witch is a better degree to obtain for a career a health management degree or a business management degree.
If the person has a background or strong interest in health that would weigh in favour of health management. In another area of business, that would weigh in favour of business management. Quality and reputation of the specific program or school could also weigh in either direction. Even at the same school, one department or program may be stronger than the other, or relatively stronger within its field than the other. This is kind of like asking if it's better to paint a living room beige or blue.
Writing skills, research skills, and critical thinking are highly important in both areas. Courses in writing skills (like "English Composition") are essentially always required in degree plans in the U.S., and in the other two are often required and always useful. Individual courses in these subjects might be a good place to start before choosing a full degree. Also! Many colleges have courses about educational and career planning. Many people in health management have backgrounds in specific health professions and their management roles may interact with clinical roles: think a nurse manager, or a chief of surgery (physician). Most business managers are experts in business management and also one or more other things that contribute directly to their work. These can include disciplines within business management like marketing or finance; they can include pretty much any other subject or endeavour under the sun, because there's probably a business in it. Could you see yourself running part or all of the organization you work at now? Or a competitor? An education in business management , plus the background you have and you'll continue to develop about your industry and local market and organization, could help get you there. If it isn't a health business and you have no other prior connection to health and don't feel much of a calling to work in health administration, a health management degree wouldn't seem to be the best choice for you.
