<p>I am currently a Psychology major at a University of Texas branch(UT Dallas) and I was planning on finishing the Psych degree and then find either a masters or bachelors program for Healthcare Administration but now I am considering just switching to a bachelors now rather than wait.</p>
<p>Unfortunately there are no bachelor programs for healthcare admin/management locally or even a commutable distance but Texas Tech offers a Clinical Services Management online bachelors degree(and masters) through their Health Sciences Center. The degree sounds perfect for me but I worry about finding a job with an online degree and whether or not an online program will prepare me properly for a job within that field. I emailed them asking whether or not they designate the degree "online" on the diploma or not but either way Texas Tech is a big school in Texas with a good reputation but I worry about online degrees in the "getting a job" and "being prepared for a job" areas.</p>
<p>I'd appreciate any advice or knowledge you can provide me. Here is a link to the program: Texas</a> Tech University Health Sciences Center :: SAHS : Clinical Services Management</p>
<p>Pick up the phone, and have a chat with the career center at Texas Tech about their jib placement. They should be able to answer your questions.</p>
<p>You should by now have an idea of the companies you want to work for. (If not start researching). Call them up and speak with someone in HR. ask them what schools they would look favorably on. You can always tell them you are doing a project for school where you need to research your future career. Asking the school to tell you about their placement isn’t reliable since they want to get you as a student and have incentive to bend truth</p>
<p>I will speak with the career center and advisors, I’ve emailed them and left a voicemail but I haven’t heard from them yet for some reason. </p>
<p>I agree though, their info won’t be very helpful because they aren’t going to say anything bad about their degree or give me a real answer because of the reasons you stated. I haven’t thought at all about the companies I’d want to work for because I’m not sure where exactly I would work or where I would start out but I suppose I could call a few places and get their view on the degree. </p>
<p>Does anyone have experiences with online degrees from legitimate schools like this one, I know there is a difference between that and online only schools.</p>