Mississippi pays less for this work than all but a couple of states, and its
programs finish their students more reliably than almost anywhere. The weakest
of the 6 healthcare administration programs in Mississippi sits at
an institution graduating 48% of its intake, which is higher than the
best figure in several other states on this site.
Low Pay, and the Most Reliable Teaching on This Site
Two states on this site sit at opposite corners of the same chart. Georgia pays
above the national median and graduates fewer of its students than anywhere
else ranked. Mississippi pays $25,700 below the national median and
has the strongest completion floor: 48% at its weakest institution,
72% at its strongest.
The comparison that makes that concrete is South Carolina, where no
institution offering this degree reaches
49%. Mississippi's floor is South
Carolina's ceiling. For a reader deciding where to spend four years, that is a
more useful fact than either state's average, because it describes the
downside rather than the middle.
The pay figure is the counterweight and it is a real one. Finishing is only
worth what the credential earns, and Mississippi is near the bottom of the
national table on that. The reasonable conclusion is not that Mississippi is a
better place to study than a higher-paying state, but that a reader already
here has a genuinely good chance of finishing, and should weight tuition and
local employment rather than worrying about program quality.
1 BS in Healthcare Administration
Mississippi State
Fully online
Mississippi State, MS
$10,052 in-state tuition67% graduation rate78% admit rate71.7 score
Mississippi State’s online Healthcare Administration BS is offered through MSU-Meridian and includes a healthcare internship and strategic management coursework.
The 2026-27 catalog requires 120 hours. The BS core covers healthcare logistics and supply chains, information systems, economics, marketing, human resources, law, ethics, and finance. Students also study health informatics and quality improvement.
The plan includes a three-credit Healthcare Internship and four-credit Strategic Management for Healthcare course. Transfer students need at least a 2.5 overall GPA by the beginning of their junior year. The separate BAS serves students with a health-related applied associate degree and follows its own requirements.
- Online BS through MSU-Meridian
- 120 hours
- Healthcare internship
View Mississippi State's BS in Healthcare Administration
2 Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Administration
University of Mississippi
Fully online
University, MS
$9,612 in-state tuition72% graduation rate97% admit rate71 score
UMMC's Health Systems Administration B.S. uses separate tracks for credentialed health practitioners, health care operations students and generalists.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center offers the program through asynchronous online coursework. The practitioner track builds on an allied health associate degree and a professional license, registration or certification. The operations track accommodates students without a clinical background; the admissions committee determines the appropriate track.
The published curriculum includes health care finance, law and policy, leadership, research, statistics and a capstone. The operations plan also adds quality improvement, human resources, epidemiology and organizational behavior. Students develop an individual study plan with an advisor and maintain enrollment each semester after admission.
- Asynchronous online coursework
- Practitioner and operations tracks
- Health systems capstone
- Individual study plan
View University of Mississippi's Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Administration
3 Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration & Education
William Carey
Fully online
Hattiesburg, MS
$14,250 in-state tuition60% graduation rate60% admit rate70 score
This is a degree completion track for people who already hold an associate degree or a health credential, and it splits into a healthcare administration focus or a focus on teaching health professions students.
The degree is built for people who already hold an associate degree in a health-related field, or a license, registration, or certification in one. Applicants also submit a notarized criminal background check affidavit. Didactic coursework runs online and students complete face-to-face practicum hours at healthcare agencies in their own state of residency, on either a full-time or part-time schedule. Up to 26 hours of elective credit can be awarded after a review of the curriculum that produced a student's licensure, certification, or registry, counting toward the 34 to 36 elective hours the degree plan requires.
The 120-hour degree carries a 60-hour major. An 18-hour core covers Healthcare Policy and Ethics, Statistics for Healthcare Professionals, Foundations of Informatics in Healthcare, Interprofessional Collaboration and Cultural Awareness, and Introduction to Research and Evidence-based Practice. Students then pick a 16-hour focus, each course requiring a C or better. The administration focus runs through Role of the Healthcare Administrator, Health Insurance and Managed Care Systems, Healthcare Financing: Budgets, Marketing, and Strategic Planning, and human resources application, ending in a Healthcare Administrative Practicum. Bachelor of Science candidates add 12 hours of science, mathematics, or technology beyond general education, and at least 40 hours must be numbered 300 or above.
- 120 credit hours, 60 in the major
- Online coursework, practicum in your home state
- Administration or education focus, 16 hours each
- Entry requires an associate degree or health license
View William Carey's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration & Education
4 BS in Health Care Administration
Jackson State
Fully online
Jackson, MS
$8,690 in-state tuition51% graduation rate93% admit rate63.5 score
Jackson State’s online Health Care Administration BS combines management study with field experience; its published catalog includes a healthcare internship and career-development seminar.
The current program page lists 122 credits. The 2022-23 catalog describes preparatory work in accounting, statistics, economics, and computer science before students enter the healthcare core. Faculty advisors guide course planning and fieldwork.
The catalog’s major requirements include healthcare planning and marketing, long-term care administration, law and ethics, information systems, finance, and applied research management. The three-credit internship gives students a setting in which to apply management concepts, while the career-development seminar addresses job searches, resumes, and interviewing.
- Online BS
- 122 credits
- Healthcare internship
View Jackson State's BS in Health Care Administration
5 Bachelor of Health Administration
Belhaven
Fully online
Jackson, MS
$29,800 in-state tuition49% graduation rate50% admit rate61.3 score
Belhaven’s online Health Administration bachelor’s uses seven-week terms and approaches healthcare leadership through a Christian framework.
The program page lists 124 credit hours. Coursework covers business fundamentals, law, communication, computer applications, human resources, marketing, and decisions based on research. Students examine the practical and ethical responsibilities of leading people in healthcare organizations.
Classes run throughout the year. Students access coursework and learning materials through Canvas, allowing them to fit study around other commitments. Belhaven also hosts a student chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
- Fully online
- Seven-week terms
- ACHE student chapter
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6 BBA in Healthcare Administration
Delta State
On campus
Cleveland, MS
$8,435 in-state tuition48% graduation rate100% admit rate51.4 score
Delta State’s historical Healthcare Administration BBA required a 24-credit healthcare major and an internship alongside its business core.
The 2020-21 catalog set the degree at 120 credits, including a 39-credit business core. The healthcare major covered systems, law and regulation, ethics and diversity, informatics, economics and finance, quality management, and marketing.
The required healthcare internship involved an approved organization, with employer supervision and oversight from healthcare administration faculty. The catalog required at least 70 contact hours per internship credit. These details describe the published 2020-21 BBA requirements.
- Historical 2020-21 BBA
- 24-credit healthcare major
- Supervised internship
View Delta State's BBA in Healthcare Administration
How We Scored Mississippi's Healthcare Administration Programs
Graduation rate carries 40% of the score, in-state tuition 25%, delivery
flexibility 20% and admission selectivity 15%. Every input is federal IPEDS data
or the school's own program page, and a program has to report both a graduation
rate and a tuition figure, and still be enrolling new students, to be ranked at
all. Weights are never renormalized
around a missing factor, because that turns non-disclosure into an advantage. The
same model runs on every state page, with no editorial override and no paid
placement. The full weighting, and the factors left out deliberately, are in the
ranking methodology (version 1.0).
No accreditation factor appears at this level. CAHME accredits healthcare
management programs at master's level only, so no bachelor's degree anywhere
carries it, and an undergraduate program claiming otherwise is describing
something that does not exist. Where a school states AUPHA certification on its
own page, that is reported on the program rather than scored.