Question 1

How are the best Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of California (San Diego) Medical Center currently ranks first among Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	90
2	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	89
3	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	86
4	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	82
5	Mercy Health-St Rita's Medical Center	Lima, OH	4	73
6	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	64
7	TidalHealth	Salisbury, MD	3	64
8	SUNY Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, NY	2	54

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