If you're interested in applying health services administration-related issues to specific healthcare organizations such as hospitals or nursing homes, you should consider pursuing the healthcare administration program of study.

Getting a bachelor's degree in health services administration typically qualifies you to start out as an administrative assistant and work your way up. If you want to start out at a higher position, you should pursue a graduate degree in this program. This is most often the case with larger organizations. Smaller organizations such as nursing homes may start you out in a higher position with just a bachelor's degree.

If you want to be a healthcare administrator in a nursing home, you need to be licensed. To get licensed, you need to have a bachelor's degree, pass an exam, and complete a certain amount of supervised practice. You also usually need to take continuing education courses to renew your license.