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Healthcare Administrator

BLS: Medical and Health Services ManagersSOC 11-9111Salary source: BLS OEWS May 2025
Career advancement roadmap

Your path to the next level

Bachelor's degree → entry role → credentials → graduate path → mid-level → senior-level.

  1. Recommended bachelor's path
    Healthcare Administration
    Business
    Your academic foundation
  2. Entry-level role
    No entry-level role mapped yet.
  3. Credentials that advance you
    CPHQ
  4. Graduate paths worth considering
    MHA
    Healthcare
  5. Mid-level roleYou are here
    Healthcare Administrator
    Mid
    3-7 years • $115K – $160K
  6. Senior-level role
    No senior-level role mapped yet.

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Overview

Degrees that lead to this role

Career ladder

How the climb looks

You're at the top of the Healthcare Administrator Ladder.
Salary

What you can realistically earn

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025SOC 11-9111View source
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Certifications

Credentials that advance you

Healthcare
High
CPHQ
Professional
Medium
PMP
Professional
Healthcare
Medium
Lean Six Sigma
Healthcare
Medium
FACHE pathway
Master's degrees

Graduate paths worth considering

Healthcare
High
MHA
Healthcare
Medium
MPH
Healthcare
Medium
MBA Healthcare Management

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