Why Pursue a Bachelor's in Health Administration
The BS in Health Administration is designed to create effective, ethical leaders ready for diverse roles in healthcare. Through a customized curriculum, the Health Admin program teaches valuable skills in healthcare process management, healthcare finance, accounting, data analytics, health information systems, operations management and population health analysis.
Graduates go on to become successful in various professions. Become a healthcare business analyst, improving hospital operations and patient outcomes, or a healthcare consultant, advising organizations on compliance and strategic planning. Whatever your passion, the Health Admin program offers the skills and training needed to become a leader in the field!
Preparing for Career Success
This health administration program prepares students to step confidently into the healthcare industry through hands-on learning! Professional development courses expose you to the standards and expectations of the field. You’ll also build your professional network and practical experience through internships with local healthcare agencies.
This degree equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a competitive job market, opening doors to top employers in San Antonio, across Texas, and beyond. Organizations actively hiring health administration professionals include UT Health San Antonio, UnitedHealth Group, Christus Health, and more.
Careers in Health Administration
This degree plan offers a customizable path for individuals interested in leadership, organization and improving healthcare systems. Professionals in this field play a critical role in delivering efficient, high-quality care. Explore a few career options below!
Admission Requirements
When you apply to UT San Antonio, you select the major you'd like to study. The choice of major will not impact if you get admitted to the University (all students must meet UT San Antonio's general admission requirements); however, some majors will require additional admission requirements to be able to declare the major your freshman year.
| Health Administration: There are no additional admission requirements declare this major. You must meet UT San Antonio’s general admission requirements. |
Scholarships
Pro Tip: Even if you don't think you will qualify for financial aid, you should still submit the FAFSA! Information from the FAFSA could impact certain scholarships that are even merit-based.
UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub
Through one general scholarship application, you can automatically be considered for dozens of scholarships at UT San Antonio, including scholarships that are available for this major. In order to access all available scholarship applications on the UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub, you must be an admitted student. If you are a student applying for admission, but have not yet been admitted, you may sign in and complete the Scholarship Hub’s General Application as long as you have authenticated your myUTSA ID and Passphrase. Once you are admitted to UT San Antonio, please sign back in to the Scholarship Hub to see if there are any additional scholarship opportunities available for you to pursue.
UT San Antonio Scholarship Hub Public Administration and Policy Scholarship Opportunities
Distinguished Scholarship
UT San Antonio offers an automatic merit-based scholarship to incoming new freshman and transfer students who display exceptional scholastic achievement in high school by the priority deadline. Non-resident and international students awarded a Distinguished Scholarship for a minimum of $1,000 for the academic year will be granted a waiver for non-resident tuition if scholarship eligibility is maintained. This means out-of-state and international students could pay in-state tuition! For fall admitted freshmen, this scholarship is valued up to $20,000 for up to four years. For fall or spring admitted transfer students, this scholarship is valued up to $6,000 for up to two years. Renewal eligibility must be maintained and funding must be available.
Distinguished ScholarshipsUT San Antonio Bold Promise
Although not a scholarship, UT San Antonio is committed to cover tuition and mandatory fees 100% for eligible students who come from low and middle-income Texas families.
UT San Antonio Bold Promise
Careers, Salary & Skills
UT San Antonio prepares you for future careers that are in demand. See possible careers below. This data is pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls data from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program. On top of the resources your college will provide, the University Career Center offers several resources to help students identify and develop the global skills necessary to successfully pursue and achieve lifelong career goals.
Minors & Certificates
After selecting a major area of study and enrolling at UT San Antonio, degree-seeking students can choose from a variety of minors and certificates to supplement their education. Although not required, minors and certificates can help students customize their UT San Antonio experience based on their passions and unique career goals.
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Our Mission
The mission of the Health Administration Program is to prepare ethical, capable healthcare administrators for careers in a variety of healthcare settings and to add to the body of knowledge in our fields.
Our Vision
The vision for the Health Administration program at UT San Antonio is to be the undergraduate health administration program of choice for students, faculty, alumni and employers in the United States.
Our Values
We value and teach model leadership, service, scholarship, professionalism and lifelong learning.
Four-Year Academic Plan
| Here’s a sample of what your journey could look like! For further details, view the Undergraduate Catalog. | |
| Year 1 | Courses |
|---|---|
| Fall | AIS or Academic Inquiry and Scholarship Introduction to Community and Public Health Excel for Business Information Systems Mathematics for Business (core) Freshman Composition I (core) |
| Spring | Foundations of Accounting Theories of Health Behavior Basic Statistics Freshman Composition II American History (core) |
| Year 2 | Courses |
| Fall | Introductory Microeconomics or Economic Principles and Issues Survey of Finance Database Management in Community and Public Health Texas Politics and Society (core) or Civil Rights in Texas and America Language, Philosophy & Culture (core) |
| Spring | Program Planning and Evaluation Health Care System Principles of Marketing Introduction to American Politics Life & Physical Sciences (core) |
| Year 3 | Courses |
| Fall | Health Economics and Policy Health Policy, Law and Ethics Managing Human Resources Life & Physical Sciences (core) |
| Spring | Professional Development in Health Administration Introduction to Healthcare Management |
| Year 4 | Courses |
| Fall | Capstone I in Population Health Management Health Administration Internship Analytics for Healthcare Operations Management |
| Spring | Capstone II Strategy and Value-based Care Creative Arts (core) Component Area Option (core) |
The Honors Experience
Realize your full potential at The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Honors College. Rooted in experiential learning, our classes and programs are hands-on, project-based, and customizable to fit your individual goals. Students in any majors can get invited to our Honors College. Turn your passions into marketable skills for the future!
Why Join Honors?
Why UT San Antonio?
The College for Health, Community and Policy (HCAP) is a diverse college that provides real world experiences and engages directly in our community. The college contains nine academic disciplines, and these important areas of study directly affect one another. For example, you can’t examine public policy without considering public health, criminology and criminal justice, psychology, nutrition, sociology and more. When you join HCAP, you will choose a degree program that complements your interests, conduct research and study with faculty who are experts in their field and engage with peers that will become lifetime friends.
Research is very important in the field of Health, Community and Policy. As early as your freshman year at UT San Antonio, you will be involved in conducting research studies that will let you act upon your curiosity, learn experientially and make a difference in people’s lives. Some of the areas of research include vaccine access, preventing substance abuse, violence prevention, understanding demographic trends and health impacts, diabetes prevention and improving resources for underserved populations.
Ensuring our HCAP students are ready for the world of work is a top priority. HCAP has a dedicated internship director who coordinates with employers to provide internship opportunities and advice for students. There have been over 140,000 internships hours completed by HCAP students. Courses offer career-engaged learning experiences such as opportunities in undergraduate research, internships and field experiences. The HCAP Student Success Center provides additional outside classroom support in professional development and leadership.
Student Success
UT San Antonio is all about your success. Our experiential learning initiative takes what you learn in the classroom and helps you apply it to real life. As a student in the College for Health, Community and Policy (HCAP), you will explore, engage and reflect on your experiences to launch your career in a global society. The HCAP Student Success Center is a one-stop resource to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional goals. Receive tutoring, find internships, connect with industry professionals for job opportunities, and enhance your professional development skills through the center’s comprehensive programming.