Health Care Management at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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 University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 22,563 students attend the school each year. Of the 618 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2021, 120 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.

UAB Health Care Management Degrees Available

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

UAB Health Care Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health care management major at UAB 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Health Care Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Health Care Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	89
Best Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	209
	246
Best Value Health Care Management Schools	270
	312

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in health care management from UAB. This makes it the #45 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in health care management, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students earned a bachelor's degree in health care management from UAB. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAB Health Care Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of health care management master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in health care management each year. UAB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from UAB, 72% 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAB also has a doctoral program available in health care management. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560

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 Lee Adlaf under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.