University Headquarters (HQ) is an industry-leading, independent educational organization that provides independent college rankings using a proprietary formula to create first class unbiased rankings. The team at University HQ strives to provide accurate and trustworthy rankings that highlights affordable programs for healthcare management.
Future university students want to earn a degree in a field of their choosing so that they can be productive and also enjoy their careers. However, tuition costs have gone up nearly every year for decades, making it more difficult for families to afford higher education aspirations for their children.
This is true of healthcare management programs at colleges and universities across the United States, many of which are training students to work with a healthcare system that has gone through remarkable changes in the last 50 years. And many university administrators realize that, if they want students to come to their institutions, they have to make sure that their degrees are affordable.
Well-designed undergraduate healthcare management programs expose their students to the theories and practice of management within the sphere of healthcare. They also offer students opportunities to practice what they are learning. Students majoring in healthcare management may be required to choose an internship in the community or simply to complete a shadowing experience so that they can get a feel for a job and what that may look like. Luckily, many of these students are also able to compete for scholarships and grants designed for those who are majoring in healthcare or healthcare management specifically. But even those who cannot find scholarships can choose to attend a school that won’t empty their wallet.
Top 50 Affordable Healthcare Management Colleges and Universities
1
University of Virginia
Score: 86.18
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $20,986
- Out-of-State:$58,014
- Net Price: $19,469
- Acceptance Rate: 19%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 26,082
- Undergrad Students: 17,444
- Graduate Students: 8,638
- Grads Salary: $84,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
2
University of Maryland
Score: 83.84
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,505
- Out-of-State:$40,306
- Net Price: $16,210
- Acceptance Rate: 45%
- Retention Rate: 95%
- Graduation Rate: 89%
- Total Enrollment: 40,792
- Undergrad Students: 30,353
- Graduate Students: 10,439
- Grads Salary: $83,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
3
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Score: 79.2
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $16,488
- Out-of-State:$36,402
- Net Price: $16,018
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Retention Rate: 90%
- Graduation Rate: 84%
- Total Enrollment: 54,955
- Undergrad Students: 39,248
- Graduate Students: 15,707
- Grads Salary: $80,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
4
Charter Oak State College
Score: 77.69
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $8,506
- Out-of-State:$8,506
- Net Price: $10,191
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 100%
- Graduation Rate: 64%
- Total Enrollment: 1,602
- Undergrad Students: 1,501
- Graduate Students: 101
- Grads Salary: $81,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
5
University of St. Francis
Score: 75.91
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $37,000
- Out-of-State:$37,000
- Net Price: $18,560
- Acceptance Rate: 58%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 65%
- Total Enrollment: 3,297
- Undergrad Students: 1,414
- Graduate Students: 1,883
- Grads Salary: $88,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
6
Florida A&M University
Score: 75.64
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $5,785
- Out-of-State:$17,725
- Net Price: $11,583
- Acceptance Rate: 33%
- Retention Rate: 90%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 9,215
- Undergrad Students: 7,709
- Graduate Students: 1,506
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
7
Saint Peter's University
Score: 75.24
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $41,054
- Out-of-State:$41,054
- Net Price: $11,996
- Acceptance Rate: 89%
- Retention Rate: 78%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 3,430
- Undergrad Students: 2,071
- Graduate Students: 1,359
- Grads Salary: $83,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
8
The University of Texas at Dallas
Score: 74.97
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,564
- Out-of-State:$40,064
- Net Price: $13,555
- Acceptance Rate: 85%
- Retention Rate: 87%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Total Enrollment: 31,570
- Undergrad Students: 21,617
- Graduate Students: 9,953
- Grads Salary: $81,000
- Student-to-faculty: 27:1
9
North Carolina A&T State University
Score: 74.81
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,748
- Out-of-State:$20,408
- Net Price: $9,189
- Acceptance Rate: 56%
- Retention Rate: 74%
- Graduation Rate: 57%
- Total Enrollment: 13,487
