships for those who qualify, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks. This helps to make all of our online bachelor's degrees ever more affordable.
You do not need any background or experience in health services to enroll in our online bachelor’s degree in health services management. As long as you meet our undergraduate admission requirements, you can enroll in this program.
Students do not need any prior certifications to enroll in or complete this program.
