There are 14 healthcare administration programs in North Carolina at
the bachelor's level, and they are not interchangeable. They range from
$1,000 to $40,500 a year, and from 38% to
91% of students finishing. This page ranks all
14 on graduation rate, cost, delivery and selectivity, using
federal data rather than what the schools say about themselves.
1 Health Policy and Management Major, B.S.P.H.
UNC Chapel Hill
On campus CAHME master's on campus
Chapel Hill, NC
$7,019 in-state tuition91% graduation rate15% admit rate81.9 score
Students move through in a cohort of about fifty, complete an eight-week internship the summer between junior and senior year, and finish with a year-long capstone.
The Health Policy and Management major leads to a B.S.P.H. rather than a B.S., and the difference is real: the curriculum combines core public health courses with the required health policy and management sequence, so graduates leave with a public health foundation and a detailed knowledge of the US health system rather than management technique alone.
The structure is unusually prescriptive for an undergraduate degree, and that is the point. Beyond the summer internship and the year-long capstone, students work on multiple semester-long and year-long team projects, some of them with community partners, and the university names collaboration and application as what the curriculum emphasises. Electives include a senior honours thesis and graduate-level options. UNC names health leaders, managers, policymakers, practitioners, clinicians and researchers among the careers graduates go into.
- Cohort of about fifty students
- Eight-week summer internship between junior and senior year
- Year-long capstone experience
- Graduate-level electives and a senior honours thesis
View UNC Chapel Hill's Health Policy and Management Major, B.S.P.H.
2 Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management
Appalachian State
Fully online CAHME master's on campus
Boone, NC
$4,242 in-state tuition75% graduation rate90% admit rate75.3 score
Appalachian State pairs its Health Care Management BS with an internship, a required professional development course, and an individual faculty mentor when you declare the major.
The degree combines foundational business courses with healthcare study. Named courses include Health Services Organization Behavior and Design, Human Resource Management in Health Service Organizations, and Health Information Systems. An internship gives you experience working in a healthcare setting, and the program offers an online option.
Professional advising helps you build a graduation plan. Faculty mentoring covers professional standards, responsibilities, graduate study, and career preparation, with time set aside for these topics in the required professional development course. The program connects management study to organizations that deliver care and businesses and agencies that support it.
- Healthcare internship
- Individual faculty mentor
- Required professional development course
- Online option available
View Appalachian State's Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management
3 Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management
UNC Charlotte
Fully online CAHME master's on campus
Charlotte, NC
$3,812 in-state tuition69% graduation rate80% admit rate74.5 score
The Health Systems Management degree sits in the same department as UNC Charlotte's MHA, with early entry and dual degree routes running between them.
The program states its mission as developing entry-level health services leaders to advance health equity and well-being in an urbanizing world, and pursues it through education, research and service. Housing the bachelor's alongside the Master of Health Administration and the Master of Public Health means the undergraduate degree sits next to the graduate ones rather than in a separate school.
That proximity is the practical advantage. Early entry and dual degree programs let a student begin graduate work before finishing the bachelor's, and the department runs a chapter of Upsilon Phi Delta, the honour society for health administration students.
- Early entry and dual degree routes to the MHA
- Shares a department with the MHA and MPH
- Upsilon Phi Delta honour society chapter
- Mission framed around health equity
View UNC Charlotte's Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management
4 Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management
East Carolina
Online and on campus
Greenville, NC
$4,452 in-state tuition63% graduation rate89% admit rate66.5 score
ECU runs the degree as a full-time cohort and splits classes evenly between online and face to face, a structure built to reach credentialed practitioners living outside Greenville, North Carolina.
The BS in Health Services Management is built around five competency areas the program names: knowledge of the healthcare environment, business skills and knowledge, leadership and teamwork, communication and relationship management, and professionalism. Students move through as a full-time cohort, which the program credits for its community building and collaboration. Classes are an even combination of online and face to face, and full-time and adjunct faculty teach from their own healthcare management experience. An internship places students with healthcare providers across Eastern North Carolina and beyond, and the program also facilitates a practicum in healthcare administration and a community engaged learning experience.