- Undergrad Students: 11,833
- Graduate Students: 1,654
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 19:1
10
University of Arizona
Score: 73.09
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,626
- Out-of-State:$41,095
- Net Price: $17,075
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Retention Rate: 86%
- Graduation Rate: 68%
- Total Enrollment: 49,403
- Undergrad Students: 38,751
- Graduate Students: 10,652
- Grads Salary: $80,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
11
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Score: 72.54
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $7,214
- Out-of-State:$21,876
- Net Price: $13,951
- Acceptance Rate: 80%
- Retention Rate: 84%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Total Enrollment: 29,551
- Undergrad Students: 23,461
- Graduate Students: 6,090
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 20:1
12
Goldey-Beacom College
Score: 72.31
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,440
- Out-of-State:$13,440
- Net Price: $13,454
- Acceptance Rate: 63%
- Retention Rate: 72%
- Graduation Rate: 67%
- Total Enrollment: 1,012
- Undergrad Students: 620
- Graduate Students: 392
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
13
Towson University
Score: 70.99
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,306
- Out-of-State:$28,326
- Net Price: $14,443
- Acceptance Rate: 79%
- Retention Rate: 82%
- Graduation Rate: 70%
- Total Enrollment: 19,793
- Undergrad Students: 16,861
- Graduate Students: 2,932
- Grads Salary: $70,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
14
University of Oklahoma-Norman
Score: 70.88
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,595
- Out-of-State:$26,665
- Net Price: $22,601
- Acceptance Rate: 73%
- Retention Rate: 88%
- Graduation Rate: 76%
- Total Enrollment: 28,308
- Undergrad Students: 21,282
- Graduate Students: 7,026
- Grads Salary: $75,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
15
University of Rhode Island
Score: 70.78
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $16,408
- Out-of-State:$35,804
- Net Price: $20,695
- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Retention Rate: 85%
- Graduation Rate: 72%
- Total Enrollment: 17,473
- Undergrad Students: 14,768
- Graduate Students: 2,705
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
16
Lewis University
Score: 70.54
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $37,882
- Out-of-State:$37,882
- Net Price: $19,184
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Retention Rate: 81%
- Graduation Rate: 62%
- Total Enrollment: 6,513
- Undergrad Students: 3,933
- Graduate Students: 2,580
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 14:1
17
Appalachian State University
Score: 70.09
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $7,541
- Out-of-State:$24,537
- Net Price: $13,084
- Acceptance Rate: 83%
- Retention Rate: 83%
- Graduation Rate: 75%
- Total Enrollment: 20,436
- Undergrad Students: 18,558
- Graduate Students: 1,878
- Grads Salary: $64,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
18
University of Mississippi
Score: 70
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,412
- Out-of-State:$26,980
- Net Price: $14,289
- Acceptance Rate: 97%
- Retention Rate: 89%
- Graduation Rate: 68%
- Total Enrollment: 22,300
- Undergrad Students: 17,302
- Graduate Students: 4,998
- Grads Salary: $70,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
19
Oregon Institute of Technology
Score: 69.94
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $12,687
- Out-of-State:$35,592
- Net Price: $17,283
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Retention Rate: 72%
- Graduation Rate: 57%
- Total Enrollment: 4,911
- Undergrad Students: 4,802
- Graduate Students: 109
- Grads Salary: $83,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
20
St. Joseph's University-New York
Score: 69.63
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $34,535
- Out-of-State:$34,535
- Net Price: $18,001
- Acceptance Rate: 77%
- Retention Rate: 82%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Total Enrollment: 4,348
- Undergrad Students: 3,556
- Graduate Students: 792
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
21
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Score: 69.23
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,120
- Out-of-State:$13,120
- Net Price: $12,894
- Acceptance Rate: 57%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 53%
- Total Enrollment: 2,303
- Undergrad Students: 2,303
- Graduate Students: N/A
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
22
SUNY Cortland
Score: 68.98
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $8,815
- Out-of-State:$18,725
- Net Price: $18,304
- Acceptance Rate: 60%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 69%
- Total Enrollment: 6,690
- Undergrad Students: 5,993
- Graduate Students: 697
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
23
East Carolina University
Score: 68.73
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $7,361
