Major in Healthcare Administration

A degree in healthcare administration allows individuals to contribute to and support the desire to help others through the business sector of the healthcare field. As a healthcare administrator, you will be at the forefront of managing some of the most complex institutions in our society including hospitals, extended-care facilities, group practices, insurance companies, state and federal health agencies, educational programs and research facilities. 

After over 40 years, the HCA program at ISU remains the only Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) certified program in Idaho. Through a mixture of professionally experienced and academically qualified faculty, ISU's HCA program provides students with a robust and experience-driven education on the inner workings of the healthcare industry. Students will be immersed in business practices geared toward the unique aspects of healthcare including, marketing, finance, economics, informatics, human resources and more. As graduate-level degrees are preferred in the healthcare administration field, ISU's HCA program is designed to prepare students for the pursuit of further education either through our Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program or our Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.