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Your business insight and dedication to quality healthcare can help transform the lives of others. Start your path to a meaningful career with a BS in Health Care Administration.
The Capella University BS in Health Care Administration program helps you build a fundamental understanding of healthcare systems and managing health organizations. With input from the School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Advisory Board, we’ve designed a program with two specializations to help you build expertise that fits your goals.
This program provides a focused, practical exploration of the U.S. healthcare system. It’s designed to help you develop knowledge and skills essential to optimizing the effectiveness of healthcare organizations.
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Capella scholarships and federal grants are funds that you don’t have to pay back.
*Eligibility rules and restrictions apply. Connect with us for details.
Complete no-cost online general education courses through our affiliate, Sophia, and apply your eligible courses toward your degree at Capella.
Capella offers a tuition discount to active-duty service members, Guard and Reserve members, veterans, their spouses and dependents.
Tuition discounts and scholarships are available for eligible employees of our partner organizations.
FlexPath lets you finish the degree you started, with a bachelor’s in health care administration in 16 months for $15,000.*
*Based on fastest 25 percent of students. Your program length and cost will vary by transfer credits, the per-session cost and how quickly you complete courses. Books, supplies and other fees apply.
Alumni Outcomes Survey, 2023–2024, point of graduation.
Various factors impact your time and cost to complete your degree, such as your program specialization. For more information, visit the BS in Health Care Administration specialization pages.
*Based on fastest 25 percent of students. Your program length and cost will vary by transfer credits, the per-session cost and how quickly you complete courses. Books, supplies and other fees apply. Available in select programs.
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“The most fulfilling part of earning my degree is being able to finally finish what I started all those years ago. I always thought I might have what it takes to earn a degree, but now I’ve been able to prove it! I also did the Accelerated Master’s Pathway and was able to successfully complete some master’s-level classes at a distinguished level. It is fulfilling to know that at an age when many brains start declining, I’m still able to do master’s-level work.”
Diana Morris
BS Health Care Administration, FlexPath graduate
The SoBTH Advisory Board provides insights, input and feedback on the skills that employers demand of business management, information technology and healthcare administration students.
The advisory board will help ensure that Capella University provides:
Our faculty bring a wealth of professional experiences to the classroom, with practical insights that can help you bridge the gap between learning in the classroom and working in the real world. They can help you learn the applicable skills you can use right away and share their understanding of what it’s really like to work in your chosen field of study.
“Capella gave me a more big-picture perspective. In my prior role, I had very little understanding of how my work fit into the larger framework of the system in which my clinics operated. Being engaged in my work while learning helped me to see clearly that this education is effective and worthwhile.”
Diana Morris
BS Health Care Administration, FlexPath graduate
With the Accelerated Master’s Pathway (AMP), you can potentially save time and money when you take master’s-level courses that can be applied to both bachelor’s and subsequent master’s requirements.
Share courses with nursing and public health practitioners along with health administration professionals to learn about, from and with others in the industry.
The BS in Health Care Administration degree program is designed to equip you with the skills to pursue a career in the field of healthcare administration. The curriculum explores the U.S. healthcare system, including healthcare finance, marketing and strategic planning. The program includes collaborative group experiences to help develop communication, collaboration, problem-solving and decision-making skills that can help you improve your effectiveness in healthcare organizations.
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Applicants to the BS in Health Care Administration program must provide the following information for admission:
SAT and ACT are not required for admission.
International, FlexPath, and Accelerated Master’s Pathway applicants will be subject to additional admission requirements.
View full admission requirements for each specialization: Health Care Administration Leadership, Health Information Management.
Capella University’s competency-based approach is designed to help you learn marketable skills applicable in your field. The BS in Health Care Administration degree program explores the U.S. healthcare system, including healthcare finance, marketing and strategic planning. You’ll also study organizational development and behavior, operations assessment and improvement, human resources management, quality management, statistical analysis and research methodology. The program includes collaborative group experiences to help develop communication, collaboration, problem-solving and decision-making skills that can help you improve your effectiveness in healthcare organizations.
For more information regarding our BS Health Care Administration courses and specializations, explore:
The BS in Health Care Administration at Capella University is offered only online. The program is available in the GuidedPath and FlexPath learning formats.
Learn more about the student experience and explore what additional support resources we offer to help you find and succeed in your degree program.
Healthcare administration is the practice of managing, leading, overseeing and administering the operation of dynamic, complex healthcare organizations.
Healthcare administration professionals are the operational leaders who guide healthcare organizations through growth and change.
Ben Spedding, DHA, academic director of the Master of Health Administration program in the Capella University School of Business, Technology & Health Care Administration, outlines the job duties and requirements for healthcare administration professionals today.
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You can complete no-cost general education courses with our affiliate, Sophia. Your enrollment counselor or academic coach can help you identify which Sophia courses are eligible to apply toward your bachelor’s degree. Courses are 100% online, so you can take them at your own pace whenever it’s convenient. Textbooks and other course materials aren’t required. Courses taken through Sophia don’t count toward federal financial aid eligibility.
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