Degree Overview

Bachelor of Science Business — Healthcare Management

The B.S. in Business—Healthcare Management degree focuses on preparing students for leadership positions in the healthcare industry. Our online healthcare management degree program helps you gain the skills you need to become an effective manager of health systems and operations.

Who the Program is For:

Business and healthcare professionals seeking a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management to advance their careers.
Individuals seeking to add value to their organization by acquiring updated healthcare management knowledge aligned with today's changing healthcare landscape.
Individuals who have completed some college coursework or have applicable work experience.
Individuals who can spend 15 or more hours per week on their studies.
This program will be flexible and adaptable to your schedule. Click here to learn how this program works.
What You'll Learn
Essential Knowledge and Skills

We developed our online healthcare management program with significant input from experts and business leaders who serve on our Business Program Council. You’ll become an expert in areas relevant to a healthcare business career.

The program requires a total of 120 competency units (CUs), our equivalent to the traditional credit hour. If you’ve taken courses or received a degree from another college or university, you may be able to clear some of these requirements through transfer credit.

Key Subject Areas

These Courses Add to Your Credentials

Business
Leadership and Management
Business Law and Ethics
Healthcare Management
Spreadsheets
Accounting
Business of IT
Economics
Quantitative Analysis for Business
Human Resources
Finance
Management
Healthcare Data
Core Subject Areas

These General Education Assessments May Be Cleared through Transfer Credit

English Composition I and II
Elements of Effective Communication
Intermediate and College Algebra
Introduction to Geography
Integrated Natural Science
Introduction to Humanities
Introduction to Psychology
Critical Thinking and Logic
Introduction to Probability and Statistics

Capstone Project

The online Bachelor of Science in Business — Healthcare Management degree also requires the successful completion of a professional portfolio and a capstone project.

Your capstone project is something to be proud of – it's the culmination of all your hard work. Your final project allows you to take what you've learned and apply it to a real-world situation, proposing a solution to an actual business issue. Go ahead, show everyone what you can do.

How It Works

A Degree Program That Fits Your Schedule

WGU is designed to let you go to school on your time, not according to a class schedule. Our online degree program is flexible and puts you at the center of your education: you choose when and where to complete your coursework. Once you demonstrate your competency in a subject area, you can move on to your next course.

Online learning is not easy.

You should expect to work hard and spend 20 hours or more per week on your studies. Still, your program will be flexible enough to fit into your schedule, not the other way around.

How Long Will It Take?

It Depends On You

The average time it takes to complete an online bachelor’s degree program at WGU is 2-2.5 years for students with an associate's degree or equivalent and 4-5 years for students with little or no prior college. That’s significantly less than at other online schools.

WGU’s competency-based method, which allows you to advance through your courses using the skills and knowledge you already have, may allow you to to finish your degree in even less time.

The program requires a total of 120 competency units (CUs), our equivalent to the traditional credit hour.  If you’ve taken courses or received a degree from another college or university, you may be able to clear some of these requirements through transfer credit.

Ultimately, the pace at which you complete your online B.S. in Business — Healthcare Management program depends on how rapidly you pass assessments.

It’s your program. It’s up to you. Create your own schedule, choose your pace and achieve your personal goals.

How Competency-Based Education Benefits You

Put Your Existing Knowledge to Work

Western Governors University was the first university in the country to employ a cutting edge, competency-based learning model that lets you use skills and knowledge you already have to accelerate your degree program.

In WGU's online degree programs, students advance by demonstrating their competence in each subject area. You’ll be able to move quickly through material you already know so you can spend your time focusing on what you still need to learn.

You’ll work with your assigned Faculty Mentor on a personalized Degree Plan that establishes the pace at which you move through the program.
With few exceptions, you’ll be able to choose when and where you study.
You’ll complete as much work as YOU choose during each six-month term.
You’ll collaborate with your Faculty Mentor to determine the learning resources that will help you develop and demonstrate your competency in each subject area.
You’ll be required to complete at least 12 CUs per term for bachelor's degree programs and 8 CUs per term for graduate degree programs in order to make On Time Progress. If you choose to and are able, you can add courses and move more quickly through your program.

