<p>Georgetown just sent me an E-Mail talking about this major/program they have.</p>
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... Georgetown offers an undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Management & Policy" ...
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<li><p>I've never really though about this field... which other top universities have a similar and reputable program?</p></li>
<li><p>Are there other majors to meet this goal?</p></li>
<li><p>If I majored in something more general, like Management, is there any chance I could end up in this field nonetheless, or would it be much more difficult? (i.e, is this type of major absolutely necessary for the goal it advertises?)</p></li>
<li><p>Also, if one wanted to get into the "Business of Health Care", would medical school be necessary? (Or at least a huge benefit?)</p></li>
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<p>Any other info on this topic would be very appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>Medical school would not be necessary to be a hospital administrator. Generally, you want a master’s degree in such field. A bachelor’s degree would certainly help, especially when you apply to graduate school. A good amount of schools offer this major. Try to look for schools that have a School of Public Health.</p>
<p>I suggest looking at Public Health schools as well. Specifically, the Johns Hopkins University has a highly respected program in undergraduate Public Health with opportunities to take classes during your upperclassmen years at the Bloomberg School of Public Health of Johns Hopkins, which has been ranked the #1 school of Public Health for quite some time.</p>
<p>the undergrad Public Health degree offers course requirements that cross-over with Pre-Med, so you would essentially be fulfilling both requirements.</p>
<p>So I’m guessing it’s a fairly specific track?</p>
<p>i.e, You don’t go into more general business, and then end up doing this sort of thing.</p>
<p>And do you have to start as an undergrad? Could you major in something very general, but then go to a top graduate school for it?</p>
<p>i think it’s best to start with a science concentration as an undergrad and then progress onward to Public Health for grad mostly because I believe the two go hand in hand and you can’t really expect to fully understand Public Health without knowing the science and medicine behind it. For these reasons the Hopkins program is probably the best that I know of because it requires scientific and social-science knowledge, putting the two hand-in-hand.</p>