The following is a guide of the different types of degrees you can obtain.
Associate Degrees
There are a variety of healthcare associate degrees, which typically last only 2 years or for 60 credits. Some options include, but are not limited to:
- Healthcare Administration
- Clinical Medical Assisting
- Healthcare Management
- Health Services Administration
- Dental Assistant
- Massage Therapy
- Medical Administration
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Office Administration
- Medical Office Transcribing
Bachelor's Degree
A bachelor's degree is more advanced than an associate degree and typically takes 4 years or 120 credits to finish. There are great bachelor degree healthcare programs online, including the most popular as healthcare administration and nursing.
Some programs you may find include:
- Healthcare Administration
- Registered Nursing
- Health Information Systems
- Health Services Management
- Long Term Care
- Healthcare Management
- Health Information Systems
- Systems Health Administration
Master's Degrees
Many online master's degree programs include:
- Health Administration
- Health Administration Gerontology
- Health Administration Informatics
- Health Care Management (MBA)
Doctoral Degrees
The most advanced healthcare degree that you can possible obtain is a doctoral degree. There are a few online doctoral degrees available. First you must get at least your bachelor's degree, if not masters, before getting accepted into a doctoral program. A few options available include:
- Community Health Promotion and Education (Ph.D.)
- Counseling Studies (Doctoral)
- Health Management and Policy (Ph.D.)
- Health Services (Ph.D.)
- Public Health (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Health Education
- Doctor of Health Science
- Doctor of Occupational Therapy
- Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Health Care Administration (Doctoral)
- Management of Nonprofit Agencies (Doctoral)
Check out The Bureau of Labor Statistics for a further listing of healthcare occupations that you can obtain through online healthcare degrees.