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UNIVERSITY	COST PER CREDIT	COURSE FEES
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DeVry	$514 + multiple fees	Multiple Fees per Course

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17 months

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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.

You'll learn how to

Develop the leadership skills needed to enhance your career
Use data to reduce cost and improve the quality of patient care
Navigate the world of healthcare mergers and acquisitions
Respond quickly to changes in the healthcare sector
Use data to address the Triple Aim (cost/quality of care, health of populations, patient-centrism)

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Requirements

You’ll need 36 credits to complete this Master of Health Administration program.

General Education Courses

12 Core Courses

Here’s where you’ll pick up the bulk of your program-specific knowledge. By the time you finish these courses, you should have the confidence and skills needed in this field.

Elective Courses

General Education Courses:

Core Courses:

MHA/505: SYSTEMS THINKING IN HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENTS
MHA/506: ETHICAL MARKETING: THE NEW HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS
MHA/507: LEVERAGING INFORMATICS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
MHA/508: NAVIGATING THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IN HEALTH CARE
MHA/515: SCANNING THE HEALTH SECTOR AS AN INDUSTRY EXPERT
MHA/516: OPERATING IN STRUCTURE: HEALTH SECTOR POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
MHA/520: SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS: IDENTIFYING AND CULTIVATING ALLIANCES
MHA/542: LEADING WITH AUTHENTICITY IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
MHA/543: TACKLING THE TALENT WAR IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
MHA/560: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE LEGACY: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
MHA/598: LEVERAGING RESULTS TO BUILD BRAND IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
MHA/599: CAPSTONE: LEADING THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH CHANGE

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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.

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Topics covered in this degree include:

Planning for your organization’s future
Leading with authenticity
Strategic development
Building relationships with stakeholders
Sustainability

Specialize Your Degree

Master of Health Administration with a concentration in Informatics

Prepare for leadership opportunities and gain the 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 the 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

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

18 %

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for medical and health services managers is projected to be much faster than average between 2018 and 2028.

BLS projections are not specific to University of Phoenix students or graduates.

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$698

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Programmatic accreditation

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is programmatically accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), 6110 Executive Blvd, Suite 614, Rockville, MD 20852, 301-298-1820.

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