How to Become a Health Services Administrator
1. Earn a Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration (4 Years)
The first step to becoming a health services administrator is to complete a 4-year bachelor's degree program.
These may be offered on-campus or online, and primarily cover the following areas of expertise:
- Healthcare management
- Health outcomes
- Quality assurance
- Finance and legal issues
- Disaster planning
- Information systems
The preparation timeline below provides an example healthcare administration curriculum:
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2. Take the Graduate Requisite Exam (GRE)
Most graduate programs revolving around forensic science require the GRE for admittance. It's a 3 hour and 45 minute, standardized, multiple choice exam that covers analytical writing, quantitative reasoning, and verbal reasoning.
The GRE is broken down into six primary sections:
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| 2 Verbal Reasoning Sections |
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| 1 Unscored Section |
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You can find study materials, GRE registration, and test scores on the GRE website.
3. Earn a Master's Degree in Healthcare Services Administration (2 Years)
While a bachelor's degree may be sufficient for entry into the field, those that want to advance further into the field will want to complete a master's degree.
Master of Health Services Administration (M.H.S.A.) programs are modeled around business administration programs and focus primarily on the following areas of study:
- Organizational management
- Finance
- Marketing
- Policy
- Accounting
- Health services delivery
The following preparation timeline provides an example health services administration curriculum:
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