Oklahoma·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9111

Best Medical programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar.

17 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 902 people a year. The job pays a median of $101,270 in Oklahoma across about 6,030 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledNursing DirectorClinical DirectorHealth Information Manager (HIM Manager)Health Information Management Director (HIM Director)Nurse ManagerHealth ManagerClinic DirectorHealth Director
Graduates / yr
902
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$101,270
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
6,030
people employed
Schools
17
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
46%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,589
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

9 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 51.0701In Oklahoma
456
50.6%
11$30,774$17,375
2
CIP 51.2201In Oklahoma
136
15.1%
5$36,762$25,076
3
CIP 51.2001In Oklahoma
111
12.3%
2$48,728$23,761
4
CIP 51.3818In Oklahoma
82
9.1%
4$71,623$25,750
5
CIP 51.0706In Oklahoma
36
4.0%
1$30,774$17,375
6
CIP 51.2211In Oklahoma
34
3.8%
2$36,762$25,076
7
CIP 51.3802In Oklahoma
28
3.1%
2$71,623$25,750
8
CIP 51.2210In Oklahoma
13
1.4%
1$36,762$25,076
9
CIP 51.0702In Oklahoma
6
0.7%
1$30,774$17,375

Top 17 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 17 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Tulsa, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
365Health/Health Care Administration/Management
2University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 5 feeder programs
131Pharmacy
3Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK Public · 3 feeder programs
114Pharmacy$115,28440%
4University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus
Norman, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
72Public Health, General75%77%
5Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
44Public Health, General$38,85268%75%
6Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
39Nursing Practice$72,98065%$22,58977%
7Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
28Health/Health Care Administration/Management15%
8Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
25Health/Health Care Administration/Management51%$19,619
9Community Care College
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
23Health Services Administration67%$25,909
10Mid - America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
15Health/Health Care Administration/Management$47,78144%$17,08892%
11Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
14Health Services Administration$41,45735%100%
12Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
12Nursing Practice$65,33530%65%
13Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Nursing Practice$74,09035%$26,67166%
14Langston University
Langston, OK Public · 2 feeder programs
6Public Health, General17%
15Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
3Health/Health Care Administration/Management32%76%
16Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Health/Health Care Administration/Management57%$23,54399%
17Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Health/Health Care Administration/Management56%$21,96497%

All 17 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Oklahoma State University Center for Health SciencesTulsaPublic3652
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences CenterOklahoma CityPublic1315
Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherfordPublic1143
University of Oklahoma - Norman CampusNormanPublic722
Oklahoma State University - Main CampusStillwaterPublic442
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma CityPrivate not-for-profit392
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma CityOklahoma CityPublic281
Southern Nazarene UniversityBethanyPrivate not-for-profit251
Community Care CollegeTulsaPrivate not-for-profit231
Mid - America Christian UniversityOklahoma CityPrivate not-for-profit151
Northeastern State UniversityTahlequahPublic142
Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlvaPublic121
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesvillePrivate not-for-profit81
Langston UniversityLangstonPublic62
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurantPublic31

What medical and health services managers earn in Oklahoma

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oklahoma
$101,270
Mean annual
$115,820
Jobs in state
6,030
What the range looks like
10th pct$64,170Median$101,27090th pct$172,640
Versus the national median
-18.2%

U.S. median $123,860. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.92×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK
$102,840median
2,470 jobs
Tulsa, OK
$104,470median
1,620 jobs
Lawton, OK
$106,330median
210 jobs
Enid, OK
$101,670median
70 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+23.2%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
62,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
142,900
616,200 → 759,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Medical and Health Services Managers page.

How to become a Medical

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oklahoma

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Medical and Health Services Managers24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8201Veterinary Administrative Services, General
  • 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
  • 26.0509Infectious Disease and Global Health
  • 44.0503Health Policy Analysis
  • 51.0701Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • 51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • 51.0704Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor
  • 51.0706Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
  • 51.0718Long Term Care Administration/Management
  • 51.0719Clinical Research Coordinator
  • 51.0720Regulatory Science/Affairs
  • 51.0721Disease Registry Data Management
  • 51.0722Healthcare Innovation
  • 51.2001Pharmacy
  • 51.2002Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
  • 51.2007Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics
  • 51.2008Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy
  • 51.2011Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
  • 51.2201Public Health, General
  • 51.2208Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • 51.2210International Public Health/International Health
  • 51.2211Health Services Administration
  • 51.2213Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
  • 51.2214Public Health Genetics(no graduates reported)
  • 51.2299Public Health, Other

Common questions

Answers for people weighing medical and health services managers programs in Oklahoma.

What degree do you need to become a Medical?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Health/Health Care Administration/Management, which awarded 456 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 50.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Medical?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Health and Medical Administrative Services, Public Health, Pharmacy, Registered Nursing. Together they graduate about 902 people a year in Oklahoma.

How much do medical and health services managers earn in Oklahoma?+

The median is $101,270 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 18.2% below the U.S. median of $123,860. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for medical and health services managers growing?+

BLS projects a +23.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 62,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+

17 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do medical and health services managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Nursing Director, Clinical Director, Health Information Manager (HIM Manager), Health Information Management Director (HIM Director) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9111.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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