- Out-of-State:$23,638
- Net Price: $14,410
- Acceptance Rate: 92%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 65%
- Total Enrollment: 27,151
- Undergrad Students: 21,688
- Graduate Students: 5,463
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
24
North Park University
Score: 67.8
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $35,325
- Out-of-State:$35,325
- Net Price: $19,029
- Acceptance Rate: 68%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 55%
- Total Enrollment: 2,660
- Undergrad Students: 1,868
- Graduate Students: 792
- Grads Salary: $77,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
25
Western Illinois University
Score: 67.68
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,952
- Out-of-State:$14,952
- Net Price: $11,213
- Acceptance Rate: 75%
- Retention Rate: 67%
- Graduation Rate: 47%
- Total Enrollment: 7,643
- Undergrad Students: 5,309
- Graduate Students: 2,334
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
26
Winston-Salem State University
Score: 67.62
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,735
- Out-of-State:$17,391
- Net Price: $14,097
- Acceptance Rate: 73%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 50%
- Total Enrollment: 5,004
- Undergrad Students: 4,513
- Graduate Students: 491
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
27
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Score: 67.55
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $8,832
- Out-of-State:$21,864
- Net Price: $16,834
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Retention Rate: 82%
- Graduation Rate: 64%
- Total Enrollment: 21,639
- Undergrad Students: 13,032
- Graduate Students: 8,607
- Grads Salary: $71,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
28
Waynesburg University
Score: 67.44
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $29,460
- Out-of-State:$29,460
- Net Price: $22,281
- Acceptance Rate: 76%
- Retention Rate: 72%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 1,366
- Undergrad Students: 1,116
- Graduate Students: 250
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
29
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Score: 67.38
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,318
- Out-of-State:$19,762
- Net Price: $18,031
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 62%
- Total Enrollment: 9,675
- Undergrad Students: 8,810
- Graduate Students: 865
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
30
Utica University
Score: 67.25
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $24,308
- Out-of-State:$24,308
- Net Price: $22,372
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Retention Rate: 73%
- Graduation Rate: 58%
- Total Enrollment: 3,861
- Undergrad Students: 2,678
- Graduate Students: 1,183
- Grads Salary: $80,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
31
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Score: 67.04
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $43,160
- Out-of-State:$43,160
- Net Price: $22,843
- Acceptance Rate: 97%
- Retention Rate: 78%
- Graduation Rate: 65%
- Total Enrollment: 4,133
- Undergrad Students: 1,100
- Graduate Students: 3,033
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
32
University of Michigan-Flint
Score: 66.92
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,014
- Out-of-State:$31,274
- Net Price: $10,840
- Acceptance Rate: 66%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 46%
- Total Enrollment: 5,985
- Undergrad Students: 4,609
- Graduate Students: 1,376
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
33
St. Francis College
Score: 66.92
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $27,570
- Out-of-State:$27,570
- Net Price: $18,602
- Acceptance Rate: 84%
- Retention Rate: 70%
- Graduation Rate: 54%
- Total Enrollment: 2,661
- Undergrad Students: 2,276
- Graduate Students: 385
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
34
Carlow University
Score: 66.59
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $34,502
- Out-of-State:$34,502
- Net Price: $17,437
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Retention Rate: 76%
- Graduation Rate: 56%
- Total Enrollment: 2,104
- Undergrad Students: 1,247
- Graduate Students: 857
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
35
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Score: 66.46
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $25,000
- Out-of-State:$25,000
- Net Price: $17,776
- Acceptance Rate: 69%
- Retention Rate: 61%
- Graduation Rate: 51%
- Total Enrollment: 5,544
- Undergrad Students: 3,071
- Graduate Students: 2,473
- Grads Salary: $78,000
- Student-to-faculty: 13:1
36
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Score: 66.22
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,244
- Out-of-State:$13,244
- Net Price: $16,990
- Acceptance Rate: 91%
- Retention Rate: 70%
- Graduation Rate: 49%
- Total Enrollment: 11,107
- Undergrad Students: 8,000
- Graduate Students: 3,107
- Grads Salary: $78,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
