Healthcare Management

Degree Overview

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management

NEED — Dr. Brian West, Program Director, Healthcare Management

The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management (BSHCM) degree is designed to prepare you pursue entry level employment* in a healthcare career by building your skills as healthcare provider. As you go through your healthcare management coursework, you can have the opportunity to study marketing, finance, and information management skills and apply those to healthcare settings. Students of the healthcare management program can learn how to analyze situations and solve the challenges the healthcare industry faces.

Check below to see which campuses offer this program. Please note: While you may be able to take some general education courses at this campus, all other courses, including specialized courses, will be taken online.

To view South University's current BSHCM student attrition data, click here.

*South University does not promise or guarantee licensure, employment, or salary amounts.

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We're committed to helping our graduates make an impact in their professional and personal lives. We applaud our alumni and the difference they make. Check out what some of our healthcare graduates have to say.

Elizabeth Tran
Class of '22
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“South University definitely challenged me in the clinical setting and the classroom. At first, you learn everything in the classroom. Then you get to apply those things in the clinical setting.”

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