Master of Health Administration
Healthcare Administration Degree
Shape the future of patient care with this accelerated path to advance in your healthcare career.
Leadership and Team Development course meets Quality Matters (QM) Review Standards, ensuring high quality of all MHA courses.
Healthcare Administration Degree
Make your mark with an MHA degree.
The healthcare industry is constantly growing and evolving, creating a high demand for competent and knowledgeable healthcare administrators and health service managers. With this master’s in healthcare administration (MHA) degree, you’ll apply your leading-edge, hands-on education to lead dynamic organizations and make a difference in patient care within hospitals, long-term care organizations, home health, and public health administration.
Take one course at a time in this online MHA program.
As a cohort program, the online MHA degree allows you to simplify your study experience with a course load that’s manageable for busy professionals. You’ll register for classes once at the beginning of the program and take one course at a time without creating a new class schedule each term.
Expert faculty teach our Master’s in Healthcare Administration courses.
Guiding you through the integrated, applied learning you will experience in your MHA degree, is a faculty filled with industry experts from notable fields, including military health experts, experts in long-term care and dementia, national consultants, and more. Your instructors will engage and support you with open communication channels, ongoing discussions, and constructive feedback for the growth expected throughout the Master of Healthcare Administration program.
Earn your MHA degree—no GMAT or GRE needed.
Select a career-focused degree program without the cost and hassle of admissions tests. Our admissions team is here to help you apply and enroll so you can get started quickly on the education you want.
Take the next step in your online MHA degree. We’re ready to help you get there.
Courses
What You’ll Learn
Graduates of the Master of Healthcare Administration program should be able to:
- Analyze behaviors demonstrated by a healthcare leader regarding effectiveness and subsequent recommendations for development.
- Assess the integration of operational systems within healthcare organizations for improved patient and organizational outcomes.
- Evaluate the integration and application of health information technology (HIT) best practices in healthcare organizations for improved decision making, care delivery, and/or business outcomes.
Healthcare Administration Degree Courses
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Requirements (36 credit hours)
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The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program requires that the students applying for admission to the MHA program meet specific, minimum criteria in order to enroll in the MHA program.
Potential MHA students must meet either Option 1 or Option 2 (requires Letter of Organizational Commitment) in order to enroll in the program, outlined in the following document: Student Minimum Criteria and Letter of Organizational Commitment.
The critical role that leaders face in dynamic and complex healthcare organizations is a focus in this course. Students will be exposed to knowledge, skills and behaviors that are critical to effectively leading positive outcomes for healthcare organizations. In this course, the development of multidisciplinary teams within the healthcare environment is examined. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Employee Motivation
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Leadership
- Leadership Styles
- Master Of Health Administration
- Servant Leadership
- Situational Leadership Theory
- Team Leadership
- Transformational Leadership
*Quality Matters certified
This course introduces students to the integration and application of health information technology (HIT) for improved organizational and patient outcomes. The course focuses on current changes for state and federal mandates for HIT, leadership and administration of HIT, as well as specific HIT applications for individual healthcare organizations and patient care modalities. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Computerized Patient Record System
- Disease Management
- Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Health Information Technology
- Health Technology
- Master Of Health Administration
- Telehealth
A general systems perspective and introduction to the administrative skills necessary to integrate quality management strategies are explored in this course. The course examines best-practice research and practical methods for assisting organizations with responding to healthcare quality challenges. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Master Of Health Administration
- Medicaid
- Population Health
- Public Health
- Social Determinants Of Health
This course examines the multitude of laws, legal entities and compliance issues associated with administration within healthcare organizations. The complexity of ethical issues, both administrative and biomedical, is discussed in various applied medical settings. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Computerized Patient Record System
- Consumer-Driven Health Care
- Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance
- Master Of Health Administration
This course provides students with a foundational view of healthcare delivery systems in the United States. Students discuss the formal structure of healthcare organizations and how costs, access and quality impact the delivery of care. Emphasis is placed on healthcare as a system of care delivery. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Human Resource Management
- Master Of Health Administration
- Medicaid
- Population Health
- Public Health
- Social Determinants Of Health
An introduction to healthcare finance, including management control processes, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis, variance analysis, and capital structure is the focus of this course. A foundational background of the economics of today's healthcare environment is examined.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Analytics
- Financial Calculations
- Financial Data
- Financial Data Analysis
- Financial Forecasting
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Master Of Health Administration
This foundational course is about finding the best processes and systems for the management of complex healthcare organizations. Operational planning issues include process design, systems theory, project management, facilities and supply-chain management, and health information systems throughout multi-level administrative positions. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Concept Of Operations
- Facility Operations
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Master Of Health Administration
- Operational Excellence
- Operational Planning
- Operational Systems
- Operations Management
- Supply Chain Management
The application of strategic management principles for leading healthcare organizations is the focus of this course. Emphasis is placed on aligning resources with strategic organizational outcomes. Students will conduct an internal and external analysis of their healthcare organization in order to make recommendations regarding its competitive position and opportunity for improved performance. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Computerized Patient Record System
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Master Of Health Administration
- Organizational Strategy
- Positioning Strategy
- Service Strategy
- Strategic Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Strategy Map
An overview of human resource management practices in healthcare organizations is provided in this course. The course examines how changing work force demographics, work design, emerging technologies, and employment law and regulations impact the role of healthcare administrators. Prerequisite: Cohort courses must be taken in order.
