Healthcare Management Major

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

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

American Heart Association
Economics Club
Entrepreneurship Club
Mutual Investment Club
Pre-Med Club
SUNY Cortland Emergency Medical Services

Next Steps

The projected growth rate for health services managers by 2024 is 17 percent nationally and 12.5 percent in New York state, with an average annual salary of $128,470 for hospital administrators statewide, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Young alumni work in various roles and settings, including hospitals, physicians’ offices, outpatient care centers, rehabilitation facilities and home healthcare service agencies. Prominent alumni include Richard J. Pollack '77, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association.