Health Administration Programs
Preparing Health Leaders
As health care organizations continue to grow in complexity, advancing your online degree becomes more essential for success and leadership in the industry. Our community of health professionals and experts will help you advance your career in Health Administration. Saint Joseph’s faculty will guide you from your first class to preparing you to make your impact on the world.
Pick Your Pathway
Immerse Yourself
No matter where you’re studying health care online, your experience will be hands-on, collaborative, and connected to the world around you. Join us to see how our curriculum can launch your career as a leader in the health administration fields.
Advanced Practicum
Health Information Management students participate in an on-site health care Professional Practice Experience (PPE), completing 60 hours of work on a health care site and 60 hours in a virtual lab, for a total of 120 hours.
Administrator-in-Training Program
Students can immerse themselves in the management of a Long-Term Care Facility, and is scripted with required rotations through the various departments in a facility.
Fast-Track to MHA
Get a head start on your MHA. Students enrolled in the bachelor’s degree programs can substitute graduate-level courses for comparable undergraduate courses and earn their MHA faster.
Prior Learning Assessment For Undergraduate & Graduate Online Business and Health Administration Students
Students may earn up to three hours of credit in their major program of study, or as elective credit for significant learning experiences. If the learning experience is legitimate within the context of learning outcomes, as stated in a course syllabus, credit may be given.
Student Stories
Christina Maguire
Master of Health Administration
“Understanding all aspects of the healthcare delivery system based on the curriculum of my MHA has been impactful for leading during change, especially the work of mastering effective leadership.”
Tonya Carlton
Master of Health Administration
“My MHA will help provide me with the tools needed to further my career. My goal is to move forward and obtain a Director or an Executive position in a healthcare setting.”
Paige Yontz
Master of Health Administration
“The MHA program is exactly what every working healthcare provider or administrator needs: flexible, friendly, and realistic. The professors made it clear that they were there to support us in any way possible. They knew the majority of students were working full-time in the industry and had demanding schedules to navigate. Without a doubt, the MHA program gave me exactly what I needed, when I needed it most.”
Health Care Accreditations
Master Health Administration
One of the few in the country to be fully accredited by the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB), Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, and the only NAB-accredited program available online.
Health Information Management
Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).
Long-Term Care Administration
The only NAB-accredited (National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards) Long-Term Care program fully online.
Partnerships
Health care students can take advantage of specialized partnerships that focus on your study to advance in your career path.
American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
When long-term care and health administration students and alumni join, they are able to use all of the resources available to further their career in healthcare. Additional resources include leadership, advocacy, and education.
RAYUS Radiology
This national Radiology provider offers continuing education and has internships and practicums available to SJC students. Since RAYUS is a leader in Radiology, our radiology alumni can network with RAYUS for professional opportunities.
Radiology Partnership
Our AS Radiologic Science program has partnerships with many teaching hospitals across the country, allowing students to complete their undergrad courses. Coupling this with the teaching facility, further allows the student to sit for their license once they complete their technical education portion with our AS degree. Students can then continue and earn a BS.
