Virginia College offers a Bachelor of Science degree in health services management on the full- and part-time basis. Courses are available in the daytime and evening and include general education, anatomy and physiology, legal issues, ethics, health care and strategic management and medical terminology. Campuses are located in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia. Other schools offering courses toward a bachelor's degree in health care management include Strayer University, with campuses in more than 20 states, and Walden University.
Those wishing to pursue advanced education in health services and health care management can take courses at Argosy University. Their Professional Graduate Business Certificate program in health care administration is designed for those who already have bachelor's and master's degrees in the field. The program is 12 credits and includes a health law and ethics course, a health care policy and analysis course, a health planning and marketing course and a seminar in current health care trends and issues. Argosy has campuses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Other programs featuring master's-level courses in health services management include American InterContinental University, Walden University and Strayer University.
Walden University offers a doctoral program in health services with a specialization in health management and policy. The program includes courses such as quantitative and qualitative reasoning and analysis; U.S. health care delivery systems; health economics; health policy; health law and ethics; leadership, professionalism, and ethics in public health practice; and governance and public policy. Professionals who have taken courses this advanced in health services management find jobs in large hospitals and medical corporations because a deeper knowledge of the industry is needed when managing larger programs and groups of people.
Many schools offer programs in health services management online, making it easy for business professionals to advance their education. Students can enroll in bachelor's- and master's-level courses online at a variety of colleges including Capella Online, South University Online, Saint Leo University Online and Kaplan University. Several of the programs listed above offer both on-campus and online courses, including Virginia College, Argosy University and Walden.