37
Marywood University
Score: 66.09
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $39,570
- Out-of-State:$39,570
- Net Price: $22,504
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Retention Rate: 83%
- Graduation Rate: 76%
- Total Enrollment: 2,729
- Undergrad Students: 1,857
- Graduate Students: 872
- Grads Salary: $65,000
- Student-to-faculty: 11:1
38
Western Carolina University
Score: 66.03
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $4,532
- Out-of-State:$8,532
- Net Price: $13,022
- Acceptance Rate: 85%
- Retention Rate: 71%
- Graduation Rate: 61%
- Total Enrollment: 11,635
- Undergrad Students: 9,956
- Graduate Students: 1,679
- Grads Salary: $66,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
39
Texas State University
Score: 65.91
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,450
- Out-of-State:$23,210
- Net Price: $14,120
- Acceptance Rate: 88%
- Retention Rate: 80%
- Graduation Rate: 56%
- Total Enrollment: 38,171
- Undergrad Students: 33,834
- Graduate Students: 4,337
- Grads Salary: $70,000
- Student-to-faculty: 21:1
40
Western Governors University
Score: 65.89
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $8,300
- Out-of-State:$8,300
- Net Price: $9,207
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 65%
- Graduation Rate: 49%
- Total Enrollment: 156,935
- Undergrad Students: 112,807
- Graduate Students: 44,128
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 42:1
41
Salem State University
Score: 65.78
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,978
- Out-of-State:$18,961
- Net Price: $19,277
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 55%
- Total Enrollment: 6,539
- Undergrad Students: 5,078
- Graduate Students: 1,461
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
42
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Score: 65.77
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,142
- Out-of-State:$26,098
- Net Price: $13,159
- Acceptance Rate: 85%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 47%
- Total Enrollment: 30,660
- Undergrad Students: 25,365
- Graduate Students: 5,295
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
43
Ferris State University
Score: 65.59
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,630
- Out-of-State:$13,630
- Net Price: $13,978
- Acceptance Rate: 88%
- Retention Rate: 77%
- Graduation Rate: 49%
- Total Enrollment: 10,072
- Undergrad Students: 9,000
- Graduate Students: 1,072
- Grads Salary: $72,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
44
Youngstown State University
Score: 65.56
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $10,791
- Out-of-State:$11,151
- Net Price: $11,900
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Retention Rate: 78%
- Graduation Rate: 49%
- Total Enrollment: 11,071
- Undergrad Students: 8,822
- Graduate Students: 2,249
- Grads Salary: $69,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
45
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Score: 65.51
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $29,264
- Out-of-State:$29,264
- Net Price: $13,591
- Acceptance Rate: 61%
- Retention Rate: 75%
- Graduation Rate: 50%
- Total Enrollment: 1,052
- Undergrad Students: 929
- Graduate Students: 123
- Grads Salary: $66,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
46
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Score: 65.49
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $15,208
- Out-of-State:$31,750
- Net Price: $19,700
- Acceptance Rate: 96%
- Retention Rate: 67%
- Graduation Rate: 55%
- Total Enrollment: 7,457
- Undergrad Students: 5,517
- Graduate Students: 1,940
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
47
Avila University
Score: 65.44
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $38,672
- Out-of-State:$38,672
- Net Price: $17,210
- Acceptance Rate: 68%
- Retention Rate: 79%
- Graduation Rate: 51%
- Total Enrollment: 1,306
- Undergrad Students: 978
- Graduate Students: 328
- Grads Salary: $70,000
- Student-to-faculty: 10:1
48
Wichita State University
Score: 65.31
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $9,322
- Out-of-State:$19,240
- Net Price: $13,553
- Acceptance Rate: 95%
- Retention Rate: 66%
- Graduation Rate: 52%
- Total Enrollment: 16,216
- Undergrad Students: 12,049
- Graduate Students: 4,167
- Grads Salary: $74,000
- Student-to-faculty: 20:1
49
Husson University
Score: 65.29
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $22,194
- Out-of-State:$22,194
- Net Price: $19,978
- Acceptance Rate: 91%
- Retention Rate: 79%
- Graduation Rate: 60%
- Total Enrollment: 3,065
- Undergrad Students: 2,429
- Graduate Students: 636
- Grads Salary: $73,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
50
Weber State University
Score: 65.12
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,391
- Out-of-State:$17,084
- Net Price: $10,525
- Acceptance Rate: 100%
- Retention Rate: 68%
- Graduation Rate: 42%
- Total Enrollment: 29,914
- Undergrad Students: 28,903
- Graduate Students: 1,011
- Grads Salary: $76,000
- Student-to-faculty: 21:1
