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  <career>Healthcare Management</career>
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  <description>A master's degree is the most desirable to have for professionals who what to get into health care management.  Health managers will be in high demand as the health care industry expands.  Applicants with work experience in the health care field and with strong business and management skills should have the best prospective. </description>
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  <info>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; Like any career in the health care sector, there is high demand for qualified professionals in the management field.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Health care managers can make a generous salary, but they often work long hours to get their job done. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; The best opportunities in health care management are for those with a master's degree and many years of experience in the field.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What does a health manager do?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Like any good business, the health care industry is in need of good managers.  Also known as health care executive and health care administrators, health managers can choose to become a specialists or generalists.  Specialists are in charge of specific clinical departments or services, while generalists manage or help manage an entire office.  In smaller medical group practices, managers work closely with doctors to create a health care system and in larger systems health managers organize day-to-day business.  Most medical and health services managers work long hours and often travel to attend conferences. &lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;b&gt;What is the job outlook for a health manager?&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Health managers will be in high demand as the health care industry expands.  Applicants with work experience in the health care field and with strong business and management skills should have the best prospective. Competition for jobs at the highest management levels are be keen because of the high pay and prestige that come with these positions.  Health managers advance by moving into more responsible and higher paying positions, such as a department head, or CEO.  Some experienced managers also may become consultants or professors in health care management university programs.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;b&gt;How much money will a health manager make?&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Salaries for health managers will vary greatly depending on the size of the workplace.  The average yearly salary for a health manager is $95,000, with a range from $72,000 to $132,000.  Health and retirement benefits vary by workplace. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;b&gt;How does someone become a health manager?&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Most medical and health service managers have a master&#8217;s degree in health services administration, long-term care administration, health sciences, public health, public administration, or business administration.  These graduate programs can be very competitive and they prefer graduates from liberal arts colleges.    &lt;/p&gt;</info>
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  <metadesc>Accredited Healthcare Management Colleges &amp; Masters Degrees</metadesc>
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  <pageheader>Masters Degree in Healthcare Management</pageheader>
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