Program Overview

Master of Health Administration

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program at Temple University's Fox School of Business is designed to help professionals excel and become leaders in the healthcare industry. This 30-credit graduate degree program caters to the needs of professionals with at least three years of work experience.

Program Overview

The Fox MHA is supported by the university's expertise in business education and enriched by its deep connections to the health sector. Students in the program gain the specialized knowledge and leadership expertise to meet the growing demand for healthcare management professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there is a projected 28% job growth for medical and health services managers over the next eight years.

Curriculum

Through the Master of Health Administration program's combination of coursework focused on the intersections of healthcare and business with experiential learning, students learn to:

• Apply effective financial analysis to decision-making
• Develop and use leadership skills to improve organizational performance and advance their career
• Employ ethical considerations in decision-making and organizational operations
• Generate and apply new knowledge to business decision-making
• Identify, evaluate, and plan effective responses to business challenges and opportunities
• Use communication skills to facilitate effective management

A solid business foundation is laid through courses in accounting, data visualization, risk management, and statistics. Health sector-focused courses cover healthcare leadership and strategy, financial management of healthcare organizations, health systems organization and development, and healthcare risks, patient safety, and quality.

Building a Strong Personal and Professional Network

The Fox School of Business is the largest business school in the Greater Philadelphia region, and its alumni are part of many of Philadelphia's healthcare organizations. Students can connect with healthcare leaders in their courses, at guest speaker presentations, networking events, Management Grand Rounds, and more.

Career Opportunities

Studying at Fox will provide robust career opportunities due to the abundance of healthcare organizations in the greater Philadelphia area, which includes Philadelphia, Wilmington, DE, and Camden, NJ. Home to some of the most esteemed healthcare organizations in the country, the healthcare industry in this region employs hundreds of thousands of people with earned revenue in the billions.

Classes and Curriculum

The Health Administration MHA is designed to meet the needs of busy working professionals, with flexible class times and locations. This part-time graduate degree program can be completed in either a hybrid or fully online format with courses offered online, on Main Campus, and on Temple's Center City campus. Students have up to five years to complete their MHA.

Examples of core courses for the MHA program include:

• Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
• Health Risks
• Healthcare Organizational Leadership and Strategy

In addition to the required courses, students may take electives in areas such as analytics, human resources, and project management to support learning based on individual and professional interest.

Elective courses available include:

• Business Strategy in a Global Environment
• Creativity Unleashed: Harnessing Creativity to Solve Real-World Innovation Challenges
• Visualization: The Art of Numbers and the Psychology of Persuasion

Related Graduate Degrees

• Applied Biostatistics MPH
• Business Administration MBA
• Clinical Research and Translational Medicine MS
• Health Informatics MS
• Health Policy and Health Services Research PhD
• Health Policy and Management MPH
• Human Resource Management MS

Related Graduate Certificates

• Clinical Health Services Research
• Health Informatics
• Health Outcomes and Measurement Science
• Healthcare Management
• Public Health Law Research

Tuition and Fees

In keeping with Temple's commitment to access and affordability, this Master of Health Administration offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.

Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level, course load, in-state or out-of-state residency, and more.

• Pennsylvania resident: $1,165.00 per credit
• Out-of-state: $1,165.00 per credit

Accreditation

The Fox School of Business is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The school has maintained AACSB accreditation since 1934.

Student Clubs and Organizations

Joining student clubs and organizations is a great way to meet like-minded students, connect with local, national, and international businesses, and enhance the skills used in a professional career. Fox offers more than 30 student professional organizations.

The following clubs and organizations are available to students in Fox:

• The Fox Graduate Student Association connects students and alumni with the greater Fox community, providing professional development, networking, and volunteer opportunities for graduate students.
• The mission of Net Impact is to grow and strengthen a network of leaders who use the power of business to make a positive economic, environmental, and social impact.
• The International Business Association brings together students from all over the world to learn about foreign business and the global economy and offers an array of professional development opportunities.
• Fox Professional Speakers invites students to practice their communication, presentation, and leadership skills in a supportive and positive environment.
• Those with dreams of starting their own business may be interested in the Entrepreneurial Students Association, which aims to support, inspire, and encourage students to pursue their entrepreneurial goals.

Global Immersions

Fox graduate students can participate in Global Immersions, which are destination-focused learning experiences that allow graduate students to engage with a different country's culture, language, and business practices.

Global Immersions expose students to:

• Comparative business environments
• Global business in emerging markets
• Global companies working to solve crucial problems
• Intensive and diverse learning experiences
• International innovation and entrepreneurship

Previous destinations include China, India, Latin America, and South Africa. Recent participating companies include Black and Decker, BMW, Deloitte, Microsoft, and SanDisk.