Undergraduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration-Online

The Undergraduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration empowers you with industry-specific multidisciplinary skills for a career in healthcare management and administration.

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Enrollment
Full-Time, Part-Time
Entry Terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
F1 Visa Eligible
No
Program Type
Online

Overview

The need for medical and healthcare managers is expected to grow by 32% over the current decade, creating new career opportunities for qualified administrators.

Northeastern University’s Undergraduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration is an online, career-focused certificate program providing students with in-demand healthcare administration knowledge to build a successful career in management.

Throughout the certificate’s flexible online curriculum students will experience an active and engaging introduction to management-related concepts, including:

  • A short course of study focused on relevant healthcare policies and procedures as well as finance, legal, and regulatory matters
  • Exposure to healthcare administration concepts, analytics, communications strategies, leadership issues, and technical challenges—presented by healthcare leaders and experts
  • New skills and knowledge that add healthcare specialization to your resumé and education

This undergraduate certificate program is also an opportunity for those already working in healthcare to gain career-advancing skills and make new connections through Northeastern’s extensive alumni network.

Program objectives

  • Build foundational knowledge on relevant healthcare policies and procedures as well as finance, legal, and regulatory matters
  • Gain exposure to healthcare administration concepts, analytics, communications strategies, leadership issues, and technical challenges
  • Be able to add healthcare specialization to your resumé and education by developing new skills and expertise

Unique Features

  1. 100% online curriculum allows students to earn their certificate with maximum flexibility.
  2. Learn current management-related industry concepts from healthcare industry experts.
  3. Stack the credits from this certificate into the Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration degree.

Check out your career prospects

Popular Jobs

Job Title Growth Rate Median Annual Salary
Medical and Health Services Managers 28% $104,830K
Social & Community Services Managers 9% $74,240K
Administrative Services Managers 5% $101,870K
Human Resource Managers 5% $130,000K

 

$104,000

Average salary for program graduates

32%

Projected job growth in the next 10 years

Get Set With a Custom Course Plan

Please note: The following is a sample curriculum and is subject to change. Enrolled students should reference the academic catalog for current program requirements.

Follow Our Leaders

"Our students have the opportunity to learn directly from healthcare leaders who are deeply committed to teaching adults who want to enter or advance in the healthcare administration field. Students will have the opportunity for hands-on learning that integrates the classroom environment with what is going on in the real-world, in real-time. When students complete this program, they are ready to take on many challenges in our booming healthcare industry." - Earlene Avalon, PhD, MPH, Teaching Professor and Program Lead

  • Earlene Avalon

    Dr. Earlene Avalón is an Assistant Teaching Professor and lead faculty for the Bachelor of Science in Health Management and Health Sciences Programs at Northeastern University.
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Cost and Tuition

$541

Cost Per Credit

Application Deadlines

The deadlines below are recommended; however, admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis and applications submitted after these deadlines will still be considered for the upcoming term.

The domestic deadlines below allow time for those transferring credits. More details.

Domestic Application Deadlines

International Application Deadlines*

 

*International deadlines are only applicable if the program is F1 compliant.

 

Admissions

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