Professional Studies, Health Administration Concentration, B.S.

Program Overview

The Health Administration concentration at MTSU provides training for careers in healthcare management, including positions in hospitals, medical groups, and pharmaceutical companies. Graduates have secured roles such as hospital administrators, health information managers, and pharmaceutical company managers. Employers of MTSU alumni include major healthcare organizations and corporations.

Program Outline

Careers:

The Health Administration concentration offers training that allows graduates to work in settings such as:

• Hospital and health systems management
• Medical groups
• Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
• Care management organizations
• Health IT firms
• Government/policy organizations
• Health insurers
• Consulting firms
• Corporate benefits programs

Positions that prior students in these concentrations now work in include:

• Health Administration
• Convalescent hospital administrator
• Food and Drug Administration manager
• Government administrator
• Health information manager
• Hospital administrator
• Insurance company representative
• Medical practice office manager
• Medical services manager
• Nursing home administrator
• Pharmaceutical company manager
• Public charity director
• Public health manager
• Residential care facility administrator
• Employers of MTSU alumni include:
• Aerospace Testing Alliance
• AllState Insurance
• American Eagle Airlines
• Bridgestone
• Calsonic
• Department of Veteran Affairs
• Fisk University
• Goodwill Industries
• Olin Corp.
• United Healthcare
• U.S.
Postal Service
• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
• Xerox