Michigan's public and private healthcare administration programs graduate within a
point of each other. On most state pages that comparison is where the argument is;
among the 12 healthcare administration programs in Michigan it is
close to a dead heat, which pushes the whole decision onto price, location and
format.
1 Health Care Management
Northwood
Fully online
Midland, MI
$32,800 in-state tuition63% graduation rate65% admit rate63.5 score
Northwood staffs the program with faculty who have held health care leadership posts, and has recently recruited more of them.
The degree is available in person and online, and the university is direct about its argument: every healthcare organization needs leaders who understand both patient care and sound business practice, and this is a business degree aimed at that gap rather than a clinical one.
The financial content is the substance of it. Students work through health care business operations from accounting and budgeting to economics, strategic planning and financial management, leaving with operational, financial and strategic skills. Northwood names its investment in recruiting industry-seasoned instructors as what distinguishes the program.
- Faculty with health care leadership experience
- Available in person and online
- Accounting, budgeting and financial management core
- Strategic planning and health economics
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2 Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management
University of Michigan-Flint
Fully online
Flint, MI
$13,554 in-state tuition40% graduation rate70% admit rate60.8 score
UM-Flint combines online coursework with a required healthcare internship, and offers a joint B.S./M.P.H. pathway for students who want to continue into public health.
The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management requires 120 credits. You can complete the coursework online, then apply what you learn through the required internship. The university names Hurley Medical Center, McLaren Medical Center and the Ingham County Health Department among organizations where students have interned. Those are examples of past placements, not a guarantee of a particular internship site.
UM-Flint states that the undergraduate program holds AUPHA certification. If public health is your next step, the joint bachelor's and Master of Public Health program can reduce the combined requirements by up to 17 credits compared with earning the degrees separately. That option is distinct from the university's other graduate management degrees.
- 120-credit B.S.
- Online coursework
- Required healthcare internship
- Joint B.S./M.P.H. option
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3 Health Care Systems Administration
Ferris State
Fully online CAHME master's on campus
Big Rapids, MI
$14,582 in-state tuition47% graduation rate91% admit rate60 score
Ferris accepts first-year students and associate-degree transfers into Health Care Systems Administration, including students coming from a clinical associate program.
You can study at the campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, or online. The curriculum connects accounting, marketing and management with healthcare finance, quality assurance, planning and long-term care management. That combination puts the financial and operational work of a healthcare organization at the center of the bachelor's degree.
Ferris allows general education courses taken at another college or university to transfer toward its graduation requirements. You must still earn at least 30 semester credits at Ferris. For someone already pursuing a clinical associate degree, the program provides a route to a management-focused bachelor's without requiring you to enter as a first-year student.
- Big Rapids, MI and online options
- Associate-degree transfer route
- Healthcare finance and quality assurance
- At least 30 credits at Ferris
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4 Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration
Davenport
Fully online
Grand Rapids, MI
$23,376 in-state tuition57% graduation rate98% admit rate59.7 score
Davenport pairs a 120-hour practicum with four specialty choices: health information assurance, human resources, project management and long-term care.
The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration is a 120-credit degree. You can take it through Davenport's online Global Campus or study at its locations in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Warren, Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; or Midland, Michigan. Courses include healthcare strategic planning and cultural issues in healthcare, alongside research and applied work.
Your specialty gives the degree a more specific direction, from managing employees to protecting health information. The practicum adds experience in a healthcare setting. Davenport states that the undergraduate program is fully certified by AUPHA. It also offers a separate completion program, so applicants bringing an allied health degree should compare that route with the full bachelor's curriculum.
- 120-credit degree
- 120-hour practicum
- Four specialty choices
- Online and Michigan campus options
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5 Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration
Baker
Fully online
Owosso, MI
$12,600 in-state tuition36% graduation rate82% admit rate57.7 score
Baker builds the curriculum with an advisory board of working healthcare professionals, so the course content is reviewed against the job rather than only against the field.
The healthcare administration degree sits in Baker College's College of Health Science and is aimed at managing the delivery, quality and costs of healthcare services, the three things an administrator is actually measured on. The program combines general education with healthcare-specific coursework.
The advisory board is the distinguishing feature the college leads with, and it is a structural claim rather than a promotional one: the curriculum is developed with input from healthcare professionals to keep it aligned with what the work currently demands.
- Curriculum shaped by a healthcare professional advisory board
- College of Health Science
- Focus on delivery, quality and cost of services
- General education combined with healthcare coursework
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6 Bachelor of Science in Health Administration
Western Michigan
On campus
Kalamazoo, MI
$15,861 in-state tuition58% graduation rate85% admit rate54.9 score
Western Michigan requires a semester-long healthcare internship, and the Health Administration curriculum can also satisfy a general business minor without extra courses.
The B.S. combines health systems, policy, finance and operations with data analysis, communication and ethical decision-making. A supervised internship and senior capstone give you opportunities to apply that coursework to organizational problems. WMU describes the degree as preparation for entry-level administrative work in hospitals, clinics, public health agencies and nonprofit organizations.
There are separate academic thresholds for declaring the major and starting the internship. You need at least a 2.00 GPA and cannot be on academic probation to enter the major. Before the internship, your cumulative GPA must reach 2.50. You must also earn at least a C in every Health Administration core course. No prior healthcare experience is required to enroll.
- Semester-long internship
- Senior capstone
- General business minor option
- 2.50 GPA required for internship
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7 Health Administration
Central Michigan
On campus CAHME master's on campus
Mount Pleasant, MI
$15,030 in-state tuition59% graduation rate90% admit rate54.8 score
Central Michigan offers Health Administration as either a B.S. or B.A.A., with internship experience and accelerated graduate-study options.
