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BS Healthcare Administration

Be a leader in the business of health care

Interested in health care with a role in the business side of the field? With a healthcare administration degree, you can work in the management and organization of healthcare delivery systems and health services. Loyola's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (BSHA) combines health industry knowledge, such as healthcare finance, quality management, and health informations systems, with applicable skills with a firm grounding in ethics and liberal arts. Graduates are prepared for careers in the growing field of healthcare management, and employed in hospitals systems, insurance companies, healthcare consulting firms and more.

Our Commitment to You

Upon graduation with a BS in Healthcare Administration degree from Loyola, you will possess the following knowledge, skills, and professional values necessary to be an ethical leader in health care facility management:

KNOWLEDGE

  • Differentiate between the U.S. and global health care systems
  • Identify the legal, social, and economic environments affecting healthcare systems and healthcare delivery
  • Explain the needs and determinants of health at the individual, community, and population levels

PROFESSIONAL VALUES

  • Integrate values, ethics, and social justice into the management and leadership of health care systems, services, and delivery, in keeping with the Jesuit Catholic tradition

Curriculum

The BS in Healthcare Administration differs from a traditional business degree, focusing on understanding how health care functions and how to best manage those functions. Students must complete 121 credit hours to graduate.

Explore the required curriculum and what you’ll learn.

The Healthcare Administration program is guided by the External Advisory Board (EAB) and is fully certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). 

 

AUPHA certification for HCA program

Healthcare Administration Minor

The Healthcare Administration minor prepares students to work in health care settings and to understand the business side of public health and health care. Learn more.

Five-year Graduate Degree Options

Undergraduate HCA majors have the opportunity to earn a dual degree in Healthcare Administration plus a graduate degree from the Quinlan School of Business (MBA) or the Parkinson School (MHA or MPH). Learn more about the BSHA/MBA, BSHA/MHA, and BSHA/MPH options. Contact your HCA Academic Advisor for requirements.

 

BSHA/MHA Returning Rambler Scholarship

Successful applicants for the BSHA/MHA program may qualify for the Returning Rambler Scholarship which covers 25% of graduate tuition.

Admission

For more information on admission to Loyola University Chicago as an undergraduate student, visit Undergraduate Admission. If you have questions regarding Healthcare Administration programs, please contact Advising.

INTERNAL TRANSFERS

We invite you to apply to the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration Program and join a community of students who have made the decision to enter the world of health care. Loyola undergraduate students with a minimum of a 2.5/4.0 GPA may apply to transfer into the Healthcare Administration Program by submitting a completed internal transfer application form.

DEADLINES

  • July 1: Fall application deadline
  • November 1: Spring application deadline

Tuition and Fees

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and Loyola's Financial Aid Office are committed to helping students secure the financial resources to make their education at Loyola affordable.

Be a leader in the business of health care

Interested in health care with a role in the business side of the field? With a healthcare administration degree, you can work in the management and organization of healthcare delivery systems and health services. Loyola's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (BSHA) combines health industry knowledge, such as healthcare finance, quality management, and health informations systems, with applicable skills with a firm grounding in ethics and liberal arts. Graduates are prepared for careers in the growing field of healthcare management, and employed in hospitals systems, insurance companies, healthcare consulting firms and more.

Our Commitment to You

Upon graduation with a BS in Healthcare Administration degree from Loyola, you will possess the following knowledge, skills, and professional values necessary to be an ethical leader in health care facility management:

Curriculum

The BS in Healthcare Administration differs from a traditional business degree, focusing on understanding how health care functions and how to best manage those functions. Students must complete 121 credit hours to graduate.

Explore the required curriculum and what you’ll learn.

The Healthcare Administration program is guided by the External Advisory Board (EAB) and is fully certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). 

 

AUPHA certification for HCA program

Healthcare Administration Minor

The Healthcare Administration minor prepares students to work in health care settings and to understand the business side of public health and health care. Learn more.

Five-year Graduate Degree Options

Undergraduate HCA majors have the opportunity to earn a dual degree in Healthcare Administration plus a graduate degree from the Quinlan School of Business (MBA) or the Parkinson School (MHA or MPH). Learn more about the BSHA/MBA, BSHA/MHA, and BSHA/MPH options. Contact your HCA Academic Advisor for requirements.

 

BSHA/MHA Returning Rambler Scholarship

Successful applicants for the BSHA/MHA program may qualify for the Returning Rambler Scholarship which covers 25% of graduate tuition.

Admission

For more information on admission to Loyola University Chicago as an undergraduate student, visit Undergraduate Admission. If you have questions regarding Healthcare Administration programs, please contact Advising.

Tuition and Fees

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health and Loyola's Financial Aid Office are committed to helping students secure the financial resources to make their education at Loyola affordable.