Top Colleges for Health Care Administration

University of Michigan---Ann Arbor

• The University of Michigan Department of Health Management and Policy in Ann Arbor has been regularly ranked number one on the U.S. News and World Report ranking, according to the university. The university offers master's degree programs in health services research, health services administration and public health as well as a doctoral degree program in health services organization and policy. Course topics include practical projects in health management and policy, the health services system, corporate finance for health care administrators, medical management of disease and leading public health organizations. The school's alumni serve in government agencies at the local, state and federal levels, work in health policy research and hold management positions in the health insurance field as well as in hospitals and other types of health centers. Teaching of sanitary science began at the University of Michigan in 1881. The university is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health and is a member of the Association of Schools of Public Health.

  University of Michigan---Ann Arbor
  School of Public Health
  109 Observatory St.
  Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  734-763-9900
  www.sph.umich.edu

University of Minnesota---Twin Cities

• The University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis offers master's and doctoral degree programs. Students can choose to study public health, health care administration or research. The programs cover the Association of Schools of Public Health core competencies, which include environmental health, epidemiology, health care administration, bio-statistics, clinical research, and health services research, policy and administration. Public health programs have been part of the university since 1874. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

  University of Minnesota---Twin Cities
  School of Public Health
  420 Delaware St. SE.
  Minneapolis, MN 55455
  612-624-6151
  sph.umn.edu/programs/degrees.asp

University of North Carolina---Chapel Hill

• The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health in Chapel Hill offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and doctoral degrees. Areas of study at the school include public health, health care administration, health leadership, and community preparedness and disaster management. The school of public health has been ranked in the top three ever since U.S. News and World Report began its graduate school rankings, according to the university. Founded in 1940, the school of public health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

  University of North Carolina---Chapel Hill
  Gillings School of Global Public Health
  Health Policy and Management
  1101 McGavran-Greenberg Hall, CB 7411
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  919-966-7350
  sph.unc.edu/hpaa/degrees_and_certificates_226_6474.html