Health Care Management at University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study health care management, take a look at what University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. Of the 298 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 29 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.

UPenn 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

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

UPenn Health Care Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health care management major at UPenn 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 Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	2
	3
	10
Most Popular Online Health Care Management Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Focused Health Care Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Health Care Management Graduate Certificate Schools	30
Most Popular Health Care Management Schools	40
Most Popular Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Value Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	111
Best Value Health Care Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219

In 2021, 102 students received their master’s degree in health care management from UPenn. This makes it the #23 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health care management, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Care Management from UPenn in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% 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 UPenn since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health care management at UPenn 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 University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UPenn Health Care Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 102 students earned a master's degree in health care management from UPenn. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in health care management each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	45
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UPenn also has a doctoral program available in health care management. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.