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online mha degree
Master of Health Administration
online mha degree
Master of Health Administration
Master's degree
17 months
Approximate Program Length
36
Total Credits
$698
Cost per Credit
Online
Format
Make an impact on the business side of patient care — and shape your healthcare facility from the top down. With our Master of Health Administration (MHA), you’ll gain a wide range of skills and knowledge — from marketing and IT to policy and economics. Designed to fit into the lives of busy working adults, this degree program can be completed online in short, manageable, 6-week courses.
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Health Administration
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Business Management
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Communications
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Leadership
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Professionalism
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Strategic Planning
Earn career-relevant skills in weeks – not years.
Learning shouldn’t take years to put into practice. That’s why we’re empowering you to build career-relevant skills with every five- to six-week course.
We’ve worked with labor market researchers like Lightcast to find in-demand skills for occupations and mapped those to our related associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. Showcase new skills in weeks – not years – as you pursue your degree.
Courses
Master of Health Administration program requirements:
- An undergraduate degree or higher from a college or university with approved institutional accreditation, or that is a candidate for accreditation, or comparable undergraduate bachelor's degree or higher earned at a recognized foreign institution or a graduate degree or higher from an ABA accredited institution (i.e- JD, LLB, LLM). If the institution became accredited while the student was attending, a minimum of 75% of the coursework taken toward the degree must have been completed while the institution was accredited or during the candidacy period.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all coursework listed on the degree posted transcript at the same level as the conferred degree (i.e., undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral) is required for admission.
- A minimum equivalent of three (3) years of full-time, post-high school professional work experience within the past ten years.
- All applicants must be currently employed or have access to a suitable work environment for the completion of course assignments.
Schedule
Your academic counselor will help schedule your courses for an online Master of Health Administration.
What you'll learn
When you earn your master’s in health administration online, you’ll be equipped with a concrete set of skills you can apply on the job.
You'll learn how to:
- Evaluate industry and organizational dynamics in the healthcare environment.
- Generate core business strategies based on innovative concepts developed in the program.
- Construct strategic relationships with diverse stakeholders across the health sector to achieve business objectives with a current or desired employer.
- Develop a leadership identity that reflects traits required in complex healthcare environments.
- Produce a personal legacy that fosters investment in people and the community to drive the future of health care.
- Foster the ability to create and execute operational improvement plans that address transformation, communication, and execution elements within the sector.
Mission
The Master of Health Administration prepares early- to mid-careerists in the health sector, who desire to pursue a degree while employed, with the competencies necessary to grow professionally, facilitate cross-system transformation of the sector as driven by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) Triple Aim, and engage with their communities.
Vision
Creating a new type of health sector leader who is authentic, transparent, and creative – who thinks critically and with agility, comfortable at the intersection of industry expertise and academic scholarship.
Specialize Your Degree
Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Informatics
Prepare for leadership opportunities and gain skills to use information and data to help improve patient and provider outcomes.
Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Health Care Compliance and Privacy
Equip yourself with skills to navigate the healthcare laws, rules and regulations designed to help keep patients and providers safe.
Master of Health Administration / Master of Business Administration
With this dual-degree, gain an in-depth understanding of healthcare systems and the business practices that help them run smoothly.
Careers & Outcomes
Careers & Outcomes
What can you do with a master’s in health administration?
An MHA can help prepare you to be a:
- Health information management director
- Health manager
- Practice administrator
Student outcomes can be viewed by clicking on the following link to the CAHME website.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for medical and health services managers is projected to be much faster than average between 2021 and 2031.
BLS projections are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.
Career Services for Life®
Get career coaching, resumé building and interview prep, for life. While outside career advising can cost over $200 an hour, at University of Phoenix it’s built right into your degree at no added cost.
You don’t have to go it alone.
You’ll have a team of advisors invested in your success from day one — dedicated to helping you build your confidence and a personalized career plan you can stick with.
Tools and resources available 24/7/365
We're a university built for the busy. Build your resumé, prepare for an interview and plan your career — whenever it fits your life, day or night.
Networking & mentorship
Through virtual job fairs and networking with the alumni community, we've made it easy to tap into the experience and connections of your peers and colleagues at the University.
Tuition
Tuition
Paying for school
Lock in the peace of mind that comes with fixed, affordable tuition. You’ll enjoy one flat rate from the moment you enroll until the day you graduate from your program. That’s your Tuition Guarantee.
Save time and money on your degree
Credit transfer made easy
Earn your degree faster, and for less, with eligible transfer credits.
Need some help?
Our enrollment representatives provide personal support while you make an informed choice about going back to school. Reach us by phone at 844-937-8679 or chat with us 7 days a week.
Accreditation & Faculty
Accreditation & Faculty
Count on the quality of your education
Programmatic Accreditation
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is programmatically accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), PO Box 911, Spring House, PA 19477,
301-298-1820.
Accredited since November 2019.
Student outcomes can be viewed by clicking on the following link to the CAHME website.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about the Master of Health Administration degree
An MHA degree prepares you for high growth career opportunities including:
- Medical and Health Services Managers median salary $73-131k.*
- Software Development and Applications, median salary $74-122k.*
- Health Educators, median salary $36-70k.*
* Salary ranges reflect the 25th- 75th percentile for the occupation in Arizona, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
An MHA degree graduate has the potential to earn $73–131k* for jobs like medical and health service managers, software and development applications and health educators.
*Salary ranges reflect the 25th-75th percentile for the occupation in Arizona, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
A master’s degree in healthcare administration prepares you for roles in the growing healthcare industry including:
- Medical and Health Services Managers 32% growth
(Much faster than average growth).
- Software Developers, Applications 22% growth
(Much faster than average growth).
- Health Educators 17% growth
(Much faster than average growth).*
*Based on Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A master’s in healthcare administration prepares you for high growth career opportunities including:
- Medical and Health Services Managers $79-143k.*
- Software Development and Applications, $79-125k.*
- Health Educators, $50-78k.*
* Salary ranges reflect the 25th- 75th percentile for the occupation in Arizona, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
*While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projections are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.