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Choose Your Path to a Career in Healthcare

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Play a Role in a Dynamic, Growing Industry

Healthcare is both a booming global business and a personal calling—and the people who will lead its ongoing evolution will contribute to the well-being of individuals, the health of communities, and the economic success of our country.

If you have the drive to succeed and the motivation to make a real difference in lives, healthcare needs leaders like you.

Compare WGU's Healthcare Degrees

Bachelor's Degrees

Business
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Healthcare Administration – B.S.

You can become a healthcare industry leader:...

You can become a healthcare industry leader:

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  • Time: 63% of graduates finish within 17 months
  • Tuition: $3,755 per 6-month term.
  • Courses: 40 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include: 

  • Management
  • Communication
  • Team Leadership
  • Operations
  • Scheduling
  • Strategic Planning

The online courses in this career-focused business degree program will prepare you with management-level skills and an up-to-date understanding of our healthcare delivery system.

Health & Nursing
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Health and Human Services – B.S.

An online health degree program for students who are committed to making a...

An online health degree program for students who are committed to making a difference for patients in a variety of ways.

  • Time: 63% of students finish this program in 24 months
  • Tuition: $4,210 per 6-month term
  • Courses: 35 total courses in this program

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

  • Epidemiology
  • Community and Public Health
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Pathophysiology
  • Healthcare Values and Ethics
  • Substance Abuse Support

This degree allows you to work inside the healthcare industry, while also directly working with patients who need help.

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Health Information Management – B.S.

A program designed for future leaders in HIM....

A program designed for future leaders in HIM.

  • Time: 61% of grads earned this degree in 36 months or less.
  • Tuition: $4,210 per 6-month term.
  • Courses: 36 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

  • Medical Terminology
  • Healthcare System Applications
  • Health Information Law and Regulations
  • Healthcare Project Management
  • Data Analytics and Information Governance

This CAHIIM-accredited program makes you eligible for the RHIA exam. 

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Health Science – B.S.

An online health science program designed for students who want real-world...

An online health science program designed for students who want real-world skills for valuable health careers.

  • Time: 63% of students finish similar programs in 24 months.
  • Tuition: $4,210 per 6-month term
  • Courses: 28 total courses in this program

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

  • Epidemiology
  • Disease prevention
  • Behavioral health
  • Substance abuse support
  • Health research
  • Medical technology

This degree prepares you with relevant industry skills and experience that will help you move forward in your healthcare career.

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Psychology – B.S.

An online psychology program for students who want to make a difference in...

An online psychology program for students who want to make a difference in their life, and the lives of others.

  • Time: 95% of students finish similar programs in less than 4 years.
  • Tuition: $4,085 per 6-month term.
  • Courses: 34 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé included in this program: 

  • Social psychology
  • Consumer psychology
  • Adult psychology
  • Mental health awareness
  • Psychopathology

This degree allows you to gain valuable knowledge and experience in the field of psychology and can prepare you for additional certifications or careers.

Master's Degrees

Health & Nursing
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Master of Healthcare Administration

A master's focused on managing comprehensive, value-based care, directly...

A master's focused on managing comprehensive, value-based care, directly in line with innovations in health and healthcare.

  • Time: 60% of grads finish within 21 months. 
  • Tuition: $4,995 per 6-month term.
  • Courses: 12 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:

  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Healthcare Models and Systems
  • Healthcare Financial Management
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Healthcare Information Technology

Your rich experience in a health-related field can mean more when you bring a master's level of understanding to the problems that organizations need to solve.

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This program is not the only degree WGU offers designed to create leaders in the field of healthcare. Compare our health leadership degrees.

Business
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MBA Healthcare Management

Prepare for a career leading private or public healthcare organizations....

Prepare for a career leading private or public healthcare organizations.

  • Time: WGU lets you set a schedule so you can finish your MBA in just one year.
  • Tuition: $4,755 per 6-month term.
  • Courses: 11 total courses in this program.

Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include: 

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Patient care improvement
  • Service line development
  • Healthcare trends
  • Health policy and legislation

Healthcare is big business in today's complex economy.  Steer your career with this specialty MBA.

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This program is not the only online business degree WGU offers that is designed to create leaders in the field of healthcare. Compare our health leadership degrees.

Education
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Education Technology and Instructional Design – M.Ed.

The M.Ed. in Education Technology and Instructional Design from WGU is for...

The M.Ed. in Education Technology and Instructional Design from WGU is for instructional designers tasked with creating engaging and immersive virtual learning experiences that can substitute for on-ground instruction.

No teaching license required.

  • Time: 62% of students finish this program in 10 months.
  • Tuition: $4,125 per 6-month term
  • Courses: 12 total courses in this program.

This program includes two tracks for students to choose from:

  • The K-12 pathway
  • The Adult Learner pathway

Skills for your résumé included in this program:

  • Learning Experience Design
  • Assessment and Learning Analytics
  • Learning Technology
  • Research Methodology

Develop training and instruction expertise to help you in the classroom, in educational settings, or in corporate world.

Choose Your Path and Get Started!

WGU offers six distinct paths, depending on your goals and background. Whichever you choose, at WGU you can expect

  • The highest quality. Whichever degree you choose, your program will give you the skills and credentials you need to be highly successful as a health professional and patient advocate.
  • Innovative, flexible programs. With competency-based education, we measure learning, not time spent in class. We care most about you mastering skills. You can accelerate through your courses after you master through the material and spend time focused on learning the subjects that are new to you or more challenging.
  • Unrivaled value. Stretch your education dollars further! Affordable tuition for degree programs means you can earn your degree with little or no new student debt. WGU also boasts outstanding ROI, and you may not have to take on student debt thanks to financial aid and scholarships!

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