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Hospital & Care Facility Management

A program that prepares individuals to apply managerial principles to the administration of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. Includes instruction in facilities planning, building and operations management, business management, financial management and insurance, fund-raising and marketing, public relations, human resources management and labor relations, health care facilities operations, principles of health care delivery, and applicable law and regulations.

Types of Degrees Hospital & Care Facility Management Majors Are Earning

Students pursuing Hospital & Care Facility Management can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Certificate	4
Associate’s Degree	50
Bachelor’s Degree	2,234
Master’s Degree	1,185
Doctor’s Degree	21

What Hospital & Care Facility Management Majors Need to Know

Studies in Hospital & Care Facility Management emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

According to O*NET, a major in Hospital & Care Facility Management emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Administration and Management — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Customer and Personal Service — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5.3 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 3.8 / 5; level 5.2 / 7.
• Personnel and Human Resources — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills built by a Hospital & Care Facility Management program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Critical Thinking — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.0 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Monitoring — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Hospital & Care Facility Management careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.3 / 7.
• Problem Sensitivity — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.4 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.4 / 7
Making Decisions and Solving Problems	4.4 / 7
Working with Computers	4.2 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.2 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.2 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.2 / 7
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards	4.2 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	4.1 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Hospital & Care Facility Management professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft Access	Data base user interface and query software	—
Oracle PeopleSoft	Enterprise resource planning ERP software	—
Microsoft Project	Project management software	—
Microsoft Visio	Process mapping and design software	—
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Sage 50 Accounting	Accounting software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates include:

• Healthcare System Director
• Speech Therapy Director
• Occupational Health Nursing Director
• Community Health Nursing Director
• Laboratory Manager (Lab Manager)
• Nurse Administrator
• Dental Laboratory Manager (Dental Lab Manager)
• Hospital Plan Administrator
• Nursing Home Manager
• Nurses Director
• Medical Information Officer
• Medical Care Administrator
• Housing Manager
• Nursing Administrator
• EMS Manager (Emergency Medical Services Manager)

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Bachelor’s degree	38.9%
Associate’s degree (or other 2-year)	19.7%
Master’s degree	14.5%
Doctoral degree	10.1%
Postsecondary certificate	6.0%
High school diploma or equivalent	4.5%
Some college courses	3.8%
First professional degree	1.2%
Post-doctoral training	1.2%
Post-baccalaureate certificate	0.1%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Hospital & Care Facility Management?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 83.3% of Hospital & Care Facility Management degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	2,911	83.3%
Men	583	16.7%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	1,066	30.5%
Asian	260	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	571	16.3%
Black or African American	876	25.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	36	1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	21	0.6%
Two or More Races	113	3.2%
Race Unknown	477	13.7%
International Students	74	2.1%

^{See minority definition below.}

How Much Do Hospital & Care Facility Management Graduates Earn?

The U.S. Department of Education tracks median earnings of Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates 1, 4, and 5 years after completion. These numbers tend to grow steadily as graduates gain experience and move into mid-career roles.

Years Out	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,041
4 years	$36,054
5 years	$40,847

By year 5 out, median earnings rise to $40,847 — roughly 13% above the 1-year mark.

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker.}

Online Hospital & Care Facility Management Programs

Online study are documented by IPEDS for Hospital & Care Facility Management. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Associate’s	1	2
Bachelor’s	10	7
Master’s	11	5

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Is a Degree in Hospital & Care Facility Management Worth It?

Looking purely at the federal earnings tracker, Hospital & Care Facility Management graduates earn a median of $36,054 four years after completion — about 5% below the national median for workers with only a high school diploma (~$38,000). On earnings alone, this program does not show an income premium over the baseline; non-financial outcomes (career interests, certification requirements, advancement potential) are typically the stronger argument for fields in this range.

^{ROI estimate compares the program’s 4-yr median earnings against the 2023 BLS CPS median earnings for high-school-only workers. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + BLS Current Population Survey.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health and Medical Administrative Services	90,166
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	28,347
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	11,963
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	11,828
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	10,171
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	7,771
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	3,168
Medical Office Management/Administration	2,900
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	2,781
Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist	1,195
Medical Reception/Receptionist	844
Clinical Research Coordinator	347

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.