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MS Health & Wellness Management Careers

Create a Healthier Community

Be at the heart of improving people’s lives.

A career in Healthcare Management is a positive step for both an individual and a community, business or organization. Combine your healthcare expertise with business management skills to make strategic decisions, improve healthcare quality and drive organizational success while positively impacting individual and community health.

Our Capstone Connects the Dots

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Always Advancing

12% job market growth for Health Education Specialists and Community Health Workers through 2030 according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

High Potential Salary

Compensation and benefits managers earn a median salary of $127,530, nationally, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023.

Careers

More and more, employers are investing resources into wellness programs because healthier employees mean better employees. Your expertise will be in high demand.

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Career Options Abound

Enhance your current career or make a healthy pivot. You’ll build skills strategic planning, behavior change facilitation, health policy and emerging trends in wellness. You can use these skills to pursue careers like:

  • Wellness Coordinator
  • Community Health Director
  • Health Specialist
  • Corporate Manager of Benefits
  • Employee Wellness Specialist
  • Wellness Coach
  • Employee Wellness Coordinator
  • Public Health Programs Officer

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