Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration

Healthcare is an expanding and dynamic economic sector. Job forecasting reports consistently point to healthcare as a dominant force in the economy, in terms of both projected growth and percentage share of all jobs. With this growth comes the need for effective administrators and managers who understand the complex patchwork of the U.S. healthcare system. Healthcare administrators must manage resources and teams in a range of environments to deliver high quality patient care. Healthcare managers are an essential part of the team to help achieve positive patient outcomes.

Northwestern’s Healthcare Administration certificate helps to prepare students for a variety of leadership roles in the healthcare industry with a focus on the business side of healthcare. Students will engage in coursework which analyzes effective healthcare models and examines how to deliver excellent, innovative, and efficient care while balancing costs. Courses cover strategic planning, leadership, and financial management responsibilities. The curriculum draws on the strengths of faculty from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and renowned healthcare systems nationwide, offering students opportunities to build healthcare administration knowledge and apply their learning via practical experiences integrated across the program.

As a part-time and entirely online certificate, students from around the world can access a program of this caliber while balancing their personal and professional commitments.

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Complete this four-course certificate and apply your credit to Northwestern’s MS in Healthcare Administration program. See below for details about applying credit.

 

Build Skills for Career Success in Healthcare Administration

With successful completion of the Healthcare Administration certificate, students should be able to:

  • Lead ethical, cost-effective transformations in healthcare that make a measurable impact on patient care, experience, and outcomes
  • Identify and evaluate the key levers of change in healthcare from a medical and administrative leadership perspective
  • Develop and execute strategic plans that move an organization, department, or unit toward clear, value-driven goals
  • Recruit and retain, manage, mobilize, and motivate effective cross-functional team members
  • Propose and execute service line elements within the matrixed environment of larger healthcare systems
  • Understand and analyze financial statements and manage budgets with a deep understanding of revenue cycles and revenue sources in the healthcare setting

Healthcare Administration Certificate Curriculum

Students are required to complete the following four courses to earn the certificate: 

  • HCA 403: Change Management and People Leadership in Healthcare (HR1)
  • HCA 404: Financial Management in Healthcare Organizations (Finance1)
  • HCA 405: Data Driven Healthcare Management: Why Data Matters
  • HCA 410: Leading Quality Care and Ethical Compliance

COURSE SCHEDULE

Review curriculum details while you consider applying to this program. Current students should refer to the curriculum requirements in place at time of entry into the program.

 

Applying Credit to the MS in Healthcare Administration Program

Students that are interested in the option of applying their credit to Northwestern's MS in Healthcare Administration program must submit an online application and submit all required application materials.

Students that elect to apply to a master's program before completing a graduate certificate will be able to count completed courses toward the applicable master's degree, but there will be no certificate conferred.

If you are interested in exploring this option, please contact the SPS graduate advising team for information on how to pursue a master's degree at SPS.


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