The program describes three paths in. Traditional students aim at mid-level management work in health care. Credentialed practitioners who already hold an associate degree can move into supervisory roles by studying through distance delivery. Candidates for allied health master's programs use the coursework to clear clinical prerequisites while earning the bachelor's. Typical work settings the program names include hospitals, ambulatory care centers, long term care facilities, health research and clinical trials firms, and home health care agencies. The program holds full certification status with the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.
- AUPHA certified undergraduate program
- Even mix of online and face to face classes
- Internship with Eastern NC healthcare providers
- Meets prerequisites for allied health master's
The school states this program holds AUPHA certification. AUPHA certifies
undergraduate programs in health administration, which is a different thing from
the CAHME accreditation that applies to master's degrees.
View East Carolina's Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management
5 Health Services Management, B.S.
NC A&T
On campus
Greensboro, NC
$3,540 in-state tuition57% graduation rate50% admit rate64.3 score
NC A&T places the degree in its Department of Population Health Management and Policy, and pairs every student with faculty and industry partners one-to-one for internships.
The Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management sits in the John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences. Its curriculum covers health systems, healthcare leadership and management, economics, healthcare technology, data systems and their management and analysis, and health services research, which puts more weight on data and technology than most programs at this level.
The university describes teaching as highly innovative and active, delivered by faculty with expertise in those areas, and names one-to-one relationships with faculty and with industry partners as how internship opportunities are arranged.
- Department of Population Health Management and Policy
- Data systems and health technology in the core
- One-to-one faculty and industry internship placement
- Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences
View NC A&T's Health Services Management, B.S.
6 BA in Healthcare Management
Belmont Abbey
Fully online
Belmont, NC
$19,500 in-state tuition47% graduation rate75% admit rate60.6 score
Belmont Abbey’s Healthcare Management BA combines business courses with Catholic bioethics, healthcare planning, and an internship.
The 2025-26 catalog includes accounting, spreadsheets, management, finance, marketing, business communication, organizational behavior, and human resources. Healthcare courses address the U.S. system, operations, law, ethics, and risk, followed by planning and strategy.
The major includes a three-credit internship. To graduate, students need at least a 2.0 GPA in the major and may have no more than two grades below C in its courses. The separate college core covers 50 to 53 hours.
- Catholic bioethics course
- Healthcare planning and strategy
- Three-credit internship
View Belmont Abbey's BA in Healthcare Management
7 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Healthcare Management
Mount Olive
Fully online
Mount Olive, NC
$26,216 in-state tuition52% graduation rate76% admit rate60 score
Mount Olive runs healthcare management as a major inside a business administration degree, so the coursework sits on an ACBSP-accredited business core and points students toward the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety.
The degree is a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Healthcare Management as the major, which means the sequence pairs a general business core with healthcare-specific coursework rather than treating administration as its own department. Listed topics include Fundamentals of Management and Managerial Accounting, Corporate Finance and Statistics, and Management of Information Systems on the business side, then U.S. Healthcare System, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Managing Long-term Care, Healthcare Quality Management, Laws and Ethics for Healthcare Professionals, and Business Policy and Strategy in Healthcare. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs accredits the program.
Delivery is fully online with no on-campus requirement, built on accelerated 7.5-week terms with multiple start dates and structured around working professionals. Admission carries no application fee and no entrance test. The program is transfer-friendly and applies prior college credit toward completion, so practical length depends heavily on what a student brings in. Coursework also points at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety, a professional credential students can pursue alongside the degree, and graduates can move into Mount Olive's MBA in Healthcare Management. A separate Healthcare Management minor is open to students in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and other majors.
- ACBSP-accredited business administration degree
- Accelerated 7.5-week terms, multiple start dates
- No application fee or entrance test
- Preps for IHI Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety
View Mount Olive's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Healthcare Management
8 BBA in Healthcare Management
Campbell
Fully online
Buies Creek, NC
$38,880 in-state tuition61% graduation rate87% admit rate57.2 score
Campbell’s Healthcare Management BBA pairs business study with practical experience, peer mentoring, and an active healthcare management club.
