Health Care Management at Western Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a health care management school? To help you decide if Western Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health care management program.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.

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.

WCU Health Care Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Care Management

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WCU does offer online courses in health care management for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WCU Health Care Management Rankings

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.

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in health care management from WCU. This makes it the #69 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Health Care Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 health care management majors earned their master's degree from WCU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from WCU, 87% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCU 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

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical and Health Services Managers	9,230	$117,650

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.