About This Program
Tailored for working professionals from diverse backgrounds and offered entirely online, the Health Systems and Facilities Designs graduate certificate equips you with the essential knowledge to understand how design strategies impact healthcare operations and quality. With the growing demand for healthcare services and the need for human-centered environments, your expertise will directly contribute to the development of facilities that enhance efficiency and improve patient care. Read more...
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Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries*
Architects, except landscape and naval
- 0.8% little or no change
- 129,900 number of jobs
- $82,320 potential earnings
Architectural and engineering managers
- 2.6% slower than the average
- 198,100 number of jobs
- $149,530 potential earnings
Architecture teachers, postsecondary
- 5.1% faster than the average
- 8,500 number of jobs
- $90,880 potential earnings
Interior designers
- -4.9% decline
- 77,900 number of jobs
- $57,060 potential earnings
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (from any field)
- Official transcript(s)
- A résumé or CV
- English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:1
- Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 DET score
Application Deadlines
- Fall Semester
- Priority deadline: June 1
- Spring Semester
- Priority deadline: November 1
All application materials (including applicable fee, transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) submitted by these deadlines will receive the strongest consideration for admission.
Full Description
The Health Systems and Facilities Designs graduate certificate is catered to professionals from various fields and backgrounds. The purpose of the certificate is to develop an understanding of how healthcare operations and quality are implicated by design strategies. Given that the healthcare industry is prominent as an economic driver in the United States, as well as the increasing demand in health services, providing a human-centered environments is essential. This invaluable area of expertise helps students participate in facility development that will maximize efficiency and quality of patient care, all in an effort to raise the standard of healthcare facilities. This flexible online program for working professionals typically takes two semesters to finish.
