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Health administrators require a deep understanding of policy, management, and law. Enter or advance your career in the rapidly expanding healthcare industry with Governors State’s Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA). With an MHA, you will learn to manage regulatory procedures, financial concerns, legal issues, human resources, technology, policy-making, and public relations in medical settings.

Demand for health administrators is growing as measures in policy change and cost control continue to increase. With an MHA, your mastery of all aspects of the healthcare industry will equip you to enter this evolving field - all while keeping the patient’s experience at the center of your studies.

Reach your career goals.

In the Master of Health Administration program, you will obtain the skills needed to optimize medical care for patients while improving efficiency and profitability for medical care facilities. Our comprehensive program covers a breadth of information to ensure that you enter the field with a strong foundational knowledge of all areas of healthcare administration, including research methods, quality improvement, and human resources.

Why get a Master of Healthcare Administration?

As you complete your studies in the comprehensive MHA curriculum, you’ll gain a well-rounded skillset that includes strategic planning, human resources, informatics, policy, economics, research methods, quantitative decision-making, community health, and management, among others.

The Master of Health Administration Program at GSU is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). CAHME works with more than 100 leading academic programs and numerous healthcare practitioners to ensure that graduates entering the healthcare field have undergone an educational process meeting rigorous, measurable standards for effectiveness. CAHME accredited programs are recognized for having withstood the rigors of peer review in which curricula, faculty, and educational outcomes are critically examined. CAHME requires an extensive self-study detailing the program's mission, structure, educational processes, competencies and assessment mechanisms in response to criteria established by CAHME Board of Directors.

An external peer panel thoroughly examines the program, with the process culminating in a on-site evaluation of the Program. The panel's report and recommendations serve as the basis for accreditation and driving program’s improvement. External stakeholders look at CAHME accreditation as a way to distinguish a program from its peers. Prospective students and their families seek out CAHME Accreditation when searching for a program where they will invest in their future.

Delivery Format

Achieve your master’s degree in as little as two and ½ years. Governors State’s 54-credit hour Master of Healthcare Administration is offered fully on-campus or in a hybrid format. Enroll full-time to jumpstart your career or part-time for added flexibility. Achieve your master’s degree in as little as two and ½ years. Governors State’s 54-credit hour Master of Health Administration is offered fully on-campus or in a hybrid format. Enroll full-time to jump start your career or part-time for added flexibility.