Health Care Management at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

If you are interested in studying health care management, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366. In 2021, 85 health care management majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Health Care Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

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.

SIUC does offer online education options in health care management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SIUC Health Care Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health care management progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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
Most Popular Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Health Care Management Schools	48
	83
Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	86
Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
	143
Most Focused Health Care Management Schools	160
Most Focused Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	175
Best Value Health Care Management Schools	188
	255

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in health care management from SIUC. This makes it the #99 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health care management majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health care management from SIUC. About 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical health care management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health care management at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health care management bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SIUC Health Care Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of health care management master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in health care management each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from SIUC, 56% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SIUC 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 Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor
• 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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.