College of Health Professions
Online bachelor's healthcare degrees
Prepare for a rewarding career in a growing field
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, career opportunities in healthcare management are projected to rise by 29% from 2023 and 2033. Our bachelor’s healthcare degrees can help you meet the growing needs of this in-demand field.
Whether you have prior health care experience or not, our career-focused degrees can help you gain skills, credentials, and confidence you need to impact patient outcomes. And you can do it all 100% online, with the flexibility to start school any time of the year and when it fits your busy schedule.
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Skills you’ll develop with core bachelor’s healthcare degree courses
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
- Management
- Finance
- Compliance
- Quality management
- Information management
- Leadership
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT
- Compliance
- Finance
- Management
- Technology
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT (DIRECT ASSESSMENT)
- Compliance
- Finance
- Management
- Technology
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years
Get value from your education before you even graduate. Update your resumé and LinkedIn profile with learned skills when you complete every 5- or 6-week course in our associate, bachelor's and master's programs.
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Bachelor’s healthcare degree course requirements
Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
You’ll take 17 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain the confidence and skills to pursue your goals. These core courses include topics like: communications, compliance, finance, health administration, leadership and more.
Bachelor of Science in Health Management
You’ll take 12 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain the confidence and skills to pursue your goals. These core courses include topics like: compliance, finance, management, technology and more.
Bachelor of Science in Health Management (Direct Assessment)
You’ll take 12 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain the confidence and skills to pursue your goals. These core courses include topics like: compliance, finance, management, technology and more.
Add a certificate to your online bachelor's healthcare degree
Learn more about programs offered through the University of Phoenix College of Health Professions.
Tuition and financial aid
Affordable, locked-in tuition
Ways to pay — and save. Explore your options.
From grants and scholarships to transfer credits and federal financial aid, there are a variety of ways to pay for school and save on tuition.
Student experience
“I received the gift of confidence, and the realization that my dream to get a degree in the healthcare management field was possible.”
—Keith Davies
BSHA, 2016
Over 1 million alumni have earned their degrees while balancing work, school and life. So can you.
How to apply for your bachelor’s healthcare degree program
Once you’ve selected your degree program, choose your start date from our calendar, apply for free and register before the deadline (usually one week before the program starts). Then you’ll speak to an enrollment representative to begin class.
- No application fee
- No SAT, GMAT or essay required
- Our risk-free trial lets eligible students try out University of Phoenix for three weeks with no financial obligation
Meet your college deans
Our college deans focus on developing a career-relevant curriculum. They bring industry experience to the classroom and lead a faculty of academic professionals with one goal in mind—to help you earn the skills you need to pursue your career.
Mark Johannsson, DHSc, MPH
Dean, College of Health Professions
Nye Clinton, PhD
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, College of Health Professions
Accreditation
University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org since 1978.
FAQs about bachelor's healthcare degrees
The program length for our traditional programs is four years. However, your time to completion will be impacted by other factors, including your eligible transfer credits, PLA credits, and any breaks in your studies at the University. For qualifying students, the Direct Assessment program could be completed in as few as 12 months, based on successful completion of 9 competency units per term.
- Bachelor of Science in Health Administration: program length 4 years
- Bachelor of Science in Health Management: program length 4 years
- Bachelor of Science in Health Management Direct Assessment: program length is less than 12 months for qualifying students with a minimum of 30 program applicable college credits and successfully complete 9 competency units per term.
Having a bachelor’s degree has become an increasingly important way to gain the knowledge and critical skills today's workers need to stay competitive in growing fields like healthcare. The U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics projects that job growth for medical and health services managers are expected to grow faster than average — by 28% between 2021 and 2031.[1] So if you’re looking to build knowledge and career-relevant skills, an online bachelor’s degree in healthcare could help.
1 The BLS Projected Growth for 2021-2031 is published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This data reflects the BLS’ projections of national (not local) conditions. These data points are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Yes! University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) since 1978. Accreditation ensures higher education institutions meet acceptable quality standards.
Yes, you can choose from our two undergraduate healthcare certificate options:
1) Health Information Systems Certificate
2) Medical Records Certificate
Yes, you can transfer eligible credits if the college you attended is an accredited institution. You may also be able to have your relevant work and life experiences evaluated for potential credit toward your degree to save even more time and money on your degree. Applicants to the Bachelor of Science in Health Management Direct Assessment must have a minimum of 30 program applicable college-level credits.
