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Department of Political Science
What can I do with a health services administration degree?

Today, over 100,000 people hold health management positions. Though requirements for entry-level positions are demanding, these jobs lead to incredible opportunities. When you pursue a health administration degree, you’ll advance your career and make a difference in the lives of others.

Our degree prepares you for many different management and policy positions. Past graduates have found success as:

  • hospital administrators
  • clinic managers
  • long-term care administrators
  • medical sales representatives
  • public health officials
  • insurance specialists
  • pharmaceutical sales representatives
  • management consultants
  • healthcare information technology specialists.

Our graduates have gone on to work for some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the nation like:

  • Abbot Laboratories
  • American Family Care
  • Baptist Health
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
  • Brookwood Medical Center
  • Doctors Hospital
  • East Alabama Medical Center
  • Elekta Inc.
  • Emory Health Care Systems and Hospital
  • Fair Haven Long Term Care Facility
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • McKesson Pharmaceuticals
  • St. Vincent’s Hospital
  • Surgical Affiliates
  • Trinity Hospital
  • UAB
  • University of South Alabama Hospital
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
  • Wellpoint