Skills learned in this course include:
- Employee Relations
- Health Administration
- Health Care Industry
- Health Care Risk Management
- Human Resource Management
- Human Resource Policies
- Human Resources Concepts
- Master Of Health Administration
- Recruiting Concepts
University Accreditation
Bellevue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org).
Whether a college, university, or program is accredited is important to students with financial aid, employers who provide tuition assistance, donors, and the federal government.
This program is considered a non-licensure degree/certificate program and is not intended for those seeking licensure or the practice of licensed profession. This program may be relevant to multiple occupations that do not require licensure and was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification.
*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
We work with the experience you bring to the table for your online MHA degree.
Format
100% Online learning that works for your life and your goals.
Our flexible online courses are designed to bring quality learning into a format that fits your schedule, without sacrificing meaningful faculty feedback and collaboration with peers across the country. Stay on track with the help of your Student Coach — with you from day one to graduation.
Graduate with a stronger professional network.
Get to know a consistent group of peers as you earn your MHA degree. As a master’s cohort program, you’ll move through courses one at a time on the same schedule as your classmates—making it possible to develop a stronger network and enjoy a more collaborative learning experience along the way.
Level up quicker with online learning, making an MHA degree more convenient for you and your schedule.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Graduate degrees can be more affordable than you think.
Earning a degree is an investment in yourself. We want to help you make sure it’s a wise one.
2024 / 2025 Academic Year
$660 In-Class or Online Cost Per Credit
(Additional fees may apply to individual courses within your major requirements)
Curious about financial aid? We’ve got the answers.
As a graduate student, you may be eligible for up to $20,500 per year in unsubsidized Direct Student Loans.
And, students often apply for graduate program scholarships through Bellevue University or tuition reimbursement through their employers. Talk to us and we’ll help you explore your options.
Move forward with a more affordable master’s in healthcare administration.
Admissions
Start on the path to your master’s. No GRE or GMAT required.
We believe in reducing roadblocks to education. That’s why our admissions requirements focus only on what matters—helping hardworking students access the education they deserve.
For admission to Bellevue University, applicants must:
- Possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or a U.S. equivalent degree from a nationally or internationally accredited college or university.
- Have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or better from the most recent 60 credits of coursework earned toward the bachelor’s degree or have maintained a GPA of 3.0 or better in previous graduate level coursework earned toward the graduate degree.
If you haven’t already, take a moment to request information about your masters program and get in touch with our admissions team. We’ll help make sure you have what you need and answer your questions.
When you’re ready to apply, start your application online. You’ll then:
- Submit your deposit to Bellevue University. (You can do this at any point in the process.)
- Submit your transcripts from past institutions and any other required documentation.
- Complete the FAFSA and see what grants and loans you’re eligible for.
If you are an international student, please see the following specific information: International Student Master Admissions.
You'll just need to create an account and complete a pre-application to Bellevue University through Guild. Once you receive confirmation that your pre-application to Bellevue University has been approved, you'll need to complete the required steps to get fully accepted and registered. These include:
- Submitting transcripts from past institutions
- Submitting related documentation
Degree-specific Requirements
The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program requires that the students applying for admission to the MHA program meet specific, minimum criteria in order to enroll in the MHA program. Potential MHA students must meet either Option 1 or Option 2 (requires Letter of Organizational Commitment) in order to enroll in the program, outlined in the following document: Student Minimum Criteria and Letter of Organizational Commitment.
Ready to get started?
Reach out to admissions.
- Get your questions answered about the Healthcare Administration Degree
- Understand your financial aid and scholarship options
- Map out a schedule that fits with your priorities
