Program Overview

Master of Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.) Program

The Master of Healthcare Administration is designed to prepare qualified individuals for various administrative and leadership positions in the healthcare industry. The program strives to develop engaged, early healthcare careerists to use evidence-based strategies and applied skills to improve operations, quality of care, affordability, and access.

Program Overview

The M.H.A. program includes instruction in administration, healthcare financial accounting, health economics, human resources, systems operation, quality improvement, organizational behavior, and health policy. Instruction embraces ethical conduct and professionalism, diversity and inclusion, practitioner involvement, and team-based learning, and faculty-informed practice through research and service to the community.

Admission Requirements

The committee factors prior healthcare experience strongly in the admission process. Most admitted students are employed and continue to work in healthcare during their studies. In addition to the University graduate admission requirements, the department bases decisions for regular admission on a holistic review of credentials, which includes:

• Undergraduate institutional GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Submission of a personal statement outlining current professional experience, future career goals in healthcare administration, and how the MHA degree will help achieve those goals
• Submission of a resume or CV documenting current healthcare experience
• Healthcare experience and/or potential as noted in two letters of recommendation (required for applicants with less than 3.5 GPA from the bachelor's degree-granting institution; letters of recommendation are optional for applicants with a 3.5 or higher GPA)

Completing the graduate admissions test is an optional component of the application process.

Program Requirements

The program requires 45 semester hours for completion. The courses include:

• HSA 6103: Health Services Administration (3 hours)
• GEB 5872: MBA Foundations: Financial Management I (1.5 hours)
• GEB 5871: MBA Foundations: Managerial Economics (1.5 hours)
• HSA 6106: Health Delivery Systems (3 hours)
• HSA 6425: Healthcare Law (3 hours)
• HSA 6436: Health Economics (3 hours)
• HSA 6342: Human Resources in Healthcare (3 hours)
• HSA 6944: Internship in Health Administration (3 hours)
• HSA 6175: Healthcare Finance (3 hours)
• HSA 6752: Quantitative Foundations and Data Analysis for Health Admin (3 hours)
• HSA 6385: Quality Improvement Processes in Health Organizations (3 hours)
• HSA 6435: Decision Making in Healthcare (3 hours)
• HSA 6707: Strategic Planning in Healthcare Administration (3 hours)
• MAN 6156: Management and Organizational Behavior (3 hours)
• HSA 6197: Health Informatics (3 hours)
• HSA 6947: Healthcare Administration Capstone (3 hours)

Academic Requirements

A minimum grade of "C" is required for all courses, and an institutional GPA of 3.0 or higher is required. Federal and state regulations, as well as most healthcare organization policies, require employees to undergo a background check before hire. Background checking is also required prior to placement in an internship.