What type of career can I get?

What type of Job/Career can I get with a Bachelor's of Science in Health Administration degree?

• I'm about to gradaute in a year and I'm trying to find out what kind of jobs I can get with my degree. It's a little tricky because I can enter into various work fields in ...show more

• Answer:

  I would start by getting a job in an medical practice office and start working your way up. If you have some management experience you may be able to get into an Office Manager position right off the bat and be ready to jump at any growth opportunity. Don't get stuck in a dead end, if you want to become more be ready to move on to bigger and better things. The career field you're getting into - Health Adminitration, Practice Management, Hosptial Administration, etc. generally always requires an advanced degree, MBA or MHA unless you can grow through experience, but that's difficult in a competetive envrironment. If you get your foot in the door maybe you'll find an employer that'll have a tuition assistance program so you can get your MBA in the evenings while working full time. Office managment wages can be around $30k, Practice Adminitrator are generally from $60 - $200k depending on the size and specialty. Hospital Administration (wide range of specialties in this area - Accounting, Outpatient, Compliance, Performance Improvement, etc) and those can range from $50 - $400k or more as a CEO of a large hospital.