Where Healthcare Management Students Work
Students who majored or minored in healthcare management work and study at:
- Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute
- Key Risk
- Webster Bank
- Alithya, consulting on Oracle systems
- Stryker
- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
HPU also offers an Internship Guarantee to every student who completes the Office of Career and Professional Development’s five-phase professional development program.
Graduates can also work for health systems, health plans, insurers and medical companies.
Healthcare Management Salary and Job Outlook
U.S. News & World Report ranks High Point University #1 among Regional Universities in the South for Earnings by Major in Best Colleges 2027, a factor that measures what graduates earn four years after leaving campus.
Across all majors, 99% of High Point University’s Class of 2025 was employed or continuing their education within 180 days of graduation, 13 points above the national average, measured by National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards. The Princeton Review ranks HPU #14 for Best Career Services in its 2027 guide.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical and health services managers earned a median of $123,860 in May 2025. Employment is projected to grow 24% from 2025 to 2035, much faster than average, with about 62,300 openings a year. Management analysts, who include many healthcare consultants, earned a median of $101,860.
Job Titles Held by Healthcare Management Students
- Patient Care Coordinator (Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute)
- Claims Risk Associate (Key Risk)
- Associate Consultant, Oracle (Alithya)
- Senior Analyst (Webster Bank)
Roles Healthcare Management Graduates Can Pursue
- Health System, Health Plan or Medical Company Administrator
- Health Insurance Operations Director
- Healthcare Analyst
- Healthcare Manager
- Healthcare Operations Manager
- Practice Manager
- Healthcare Consultant
Student Organizations for Healthcare Management Majors
- Healthcare Management Club
- Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity
- Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society
- Business Professionals of America
- Floyd T. Craven Investment Club
- HPU Economics Association
The Healthcare Management Club advocates for students pursuing healthcare careers and gives them resources and networking opportunities.
Mentors and Site Visits
Students visit healthcare facilities such as Cone Health and hear from healthcare professionals in class. Dr. Ellen Zane, former CEO of Tufts Medical Center, Sue Downes of MyEyeDr and Dr. Rick Workman of Heartland Dental mentor students on campus.
Graduate Outcomes
Michael Biehl, a business administration graduate with a healthcare management minor, is a patient care coordinator at the Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute. Biehl credits Professor Steven Alberts as the mentor who taught Biehl to communicate in a professional setting.
Dessie Maiella, a psychology graduate with a healthcare management minor, is a claims risk associate at Key Risk. Emily Haskell is an associate consultant on Oracle systems at Alithya.
Kristina Lincoln, who majored in business administration with minors in political science and healthcare management, is pursuing a master’s in public health in health policy and management at Emory University. Francesca Riehl interned in joint replacement sales and operations with Stryker.
Graduate School
Healthcare management graduates can continue to an MBA in healthcare management, a Master of Healthcare Administration, a DBA in healthcare management or a Doctorate in Healthcare Administration.
Isabel Boyles, who majored in healthcare management and psychology, continued to HPU’s Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law.
Earn a Tuition-Free Master’s Degree at HPU
HPU students can earn a tuition-free master’s degree by living at HPU.
For healthcare management majors, the closest fit is the MBA in Healthcare Management.
Healthcare Management Graduates in Their Own Words
Students who majored or minored in healthcare management describe how HPU prepared them for law school, public health graduate study and careers with Atrium Health and Stryker.
Isabel Boyles
Healthcare Management and Psychology double major · J.D. student, HPU Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law
“My most impactful mentor at HPU has been Dr. Scott Jobe, assistant professor and director of the Healthcare Management Program.”
Michael Biehl
Business Administration major, healthcare management minor · Patient Care Coordinator, Atrium Health Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute
“Professor Steven Alberts, instructor in the Phillips School of Business, was my most impactful mentor at HPU.”
Kristina Lincoln
Business Administration major, healthcare management minor · Master of Public Health student, Emory University
“High Point University has truly shaped who I am today, both professionally and personally.”
Francesca Riehl
Business Administration major, healthcare management minor · Joint Replacement Sales and Operations Intern, Stryker
“I am confident that the lessons I’ve learned and experiences I’ve had will benefit me greatly and have exposed me to the work ethic required for a demanding job in any industry.”
Emily Haskell
Business Administration major, healthcare management minor · Associate Consultant, Alithya
“I leaned on the Office of Career & Professional Development for resume reviews, mock interviews, and job search advice.”
Emma D’Ambruoso
Business Administration major, healthcare management minor · Senior Analyst, Webster Bank
“The resources at High Point University prepared me for a future in the banking and financial industry.”
Planning Your Healthcare Management Career
Healthcare offers business graduates steady demand. U.S. health spending reached $5.3 trillion in 2024, 18.0% of GDP, and health care is North Carolina’s largest industry. Students who majored or minored in healthcare management at HPU have moved into claims, consulting and patient care roles. Dessie Maiella manages claims at Key Risk. Emily Haskell optimizes business processes as a consultant in Texas. Michael Biehl coordinates patient care at Atrium Health.
Graduates pursue roles such as health system administrator, healthcare analyst and healthcare operations manager. Advisers help students plan internships and electives around the HPU undergraduate bulletin, and the Healthcare Management Club connects students with industry leaders. Some continue into the HPU MBA. Others add business administration. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a median annual wage of $123,860 for medical and health services managers in May 2025, with about 62,300 openings projected each year.
Mentors such as Sue Downes, CEO of MyEyeDr., meet with students to talk about building health care organizations.
Healthcare Management Innovators in Residence
HPU’s Access to Innovators program connects students with global leaders for networking, mentorship and experiential learning. Healthcare management students learn from the CEO emeritus of Tufts Medical Center and the co-founder of MyEyeDr.
Dr. Ellen Zane holds faculty appointments at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Sue Downes co-founded MyEyeDr. in 2001 with a single location and had grown it to more than 850 offices in 28 states by 2024.
Start Your Healthcare Career at High Point University
See the courses behind these careers and how HPU healthcare management ranks.
Accreditation & Awards Curriculum & Research
Questions about the program? Email Dr. Scott Jobe, director of the Healthcare Management Program, at [email protected].