Master of Health Administration Degree
This online healthcare administration degree prepares health care managers for leadership roles in organizations that deliver, regulate or provide health care services. Specialized concentration is available for managers and supervisors in Catholic health care organizations.
Required Credits: 42
Summary
Many top management positions in health care organizations today require a master's degree. This online graduate program prepares health care managers for leadership roles in organizations that deliver, regulate or provide health care services.
Completing this online program will enable you to:
- Acquire a systematic body of knowledge related to the management of health care services
- Apply acquired knowledge and skills to the effective management of health services
- Identify and internalize appropriate standards of professional and ethical conduct
- Develop effective leadership techniques
- Develop effective skills for independent scholarship and goal-directed continuing education.
Highlights
- Relevant and insightful curriculum prepares you for positions in all areas of health care, including hospitals, outpatient care and home health
- Specialized program includes curriculum for managers and supervisors in Catholic health care organizations
- Courses blend your prior or current professional experience with the learning content, allowing for immediate application in the work setting
- Flexible online format that allows you to work at your own schedule at your own pace and at your own location
- Key content areas emphasize organizational and financial management, human resources, ethical behavior, strategic planning and leadership skills
- Faculty with practical experience in health administration who work one-on-one with you to ensure your success
- No on-campus residency required; optional two-week summer sessions on lakeside campus to accelerate degree.
- Optional MSN/MHA joint degree available for the registered nurse who holds a bachelor's degree with any level of experience who wishes to earn both the MHA and the MSN (administrative track)
- Completing graduate tests such as the GRE is not required for entry into the MHA program
Professional Memberships
Staying active in industry associations helps to strengthen the curriculum in our long-term care administration programs. The college holds memberships in:
- American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) - Individual membership by the program director and others
- American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) - Individual membership (fellow) by the program director, assistant program director and some course instructors
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Individual membership by the program director
- Catholic Health Association - organizational membership
- National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards - Individual membership by the assistant program director
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation - Organizational Membership
Admission Requirements
You may apply for and be granted admission status at any time during the year, regardless of program choice.
For all graduate programs, applicants are required to have a baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher learning accredited or accepted as accredited in the United States, with a cumulative grade point of 2.5 or better. Students who do not meet the cumulative grade point standard may be conditionally accepted and required to take specific introductory course work and complete it with a grade of 3.0 or better, prior to consideration of formal acceptance. Completing a GRE test is not required.
MSN/MHA Joint Degree
This is for the RN who holds a Bachelor's degree with any level of experience who wishes to earn both the MSN (administrative track) and the MHA for a total of 60 credit as core content is shared. Less credits are completed overall, but a student cannot finish either degree early. This degree appeals to nurses who are, or plan to be, CEO's, and facility or hospital administrators. Further, nurse managers in hospitals applying for ANCC's Magnet status will be required to hold a MSN by 2013, but many nurse managers want the MHA to speak the language of their peers. A graduate of this program may elect to become certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Commission (ANCC) as a nurse executive. (Tuition amounts may vary depending on course and discipline.)