Healthcare Management Major & Minor
Stonehill’s AUPHA certified Healthcare Management Department provides students with a solid foundation in the leadership, managerial and methodological skills that drive our healthcare system.
Healthcare Management Grads Make Improving Care Their Business
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Stonehill's Healthcare Management program combines courses focused on core skills with in-depth internships and a solid liberal arts foundation.
The primary objectives are to prepare Stonehill College students:
- For employment and leadership in direct service and support organizations in the private and public healthcare sectors
- For graduate or professional study
- For being an innovative and positive force for ethical and constructive change in the healthcare system
An Opportunity to Make a Difference
Students who graduate with a degree in healthcare management (sometimes called healthcare administration) gain critical leadership and management skills. They also gain the opportunity to improve the state of healthcare and lives of others.
The Curriculum
Stonehill’s program, a part of the Leo J. Meehan School of Business, gives students a firm understanding of business principles supplemented by solid grounding in the liberal arts. This approach provides students with an understanding of important healthcare issues and basic managerial and leadership skills.
All HCM majors (except students who are double majors) are required to complete one of the 4-course concentrations offered by the department:
- Public Health
- Healthcare Supply Chain Management
- Healthcare for Priority/At-Risk Populations
- Performance Improvement & Consulting
- Fundraising & Development for Not-for-Profit Health (& Human Services) Organizations.
Students can then choose electives to focus on specific areas of interest, such as:
- Health IT
- Population health management
- Consulting
- Gerontology
- Public and private sector insurance
- Group practice management
- Finance, personnel, marketing, public relations and sales
Healthcare Program Ranked Best in the Nation
Where Our Graduates Work
Stonehill healthcare management majors find work in hospitals, home care and managed care organizations, health maintenance organizations, hospices, planning and consulting firms, and international service organizations. Learn more about where our graduates work.
Recent Accolades
Organizations involved in assessing U.S. colleges and universities continually cite Stonehill as being among the best in the nation when it comes to value, outcomes and a commitment to making the world a better place. See full list of accolades.
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WSJ “Value Added” Formula Rockets Stonehill Higher in Rankings
Stonehill moved up 62 places in this year’s WSJ “America's Best Colleges 2024” rankings, putting it in the top 12 among Massachusetts schools and top 6 percent nationally.
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Princeton Review Ranks Stonehill in Top 20 in U.S. for Quality of Life
After considering input for 165,000 at colleges and universities across the country, The Princeton Review recently ranked Stonehill College 19th out of 389 schools for quality of life.
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Money Magazine Ranks Stonehill Among Most Elite Colleges in U.S.
Less than 20% of the 700 schools on Money’s 2023 Best College list, including Stonehill, received 4.5 stars or higher in the magazine’s 5-star rating system.
Sample Courses
American Sign Language I
Creative Process
Epidemiology
Healthcare Supply Chain Management
Healthcare Employment Law
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