The B.S.B.A. in Healthcare Management
The B.S.B.A. in Healthcare Management prepares students to lead on the business side of healthcare while keeping the option to work in other industries, including insurance. Students build a business foundation in managerial accounting, organizational behavior and finance, then focus on healthcare delivery, funding and strategy.
U.S. health spending reached $5.3 trillion in 2024, 18.0% of GDP, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Graduates who understand both business and care delivery can work for health systems, health plans, insurers and medical companies.
The degree totals 128 credits.
Healthcare Management Courses
- MGT 3600 Introduction to Healthcare Management: how hospitals, practices and health systems are organized and run
- MGT 3620 Leading and Managing in Healthcare Organizations: leadership inside healthcare organizations
- MGT 3640 Healthcare Delivery Systems and Policies: the U.S. healthcare delivery system and the policies that shape it
- MGT 3650 Introduction to the Funding of Healthcare Delivery: payers, reimbursement and how healthcare delivery is funded
- MGT 3670 Human Resource Management in Healthcare Service Organizations: staffing and workforce management in healthcare service organizations
- MGT 4690 Healthcare Strategic Management: the capstone on strategy for healthcare organizations
The Business Core
Students also take Financial and Managerial Accounting, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Financial Management, Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior, Principles of Marketing and Personal Selling, and Business Statistics and Analysis.
Learning Inside Healthcare Facilities
Students visit healthcare facilities such as Cone Health, and healthcare professionals speak in class regularly. Courses are taught by faculty whose first career was in healthcare management.
A Global Business Course
Every major takes one global course, choosing from Global Business, International Economics, Comparative Economics, International Marketing or Marketing in Spain. Students can study abroad with HPU’s Go Global Grant, worth up to $5,000.
Access to Healthcare Leaders
Dr. Ellen Zane, former CEO of Tufts Medical Center, Sue Downes, CEO and co-founder of MyEyeDr, and Dr. Rick Workman, founder of Heartland Dental, mentor students on campus.
Five Health Professions Schools
HPU also trains healthcare professionals in the Congdon School of Health Sciences, the Wilson School of Pharmacy, the Caine School of Nursing, the Workman School of Dental Medicine and the School of Optometry. Healthcare management students learn next to the clinicians they will manage alongside.
“Ashley Furniture and Alliance Laundry Systems were extremely generous hosts, focused on exposing HPU students to as much of their day-to-day operations as possible.”
Kristina Parimucha, healthcare management major, on the Global Business Modeling in Southeast Asia program
How the Healthcare Management Major Builds Industry Skills
Students learn how health systems run from people who have run them. Faculty began their careers in healthcare management, and classes visit Cone Health. Dr. Ellen Zane, former CEO of Tufts Medical Center, has taught as an Executive in Residence. The Global Business and Healthcare Management in London Maymester adds an international view, and the Go Global Grant provides up to $5,000 toward study abroad.
The Princeton Review gives High Point University a 95 out of 99 rating for professor accessibility, based on its student surveys.
Graduates who majored or minored in the field go on to graduate school and health industry roles. Kristina Lincoln is pursuing a Master of Public Health at Emory University. Francesca Riehl interned in joint replacement sales and operations at Stryker. Emma D’Ambruoso advanced to senior analyst at Webster Bank. Course descriptions are in the HPU undergraduate bulletin. Students can learn more about the Go Global Grant through HPU Global Education and continue into the HPU MBA. The BLS outlook for medical and health services managers covers national pay and job data.
Hear From Healthcare Management Graduates
Graduates share how HPU prepared them for their next step at Emory University, Stryker and Webster Bank.
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.”
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.”
Healthcare Management in the News
HPU Offers Tuition-Free Master’s Degrees to Admitted Freshmen in Fall 2026
Students who are admitted and enroll as freshmen at High Point University in the fall of 2026 will be eligible to earn a tuition-free master’s degree, a savings of up to $80,000.
Dr. Louis Ruggiero
HPU Welcomes New Faculty
Ruggiero teaches in the MBA program with a focus on Healthcare Management. His primary responsibilities include teaching courses, such as Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management in Healthcare, Healthcare Management, and Human Resources in Healthcare.
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Questions about the program? Email Dr. Scott Jobe, director of the Healthcare Management Program, at [email protected].