How Much Will It Cost?

Less Than You Think

We're committed to keeping tuition low and making sure our online education degree programs remain the very best value for hardworking students. WGU doesn't spend money on classrooms, research facilities, or football stadiums. Instead, we focus on keeping costs low. In fact, we haven’t increased tuition since 2008. And because we charge tuition at a flat-rate each term, if you complete coursework ahead of schedule, you can save yourself money as well as time.

You pay for time—not credits

• No matter how many courses you complete each term, your tuition stays the same.


• The more courses you complete each term, the fewer terms you have until graduation.


• Our competency-based model gives you the opportunity to accelerate your progress.


• If you complete your program ahead of schedule, you'll save both time and money.

Total Tuition Depends on Time

You’ll pay the same low, flat-rate tuition each 6-month term, regardless of how many courses you complete. If you accelerate your degree program, you’ll pay less for your degree. The following hypothetical students illustrate two common scenarios for the Bachelor of Science, Business — Healthcare Management program:

Tuition and Fees

For this program, a full course load is 12 competency units (credit hours) per term. Because we allow you to complete extra courses (which generally equal three or four competency units) at no extra cost, you may be able to increase the value of your program by dedicating extra time to your studies.

$2,890: Tuition per 6-Month Term
$145: Resource Fee per 6-Month Term
$65: One-Time Application Fee
WGU's online B.S. in Business — Healthcare Management degree program is designed to be affordable for hard-working adults with bills to pay.

Learn more about tuition and fees.

WGU Is Half The Cost

WGU's B.S. in Business — Healthcare Management degree program is typically about half the cost of a comparable program at another online university. A business degree at a traditional university can cost as much as $40,000.

Respected, Recognized, and Accredited
Northwest Commission Accredited

Western Governors University is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The Northwest Commission is also responsible for the accreditation of other major universities in the West, including the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, Gonzaga University, and the University of Utah, among many others. Learn more about accreditation here.

An online business degree from WGU tells employers that you're serious about success.

Take the next step into a prosperous future.

WGU Graduates Succeed
Become a Success Story

Our latest survey of leading employers speaks volumes about our ability to prepare grads to work in many industries:

of employers agreed that WGU graduates meet or exceed their expectations.
92% of employers said WGU grads exceed expectations.
93%of employers rated WGU graduates’ job performance as very good or excellent.
100%of employers consider WGU graduates prepared for their jobs.
94%of employers rate the "soft skills" of WGU grads as equal to or better than graduates from other institutions.

How a Course Works
Prove What You Know and Move Forward

You set your own pace by demonstrating your skills. In the online degree programs at WGU, you'll advance through each course by first mastering the course content, then completing and passing challenging assessments that measure your knowledge and skills in each subject area.

These rigorous assessments (tests, papers, assignments, and projects) let you demonstrate your competence in each subject area in order to pass the course and earn competency units (CUs), our equivalent to the traditional credit hour.

WGU sets a high standard, and we want our students to succeed. You'll be given ample opportunity to master the subject matter and re-take assessments as needed in order to graduate.

Get Started
Enrollment is easy. View our Enrollment Checklist for the easy steps to getting started.

Applicants must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent. Applicants who do not possess an appropriate AA or AS degree will be required to take the WGU Readiness Assessment — a short, multi-part online admission test that helps determine the likelihood of success in a WGU program.

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You'll be on your way to a successful career. A world of opportunity awaits.

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How does WGU keep its tuition so low?
As a nonprofit university, WGU doesn’t need to benefit shareholders. Our students are our main concern. We also try to keep our operating costs low. And since we’re an exclusively online university, we don’t need to maintain expensive classroom buildings, a campus, and other non-academic programs.

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