Utah·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9111

Best Medical programs in Utah, ranked by enrollment

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

13 schools in Utah run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,738 people a year. The job pays a median of $114,980 in Utah across about 4,860 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
6,738
in Utah
Median pay · Utah
$114,980
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
4,860
people employed
Schools
13
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
52%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,154
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Utah that lead to this job

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

12 programs in Utah that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Utah (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 Utah 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 Utah
3,285
48.8%
4$30,774$17,375
2
CIP 51.3802In Utah
1,903
28.2%
4$71,623$25,750
3
CIP 51.2208In Utah
451
6.7%
4$36,762$25,076
4
CIP 51.0706In Utah
427
6.3%
2$30,774$17,375
5
CIP 51.2201In Utah
400
5.9%
8$36,762$25,076
6
CIP 52.0216In Utah
74
1.1%
1$43,506$25,000
7
CIP 51.3818In Utah
54
0.8%
4$71,623$25,750
8
CIP 51.0702In Utah
49
0.7%
1$30,774$17,375
9
CIP 51.2211In Utah
46
0.7%
1$36,762$25,076
10
CIP 51.2001In Utah
35
0.5%
2$48,728$23,761
11
CIP 51.2210In Utah
13
0.2%
1$36,762$25,076
12
CIP 51.2007In Utah
1
0.0%
1$48,728$23,761

Top 13 schools in Utah

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 13 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs
5,887Health/Health Care Administration/Management$66,65146%$11,580
2Utah Valley University
Orem, UT Public · 4 feeder programs
279Community Health and Preventive Medicine$38,10245%
3Weber State University
Ogden, UT Public · 6 feeder programs
172Health Services Administration$41,66146%
4University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT Public · 6 feeder programs
149Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management65%86%
5Brigham Young University
Provo, UT Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
94Public Health, General$29,02581%$13,71268%
6Utah State University
Logan, UT Public · 1 feeder programs
56Public Health, General$76,45159%92%
7Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT Public · 2 feeder programs
33Health/Health Care Administration/Management38%
8Westminster University
Salt Lake City, UT Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
23Public Health, General$47,36564%$23,15467%
9Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT Public · 1 feeder programs
22Nursing Administration$65,89861%82%
10Eagle Gate College - Murray
Murray, UT Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
19Nursing Administration$66,42048%$28,705
11Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, UT Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Nursing Practice
12Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT Public · 1 feeder programs
1Community Health and Preventive Medicine29%
13Snow College
Ephraim, UT Public · 1 feeder programs
1Pharmacy46%

All 13 schools in Utah

Every school in Utah 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 Utah that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Western Governors UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate not-for-profit5,8875
Utah Valley UniversityOremPublic2794
Weber State UniversityOgdenPublic1726
University of UtahSalt Lake CityPublic1496
Brigham Young UniversityProvoPrivate not-for-profit941
Utah State UniversityLoganPublic561
Utah Tech UniversitySaint GeorgePublic332
Westminster UniversitySalt Lake CityPrivate not-for-profit232
Southern Utah UniversityCedar CityPublic221
Eagle Gate College - MurrayMurrayPrivate for-profit192
Rocky Mountain University of Health ProfessionsProvoPrivate for-profit21
Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake CityPublic11
Snow CollegeEphraimPublic11

What medical and health services managers earn in Utah

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

Median annual in Utah
$114,980
Mean annual
$134,450
Jobs in state
4,860
What the range looks like
10th pct$67,020Median$114,98090th pct$215,570
Versus the national median
-7.2%

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

Job concentration
0.73×

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

Metro areas in Utah

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT
$130,160median
2,720 jobs
St. George, UT
$101,810median
250 jobs
Ogden, UT
$102,390median
550 jobs
Logan, UT-ID
$103,810median
130 jobs
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT
$102,420median
840 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

Critical ThinkingSpeakingWritingActive ListeningMonitoringReading Comprehension

The same job in other states

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

Related careers in Utah

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 Utah.

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 3,285 degrees in Utah in 2024-25, 48.8% 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 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Health and Medical Administrative Services, Registered Nursing, Public Health, Business Administration, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 6,738 people a year in Utah.

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

The median is $114,980 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 7.2% 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 Utah?+

13 institutions in Utah reported graduates from at least one of the 12 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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