Health Care Administration, BS

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Like all businesses, health care organizations require strong leadership to run smoothly. As an experienced health care administrator, your career could span the operation of a single department to executive leadership and management positions in which you’re responsible for millions of dollars of facilities and equipment as well as hundreds of employees.Our undergraduate Health Care Administration (HCA) program will help you master the basic business principles and tools that you will need for effective decision-making when you enter this field: finance, information systems, strategic planning, human resource management and marketing. You will also develop strong management and leadership competencies including business skills, problem-solving, communication and relationship management, collaboration and teamwork, adaptability, cultural competency and systems thinking skills that will be essential to your success.The UWM HCA program is certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and is the only AUPHA-certified health care administration program in the State of Wisconsin. Our HCA program has a proud history of national recognition by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), earning the prestigious Higher Education Network Award for 4 consecutive years in the undergraduate category as the program with the highest level of student engagement.

College of Health Professions & Sciences