Best Bachelor's in Healthcare Administration in Florida for 2026

USF's Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences splits into five concentrations: biological health sciences, social and behavioral health sciences, healthcare simulation science, health care administration, and health information technology. Every student completes 24 credits of foundational Health Sciences coursework before choosing a 21-credit concentration. The school describes the Health Care Administration track as blending health sciences with business and policy, preparing graduates for roles in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, public health organizations, and healthcare consulting firms.

The program posts a 92 Hakia Score on a 77% graduation rate and a 43% admit rate. In-state tuition is $4,559 a year; out-of-state students pay $15,473, actually lower than FIU's $16,529 and one of the more affordable out-of-state rates among the 10 programs in this ranking. Because Health Care Administration is one of five concentrations under a single Health Sciences degree, it fits students who want to keep other health-career paths, like health information technology or behavioral health, open before committing to the administration track specifically.

The University of North Florida's Brooks College of Health awards the Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHM), including a concentration in Aging Services alongside the general management track. The BHM sits inside a college that also runs BSN nursing, health science, kinesiology, and nutrition and dietetics degrees, so healthcare management students share a campus with the clinical programs that will become their future employers and referral partners.

UNF ranks 5th among Florida's 10 best bachelor's in healthcare administration for 2026 with a Hakia Score of 91.3. Its 69% graduation rate also ranks 5th in this ranking, and a 53% admit rate keeps the program moderately selective rather than wide open. In-state tuition runs $3,996 a year against $16,799 out-of-state, a gap of more than 4 times; at an enrollment of 16,154, the program fits a Florida resident who wants solid completion odds without paying private-school prices.

Florida Atlantic University's Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion offers a B.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion with a concentration in Exercise Physiology that can be completed fully online, a Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy concentration mixing online and in-person coursework, and a B.A. in Health Science with several concentrations. Students on the Exercise Physiology track can apply in their senior year to a combined bachelor's-to-master's option: 12 credit hours of graduate work double as undergraduate electives, cutting a master's degree down to five years total from the start of the bachelor's.

FAU carries a Hakia Score of 87.2, ranking 6th in this group. Its 63% graduation rate and 66% admit rate make it the most accessible program in this ranking on paper, while in-state tuition of $2,522 is the lowest in this ranking by a wide margin, a fraction of FGCU's $4,191. Out-of-state students pay $14,374, nearly 5.7 times the in-state rate, so the value case here is built almost entirely around Florida residency. With 31,607 students enrolled, FAU suits an in-state student who wants low cost, online flexibility, and a fast track into a master's degree.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's (FAMU) School of Allied Health Sciences houses the BS in Health Care Management as one of five divisions, alongside Health Informatics and Information Management, Cardiopulmonary Science, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy. The school's page states it has drawn more than $4 million from the Department of Health and Human Services to expand access to allied health professions for underrepresented students, and it also offers a Health Information Privacy and Security certificate and a Medical Coding certificate for students who want a credential alongside the degree.

FAMU's Hakia Score of 84.4 places it 7th in this group. Its 21% admit rate is the second most selective among the 10 programs in this ranking, behind only Miami's 19%, and well below UNF's 53%, FGCU's 63%, and FAU's 66%. That selectivity comes with a 53% graduation rate, the lowest here. In-state tuition is $3,152 against $14,524 out-of-state, a gap of roughly 4.6 times, and enrollment sits at 9,313.

Florida Gulf Coast University's Marieb College of Health and Human Services offers a dedicated Bachelor of Science in Health Administration built for entry-level administrative roles in hospitals, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, physician practices, ambulatory care centers, and mental health organizations. All upper-division coursework is delivered through web-based distance learning, and the degree requires a minimum 120-hour internship plus at least 42 of its 120 total credits at the upper-division, 3000-4999 level.

FGCU's Hakia Score of 84.1 ranks it 8th in this group, just behind FAMU. A 57% graduation rate and 63% admit rate put it in the middle of the pack for both completion and access. In-state tuition of $4,191 is higher than FAU's, FAMU's, and UNF's, but still lower than UCF's, USF's, and FIU's. Out-of-state tuition of $22,328 runs more than 5.3 times that rate, the second-steepest premium in this ranking behind only FAU's 5.7 times. With 16,612 students enrolled, the program fits a Florida resident targeting a named, standalone Health Administration degree with a built-in internship, including students eyeing a later Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, or Occupational Therapy program who want the administrative coursework first.

Florida Institute of Technology's online Bachelor of Business Administration in Healthcare Management runs through the IACBE-accredited Nathan M. Bisk College of Business. The curriculum pairs core management courses in leadership, organization, strategy, and human resources with health-specific coursework in managed and public health care systems, health services planning, health policy management, epidemiology, and medical ethics. The school points graduates toward roles like health care manager, hospital administrator, and medical office manager.

The program admits 40% of applicants and enrolls 815 students, and its Hakia Score of 83.9 ranks it 9th among Florida bachelor's programs in this field. Tuition runs $12,480 whether you live in Florida or not, since the program is fully online. At the published rate of $572.92 per credit across 121 total credit hours, a student starting from zero pays roughly $69,323 to finish. Florida Tech accepts up to 90 transfer credits toward that total, so a student arriving with an associate degree or prior coursework can complete the remaining 31 credits for about $17,760, on top of a $500 grant the school applies in each of the first two terms.

That math makes the program a strong fit for working adults with transfer credit already banked, less so for first-time freshmen paying full freight. Medical and health services managers earn a national median of $123,860 a year, per the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook; even the full $69,323 cost is recovered in under seven months of that salary.

Ana G. Mendez University's Bachelor of Science in Health Services Management sits in the Health Sciences Division and blends public health knowledge with management training. The school describes the degree as preparing students for primary and intermediate management levels in health service organizations, both public and private, and lists assisted living administrator, health information manager, and healthcare compliance manager as target roles. It is offered on-site at the South Florida campus and fully online, and the school flags it as a VA and military benefits approved program.

The program carries a Hakia Score of 83.9, tied with the next-ranked Florida program on this list, and enrolls 8,378 students. Tuition is $11,850 flat, with no premium for out-of-state students, a meaningful detail for an online format where residency otherwise drives cost. Set against the $123,860 national median salary for medical and health services managers, that tuition equals about 9.6% of one year's pay, under five weeks of that salary.

The mix of on-site and online delivery, plus VA approval, points this program at working professionals already inside a health system, including veterans using education benefits, who want a bachelor's credential without relocating or paying an out-of-state surcharge.