The on-campus major combines health sciences, health informatics, economics and administration. Internship settings named by CMU include MyMichigan Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. You can also join the Collegiate Health Administration Preparatory Society for speakers, professional development and contact with other students preparing for the field.
If you plan to continue beyond the bachelor's, CMU connects this major with accelerated pathways into its Master of Health Administration and its MBA with a Health Systems Leadership emphasis. The undergraduate program prepares you for entry-level administrative positions. Students who want to live alongside other health professions majors can apply to the Health Professions Residential College.
- B.S. or B.A.A. options
- On-campus study
- Healthcare internship experience
- Accelerated graduate pathways
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8 Healthcare Administration, BS
Rochester
Fully online
Rochester Hills, MI
$29,196 in-state tuition44% graduation rate98% admit rate52.3 score
Rochester Christian's Healthcare Administration B.S. includes an internship, a strategic-planning capstone and a sequence in health data and analytics.
The 2026-27 catalog sets out a 66-credit major covering accounting, economics, medical terminology, healthcare finance, law and ethics, service operations and data analysis. You take both a Healthcare Internship and a Strategic Planning in Healthcare Administration Capstone. Conflict management and negotiation also sit within the major.
You can complete the program online or combine online and seated classes. Some online courses are taught by faculty at partner institutions in a consortium supported by RIZE Education. Rochester Christian reviews and approves those courses, and you register through Rochester Christian and receive its academic credit. The catalog lists a separate degree-completion version for students comparing transfer routes.
- 66-credit major
- Internship and strategic-planning capstone
- Health data and analytics coursework
- Online or mixed classroom format
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9 BS in Health Administration
Eastern Michigan
On campus
Ypsilanti, MI
$15,920 in-state tuition46% graduation rate80% admit rate50.8 score
Eastern Michigan's published Health Administration transfer plan includes a six-credit internship and courses in insurance, reimbursement, healthcare finance and regulation.
EMU's September 2021 agreement guide for Henry Ford College describes a 46-credit major within its B.S. in Health Administration. The curriculum includes the U.S. healthcare system, management of health services, personnel management, research methods, planning and administrative decision-making. Students entered as Health Administration intent majors before submitting a supplemental program application.
The guide required at least 45 undergraduate credits and a 2.5 cumulative GPA for program admission, along with its specified foundational and general education requirements. These details describe that dated transfer pathway. If you are transferring now, use EMU's advising process to determine which agreement and degree requirements apply to your entry year.
- Published Henry Ford transfer pathway
- Six-credit internship in the guide
- Insurance and reimbursement coursework
- Supplemental major application
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10 Healthcare Administration
Alma
On campus
Alma, MI
$49,282 in-state tuition63% graduation rate57% admit rate48.6 score
Alma's 2024-25 catalog described a 56-credit Healthcare Administration major with a required practicum and a business-department home.
That catalog divided the major into 40 credits of core courses and 16 credits of electives, with additional prerequisites in biology, economics and quantitative methods. The core included Healthcare Finance, Health Law and Health Administration. Electives allowed students to add subjects such as healthcare marketing and human resource management.
The finance course examined providers, insurers, policymakers and patients as participants in the same financial system. Health Law covered contracts, malpractice, employment law, fraud and privacy. Students had to complete specified core courses with at least the catalog's CD grade before enrolling in the practicum. These are historical requirements from the 2024-25 undergraduate catalog.
- 2024-25 catalog profile
- 56-credit major
- Required healthcare practicum
- Finance, law and management core
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11 Health Care Administration
Concordia University Ann Arbor
On campus
Ann Arbor, MI
$34,950 in-state tuition48% graduation rate69% admit rate46.1 score
Concordia's 2024-25 catalog for Ann Arbor, Michigan, listed a 120-credit Health Care Administration B.S., combining healthcare coursework with a business internship.
The curriculum in Ann Arbor, Michigan, assigned 51 credits to the major, 45 to the university core and 24 to electives. Its business requirements included accounting and finance, business law, information systems, economics and marketing. A Business Internship and the Business Policy and Ethics capstone formed part of that sequence.
Healthcare courses addressed eldercare, financial issues, marketing, ethics, planning and evaluation. The stated learning outcomes also connected management decisions with respect for individual dignity and interdisciplinary teamwork. This description refers specifically to the 2024-25 catalog's program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, whose campus designation is A. The separately listed program belongs to the campus in Mequon, Wisconsin.
- Historical curriculum in Ann Arbor, MI
- 120-credit B.S.
- 51-credit major
- Business internship and capstone
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12 Bachelor of Business Administration in Health Care Management
Adrian
On campus
Adrian, MI
$40,262 in-state tuition48% graduation rate73% admit rate43.6 score
Adrian's 120-credit B.B.A. gives you a business foundation and a choice of healthcare courses in finance, quality, policy, operations and long-term care.
The 2025-26 catalog places Health Care Management inside the business department. Its requirements include a 34-credit business core, mathematics and statistics cognates, and a 15-credit healthcare core. Health Care in the U.S. is required. You then choose 12 credits from the healthcare options to give the major a more specific direction.
Those options include Health Economics, Financing Health Care, Health Care Outcomes and Quality, Hospital and Healthcare Operations, and two practicum courses. You can count practicum courses toward those 12 credits. Across the full degree, you must complete at least 30 credits at the 300 or 400 level.
- 120-credit B.B.A.
- 34-credit business core
- 15-credit healthcare core
- Practicum electives
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