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Health Administration Masters Salary

Posted in Uncategorized | August 27th, 2011

How do I become a Hospital Administrator? What kind of salary do they have? How to land a H.A job?

I am a high school senior wondering if I could get more information about the career. I see you would get payed more if you got a MBA in Health Care Management vs. a Masters in Health administration. What are the differences between the two and is it true?

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos014.htm has an article on Medical and Health Services Managers.

http://www.allalliedhealthschools.com/faqs/health_services_administrator.php

Look up universities with such programs and you might see the educational requirement differences. For example, Loyola University says their MBA in health care management program: Led by Loyola’s nationally-recognized Graduate School of Business, the program draws on the expertise of faculty from its highly esteemed schools of medicine, law and nursing. Loyola is a prestige school. Don’t check out the online ones unless you know they are legit.

The University of Michigan’s School of Public Health says their Masters of Health Care Administration is specifically designed to concentrate on the health field. They even have an web page explaining this.

As for salaries, check the job listings online and in major city newspapers online listings. It should vary extremely widely depending on the size of the institution, the cost of living for the city, etc.

The MBA used to the the premier business degree. I don’t think it carries as much weight any more but it sounds like it would take more education to get it — harder may equal better chances for jobs and better pay. But, it depends on where you try to find work and what you are trained to do. This is sort of like a degree from Harvard getting everybody’s attention–wow, Harvard. Donald Trump talks about having a degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. It may make it easier to get an interview but your job success will depend on you.