Healthcare Management
Prepare to work on the business side of healthcare in a fast-growing field. SUNY Cortland’s healthcare management degree, one of the first of its kind in the SUNY system, links the College’s strong reputations in business economics and public health.
You’ll gain foundational training for roles related to finance, human resources or business management across various settings — hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and larger healthcare systems among them.
Career Potential
- Healthcare administrator
- Human resources representative
- Finance officer
- Health informatics professionals
What Will I Learn?
- Human resource management
- Health economics, leadership and ethics in business
- Organization and administration of health programs
- Health informatics and communication
- Operations and supply chain management
- Epidemiology and biostatistics
Special Features
- Full-time, semester-long fieldwork experience
- Elective offerings for specific interests such as medicine or community-based, non-profit work
- Full-time faculty members include a health economist, healthcare management expert and program coordinator
The employment opportunities in this feed are a sample from Career Services’ Handshake portal. Some positions may require additional certifications. Handshake is available to current SUNY Cortland students and alumni.
Get Involved
- Gain hands-on experience close to campus (Cortland Regional Medical Center, SUNY Upstate Medical University) or further away (Northwell Health, Stony Brook University Hospital)
- Network with working alumni at campus events organized by Alumni Engagement and Career Services
Student Clubs of Interest
- Healthcare Management Students Association
- American Cancer Society on Campus
- Entrepreneurship Club
- Investment Club
- Pre-Med Club
- SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services