Students develop skills in analyzing management problems, communicating across professional groups, and using healthcare technology. The business school describes a healthcare management internship, annual Health Solutions events, and career-center support for connecting students with employers.
Adult and Online Education offers a separate 120-credit BBA route in eight-week terms, including a fully online option. That route covers human resources, marketing, communication, health information technology, law, and policy. Students comparing the campus and adult routes should use the requirements for their selected program.
- Healthcare management internship
- Peer mentoring and student club
- Online adult BBA option
View Campbell's BBA in Healthcare Management
9 BS in Healthcare Management
Winston-Salem State
On campus
Winston-Salem, NC
$3,401 in-state tuition47% graduation rate78% admit rate56.2 score
Winston-Salem State’s Healthcare Management BS emphasizes community service, a healthcare internship, and leadership grounded in health equity.
Named courses include Health Law and Ethics, Professional Growth and Leadership in Healthcare, and Population Health. Students learn to communicate across professional roles, understand healthcare regulation, and apply management concepts during a practicum experience.
WSSU states that its undergraduate program holds AUPHA certification. Regional healthcare partnerships support professional connections, and academic success counselors assist with coursework and access to student resources. The UNC System’s published BS transfer guide identifies an on-campus route.
- Service learning and internship
- Health equity and population health
- AUPHA undergraduate certification
View Winston-Salem State's BS in Healthcare Management
10 Healthcare Administration (B.S.)
Fayetteville State
On campus
Fayetteville, NC
$1,000 in-state tuition38% graduation rate82% admit rate52.9 score
Fayetteville State runs the degree out of its business department and gives students two routes into the field: a standalone B.S. in Healthcare Administration, or a B.S. in Business Administration with a Healthcare Management concentration.
The Healthcare Administration B.S. sits in the Department of Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration, and Information Systems inside the Broadwell College of Business and Economics. Coursework is grouped around business administration, economics, healthcare, and human resource management, so the major reads as a business degree pointed at hospitals and health systems rather than a clinical one. Stated learning outcomes cover communicating with internal and external audiences, managing organizational change toward strategic goals, aligning conduct with ethical and professional standards in healthcare, understanding how healthcare systems and the environment around them work, and applying business principles and systems thinking to that setting.
Students who want the business side weighted more heavily can take the B.S. in Business Administration with a Healthcare Management concentration instead, which adds management, database management, marketing, and economics coursework. The department also publishes a Healthcare Management for All Majors option, opening its HCM courses to students outside the two degrees. Faculty have run a study abroad program in London, England, built around how healthcare works in Britain, open to students in good academic standing with a minimum 2.5 GPA who have completed HCM 310, HCM 311, or MGMT 311. The department chair lists a direct line and email for questions.
- Two tracks: HCA major or business concentration
- Housed in the Broadwell College of Business
- HCM courses open to students in any major
- Faculty-led healthcare study abroad in London, England
View Fayetteville State's Healthcare Administration (B.S.)
11 BS in Healthcare Administration
NC Wesleyan
Fully online
Rocky Mount, NC
$34,936 in-state tuition42% graduation rate80% admit rate52.1 score
NC Wesleyan’s Healthcare Administration BS includes professional writing, medical terminology, and legal and ethical issues alongside business and management study.
Students examine healthcare organizations, their governing structures, and the responsibilities of administrative and clinical staff. The writing course develops communication for healthcare workplaces, while other coursework addresses policy, public health, economics, data management, and strategy.
The October 2025 program sheet also identifies risk management, quality assurance, and epidemiology among the degree’s learning areas. Its graduation guidelines include at least 120 semester hours, nine writing-intensive hours, and a 2.0 overall and major GPA. The BS is distinct from the healthcare concentration within Organizational Leadership.
- Professional healthcare writing
- Risk and quality management
- Business and public health coursework
View NC Wesleyan's BS in Healthcare Administration
12 Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration
Methodist
Fully online
Fayetteville, NC
$40,500 in-state tuition44% graduation rate75% admit rate51.6 score
A required course on governmental health care systems covers Army and Veterans Affairs operations, Tricare, and the operating divisions of Health and Human Services, subject matter most healthcare administration bachelor's programs never require.
