Health Care Management at Ferris State University

Every health care management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health care management program at Ferris State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 11,165. Of the 312 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ferris State University in 2021, 38 of them were health care management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Care Management section at the bottom of this page.

Ferris Health Care Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management
• Master’s Degree in Health Care Management

Online Classes Are Available at Ferris

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ferris offers distance education options for health care management at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Ferris Health Care Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health care management progam at Ferris compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health care management major at Ferris is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Care Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Health Care Management Schools	86
Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	100
	133
Most Popular Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	180
Best Health Care Management Schools	208
Most Focused Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Most Focused Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	239
	252

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in health care management from Ferris. This makes it the #181 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at Ferris

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health care management majors at Ferris State University.

Ferris Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health care management from Ferris. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health care management at Ferris are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a bachelor's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris Health Care Management Master’s Program

The health care management program at Ferris awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from Ferris, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ferris State University with a master's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ferris also has a doctoral program available in health care management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health Information Management

Careers That Health Care Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in health care management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Ferris State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.