Health Services Administration
Program Details
The Health Services Administration bachelor's degree prepares students for business careers in the health-care industry. Students focus on information systems, finance, marketing and organizational planning in organizations such as hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, long-term or acute-care facilities and government agencies.
Xavier University, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, is nationally recognized as a top university by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes. 98 percent of our students, including those in the health services administration major, are working, volunteering or in graduate school within six months of graduation (Class of 2021).
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration
Concentrations
Analytics: Health Information Management; Analytics: Population Health, Long-Term Care
Curriculum
The sample course sequence below illustrates class offerings for the Health Services Administration major. Consult the official Xavier University course catalog for detailed registration and advising information.
Fall
- CORE 100 First-Year Seminar............ 3cr.
- Historical Perspectives............ 3cr.
- ENGL 101- English Composition or ENGL 115 - Rhetoric............ 3cr.
- First Language 102............ 3cr.
- HESA 101 - Intro to US Healthcare............ 3cr.
- CORE 101: GOA Co-Curriculum Program I............ 0cr.
Spring
- THEO 111 - Theological Foundations............ 3cr.
- ECON 200 - Microeconomics............ 3cr.
- Second Language 102............ 3cr.
- HESA 110 - Medical Terminology............ 3cr.
- MATH 116 or 156............ 3cr.
- CORE 102: GOA Co-Curriculum Program II............ 0cr.
Fall
- HESA 120 - Health Care Management............ 3cr.
- HESA 210 - Healthcare Marketing & Strategic Management............ 3cr.
- PHIL 100 - Ethics as Intro to Philosophy............ 3cr.
- General Elective............ 3cr.
- MKTG 300 - Principles of Marketing............ 3cr.
Spring
- HESA 220 - Healthcare Reimbursement Systems............ 3cr.
- HESA 341 - Health Informatics............ 3cr.
- Humanities Elective............ 3cr.
- ACCT 200 - FInancial Accounting............ 3cr.
- Scientific Perspectives............ 3cr.
Fall
- FINC 300 - Business Finance............ 3cr.
- MGMT 200 - Organizational Management............ 3cr.
- HESA 240 Public Health............ 3cr.
- HESA 361 - Health Data Management............ 3cr.
- Natural Sciences Perspective............ 3cr.
- HESA 370 - Internship Preparation............ 1cr.
Spring
- ENGL 205 - Literature & Moral Imagination............ 3cr.
- BAIS 220 -Managing Information Technology............ 3cr.
- HESA 230 - Health Care Finance............ 3cr.
- Theological Perspectives............ 3cr.
- HESA 355 - Quantitative Methods for Health Services............ 3cr.
Fall
- HESA 401 - Health Policy............ 3cr.
- PHIL 200 - Philosophy Perspectives............ 3cr.
- Business Minor Elective............ 3cr.
- Non-business General Elective............ 3cr.
- General Elective............ 3cr.
Spring
- HESA 380 - Quality Management & Performance Improvement............ 3cr.
- HESA 390 - Foundations of Healthcare Ethics & Law............ 3cr.
- Non-business General Elective............ 3cr.
- Creative Perspectives............ 3cr.
- CORE 499............ 0cr.
Sample Courses
Xavier is known for providing an education that's both challenging and personal. Here are some courses that are part of the HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION major at Xavier:
Medical Terminology (HESA 110) -This course introduces students to the language of medicine while reviewing the major organ systems of the body.
Health Care Management (HESA 120) -This course is about learning how to manage in health care organizations. Students will learn key principles, practices and personalities of management. As an introductory course, the purpose is to expose participants to a wide range of areas and topics relevant to management, including the four major topical divisions: Plan, Organize, Lead, and Control.
Health Policy (HESA 201) -This course is about learning how to manage in health care organizations. Students will learn key principles, practices and personalities of management. As an introductory course, the purpose is to expose participants to a wide range of areas and topics relevant to management, including the four major topical divisions: Plan, Organize, Lead, and Control.
Quality Management & Performance Improvement (HESA 380) - Understand and manage quality principles and process management systems in the context of contemporary quality systems, their history and commitment to customer focus. This course gives students a broad based understanding of quality principles, management systems, place present day quality systems and initiatives in historical context, and manage and modify quality systems to maintain customer focus.
Career Outcomes
98% of Xavier students, including in those in the health services administration major, are employed or in grad school within 6 months of graduating.
Careers: Patient Services Representative, Financial Analyst, Clinical Research Coordinator, Human Resources Consultant, Health-Care Consultant, Health Insurance Sales Representative, Process Improvement Analyst
Student Job Placements: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, The Christ Hospital, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, TriHealth, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareStar
More: Xavier's Career Development Office assists students in their search for employment by offering individual career counseling sessions, conducting workshop series on interviewing and resume writing techniques and maintaining an educational, vocational and employer information resource center. More than 100 nationally known companies visit the campus annually to interview graduating seniors for positions in business and industry.
Student Clubs
Health Services Society
The Health Services Society provides students majoring in a health-related fields an opportunity to develop effective leadership skills, access to information on careers, and hands-on experiences in their field. The club helps all majors to work with one another while sharing the common focus of health care.
Take the Next Step
Internships for Health Service Administration Majors
Health Services Administration majors complete a 400-hour internship, usually during the summer between junior and senior year.
Business Minor for Health Service Administration Majors
Understanding the ins and outs of the business world is essential to being a successful health administrator. Every health services student earns a minor in business administration to help prepare for the management side of health care.
Three Concentrations for Health Service Administration Majors
All students majoring in Health Services Administration choose from three concentrations as a focused area of interest: Analytics in Health Information Management, Long-Term Care, or Analytics in Population Health.
Faculty Spotlight: Ashley White, Ph.D. - Health Services Administration
Get to know Ashley White, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Health Services Administration
Graduate With Honors
Are you looking for an academic challenge? The University Scholars Honors Program offers incoming students a more challenging curriculum and close support from professors while completing their undergraduate degree. Acceptance into the program is highly selective and includes a $2000 travel grant.
Health Services Administration Major at Xavier University
The undergraduate Health Services Administration program at Xavier University is a multi-disciplinary major preparing students for entry-level professional positions in a variety of health-care areas, including information systems, finance, marketing and organizational planning in hospitals, insurance and pharmaceutical companies, long-term or acute care facilities, and government agencies. All students have a minor in business and choose one of three concentrations as a focused area of interest: Analytics: Health Information Management; Analytics: Population Health; and Long-Term Care. Xavier's BSHSA program has been developed to meet the requirements for Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) certification.
Xavier University's College of Professional Sciences prepares undergraduate and graduate students intellectually, morally and spiritually for careers and professions of service. CPS challenges students to strive for academic excellence and life-long learning through promoting collaboration and community partnerships, and incorporating research, scholarship and innovation.
Xavier University is a private university located in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing a liberal arts education in the Jesuit Catholic tradition. Founded in 1831, the University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation. It has been ranked among the top 10 master's-level universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for the past two decades. The Princeton Review names it one of the "Best 385 Colleges in America."