The 4 healthcare administration programs in Utah are separated by
$2,746 of tuition and 8 points of
graduation rate. Both of the measures this site weighs most heavily are almost
flat across the state, which makes Utah the one place where the ranking order
matters less than what sits behind it.
$2,746
Total tuition spread
8 pts
Total completion spread
$8,180
Dearest in the state
$114,980
State median pay
What to Decide on When Cost and Completion Have Stopped Deciding
This site scores programs on graduation rate, tuition, delivery and
selectivity, and on most state pages the first two do nearly all the work.
Georgia's completion figures span sixty-three points. Massachusetts covers
fifty thousand dollars of tuition. Utah covers
$2,746 and 8 points. Every option is
cheap and every option finishes a similar share of its students, so the
arithmetic that usually produces a clear answer produces four close ones.
Two things do still differ. The first is format: 4 of the
4 can be finished fully online and the rest are taught on
campus, which for most working readers is the binding constraint rather than a
preference. The second is where each one leads.
Weber State University carries both a
ranked bachelor's and a CAHME-accredited master's, meaning the graduate step
that hospital leadership tracks generally expect can happen without changing
institution.
None of that makes the table below decorative. The scores still reflect real
differences and the top entry earned its place. It does mean a reader here
should feel free to weigh a fifteen-minute commute or an employer's tuition
arrangement above a three-point gap in completion, which would be poor advice
in a state where that gap was thirty points and forty thousand dollars.
All 4 Healthcare Administration Programs in Utah, Ranked
All 4 ranked healthcare administration bachelor programs in Utah, with tuition, graduation rate and score
#
School
Type
In-state tuition
Graduation rate
Master’s on site
Degrees awarded
Score
1
Weber State
Public
$5,621
46%
CAHME-accredited
2
61.6
2
Utah Valley
Public
$5,818
45%
33
61.2
3
Western Governors
Private nonprofit
$8,180
46%
765
60.7
4
Utah Tech
Public
$5,434
38%
15
58.5
Ranked order and price order do not agree here. Weber State University holds the top place, while the cheapest way into the field in Utah is Utah Tech University at $5,434 a year, $187 under the top-ranked program, and it still places 4th of 4. Weber State University finishes more of its students than anything else here, at 46%, which is most of why it leads: graduation rate is the heaviest single factor in the score. All 4 run fully online, so where you live does not narrow this table.
Weber State offers its Health Administration B.S. fully online, through face-to-face classes or with independent study options.
The university states that its undergraduate program holds AUPHA certification. Communication, community awareness, professionalism and leadership are among its named competencies. Weber positions the degree for administrative work across hospitals, physician practices, insurance organizations, skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation centers.
Prospective students can work with a pre-enrollment adviser, while enrolled students have a program adviser for course planning. The choice of study format gives you several ways to fit the bachelor's around work or other commitments.
Utah Valley's Healthcare Administration B.S. includes a three-credit internship and a core spanning revenue-cycle management, population health and healthcare law.
The 120-credit degree divides into 30 general education credits, a 62-credit discipline core and 28 electives. The core includes accounting, spreadsheets, business statistics, human resources, healthcare economics and strategic planning. The catalog provides both a standard graduation plan and an online plan.
Graduation requires an overall GPA of at least 2.5 and a discipline-core GPA of at least 2.75, with no core grade below C-. You also need 40 upper-division credits. Those thresholds matter when planning transfers and the internship sequence with your adviser.
WGU lets you move through its online Healthcare Administration B.S. by passing course assessments, with a program mentor helping plan each term.
Your pace depends on how quickly you learn and demonstrate the material. Previous college courses can qualify for transfer, and you ordinarily work through the remaining courses one at a time. The curriculum combines business, communication, finance and leadership with healthcare delivery.
WGU includes certificates in leadership, strategic thinking and innovation, and healthcare management along the route to the degree. Coursework also includes applied healthcare probability and statistics. The assessment model makes planning your study time central to progress through the program.
Utah Tech's online Healthcare Administration B.A.S. is a completion route built around a 45-credit sequence following an associate degree.
Admission requires a health-sciences A.A.S. or A.S., or an A.S. plus six months of relevant healthcare work. You must finish the university's general education requirements before starting the B.A.S. core and submit a resume with your application. The published plan spreads the 45 required credits across three semesters.
Courses include revenue-cycle management, healthcare quality and safety, financial analysis, health policy and a Population Health Capstone. The full degree requires 120 credits, including at least 30 upper-division credits earned at Utah Tech. Required courses and required electives need a C or better.
Above the national median on a small workforce, with a wide gap between the
bottom and top tenths. The spread inside the occupation here is far larger than
the spread between the degrees that lead into it, which is worth holding in mind
while comparing four very similar programs.
Wage figures for medical and health services managers in this state
Median
$114,980
Below national median
$8,880
Pay rank
29th of 51
Employed
4,860
Workforce rank
34th of 51
25th percentile
$94,050
75th percentile
$160,910
90th percentile
$215,570
National median
$123,860
BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 11-9111.
How We Scored Utah'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.
Sources for These Utah Healthcare Administration Rankings
Program counts, graduation rates, tuition, admission rates and degrees awarded:
IPEDS,
US Department of Education, CIP 51.0701 and 51.0702 at award level 5.
Wages:
BLS OEWS,
May 2025, SOC 11-9111 (Medical and Health Services Managers). A wage survey covering the whole occupation at
every education level, carrying no employment projections
.
Accreditation:
CAHME accredits master's programs only and does not accredit any bachelor's degree.
AUPHA certifies undergraduate programs instead. Where a school states that certification
on its own page it is reported on the program rather than scored.
Degree titles, delivery format and certification: each school's own program page.
Questions About Healthcare Administration Degrees in Utah
How much do healthcare administration programs cost in Utah?
Between $5,434 and $8,180 a year in state, a range of $2,746. That is the narrowest of the 40 states with at least three ranked programs. Everything in Utah is under $9,000, including the one private institution, which is unusual anywhere.
Which Utah healthcare administration program has the best graduation rate?
Weber State University at 46%, but the figure separates these programs less than usual: the whole state runs 38% to 46%, a spread of 8 points where most states span thirty or more. Choosing on completion alone in Utah is choosing on a difference of a few points.
Can you stay at the same university for a masters in Utah?
Yes. Weber State University appears in the ranking below and also holds a CAHME-accredited master's. Weber State University and University of Utah hold accredited master's programs in the state altogether. Where the bachelor's options are as evenly matched as they are here, that continuity is a reasonable tie-breaker.
What do healthcare administrators earn in Utah?
Utah pays $114,980 at the median, $8,880 below the national $123,860, 29th of 51. The top tenth clear $215,570 while the bottom tenth earn under $67,020, so the range within the state is wide even though the range between its degrees is not.
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