The degree runs 124 credit hours, with 60 of them in the major. That block includes required HCA core courses, 12 credit hours of required electives, and a three-credit internship. Everything is delivered fully online in eight-week terms, two terms to a semester. The core opens with HCA 2000 Introduction to Health Care Administration and HCA 2300 Medical Terminology, moves through finance, informatics, policy, and organizational behavior, and closes at HCA 4810 Strategic Planning Capstone, which students cannot enter until they have completed 75 percent of core requirements including HCA 3500 Economics and Finance of Health Care Organizations.
The course list leans hard on patient safety and public-sector health delivery: HCA 3100 Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, HCA 3200 Just Culture, which applies corrective action to real medical malpractice cases, HCA 4010 Human Factors in Health Care, and HCA 4110 Governmental Health Care Systems. Methodist states the program is certified by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration and that the university is accredited by SACSCOC. A Business Administration minor is already built into the curriculum, and the university accepts up to 93 transfer credits toward undergraduate programs. Admission asks for an application, a high school diploma or GED, and transcripts.
- AUPHA-certified undergraduate program
- Required 3-credit health care administration internship
- Eight-week terms, two terms per semester
- Accepts up to 93 transfer credits
The school states this program holds AUPHA certification. AUPHA certifies
undergraduate programs in health administration, which is a different thing from
the CAHME accreditation that applies to master's degrees.
View Methodist's Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration
13 Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration
Barton
Fully online
Wilson, NC
$37,000 in-state tuition46% graduation rate94% admit rate50.8 score
Each of the five specializations pulls its courses straight out of Barton's business catalog, so the informatics track runs on Applied Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics for Accounting while the finance track runs on Cost Accounting and Accounting Information Systems.
The degree runs 120 credit hours and is delivered online through Barton's Professional Studies format. It sits inside the School of Business & Innovation, and coursework pairs healthcare systems, policy and ethics with accounting, management, analytics and leadership. No clinical background or science-heavy preparation is expected; students learn healthcare terminology and systems with the emphasis on management and operations rather than advanced sciences. What separates it from Barton's business administration degree, by the school's own account, is coverage of healthcare policy, reimbursement models, compliance regulations and patient privacy law.
Five specializations carry the major, and each draws its courses from the business catalog. Healthcare Informatics and Analytics uses Applied Artificial Intelligence, Principles of Managerial Accounting and Data Analytics for Accounting. Healthcare Financial Management adds Cost Accounting and Accounting Information Systems. Healthcare Marketing runs Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research and Marketing Promotions, while Healthcare Human Resources Management pairs Human Resource Management and International Management with a hands-on internship. The Generalist track stays broad for students weighing graduate study, and faculty advisors map the plan to a career goal. Outside the major, Barton points students to Healthcare+ Pathways and to AHEC Scholars, a two-year HRSA-funded program built on shadowing and didactic sessions.
- 120 credit hours, delivered fully online
- Five specializations including informatics and finance
- Housed in the School of Business & Innovation
- No clinical background or science prerequisites
View Barton's Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration
14 BS in Healthcare Management
Gardner-Webb
On campus
Boiling Springs, NC
$33,770 in-state tuition55% graduation rate77% admit rate48.2 score
Gardner-Webb’s Healthcare Management BS requires an internship or practicum and combines a 36-credit business core with 21 credits in healthcare management.
The 2025-26 traditional undergraduate plan includes healthcare quality, law and ethics, culture and diversity, and healthcare economics, budgeting, and finance. Students also study international health and complete business courses in accounting, information systems, statistics, management, and marketing.
The program emphasizes Christian business ethics and learning with healthcare professionals. Its sample senior-year plan includes Business Strategy and Internship in Healthcare Management. Course availability may shift between terms, so students plan their sequence with the department.
- 36-credit business core
- 21-credit healthcare component
- Internship or practicum
View Gardner-Webb's BS in Healthcare Management