With the booming job market in health care administration and its related fields, the demand for the health care management graduate certificate program has also increased. Universities have been offering certificate programs to meet the demand and tailored the program per industry requirements. Some universities offer the Health Care Administration Graduate Certificate as a stand-alone certificate, some offer as a part of the MS in Health Care Administration program while others offer as a part of the MBA program.
Brenau college offers the option to students who already hold an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution to earn the Health Care Management Graduate Certificate by completing the five required courses in the Health Care Management Concentration curriculum.
The Simmons Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Health Care Management (CAGS) prepares individuals who have graduate degrees in other disciplines to be health care administrators and leaders. The certificate program is designed to build on each student's strengths and to introduce new concepts in health care and management. The Health Care Management Certificate program is not currently accepting applications. Students in the CAGS program take courses in the School of Business Health Care MBA and MBA programs.
A very popular increasing format is the online Health Care Administration Graduate Certificate that offer similar courses structure.