MHA Courses – Masters in Healthcare Administration
The University of Providence Masters in Healthcare Administration program courses are designed to prepare students to serve in leadership positions throughout healthcare.
- MHA 502: Healthcare Systems (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 505: Healthcare Informatics (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 518: Evidence-Based Management for Healthcare Leaders (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 521: Population Health – A Community Orientation (1 Semester Credit)
- MHA 522: Preparation, Professionalism & Advocacy (1 Semester Credit)
- MHA 523: Strategic Planning, Marketing & The Patient Experience (1 Semester Credit)
- MHA 524: Regulations, Risk & Compliance (1 Semester Credit)
- MHA 525: Transformational Leadership (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 531: Social Justice, Law & Policy in Healthcare (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 535: Healthcare Law & Ethics (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 562: People & Experience (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 565: Healthcare Budgeting & Finance Planning (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 698: Capstone I (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 699: Capstone II (3 Semester Credits)
Total Required Semester Credits: 40
(Includes 6 Concentration Semester Credits)
MHA Curriculum – Leadership Concentration
The University of Providence Masters in Healthcare Administration program offers a concentration in leadership. Students who select the leadership concentration will take the following courses:
- MHA 510 Leadership Theory (3 Semester Credits)
- MHA 512 Applied Leadership (3 Semester Credits)
Program Costs
The University of Providence is committed to affordability and providing pricing transparency for all School of Health Professions programs. Pricing transparency at UP includes:
- Accessible and up-to-date information on tuition costs, university fees, application and admission fees, deposit amounts, and additional program costs.
- Cost of attendance worksheets outlining specific tuition layouts by program and semester.
- Information about scholarship opportunities and tuition discounts for specific groups.
- Information about the financial aid process.
Visit our Tuition and Fees page to access the latest pricing information. Access the Masters in Healthcare Administration Estimated Cost Breakdown Sheet to view pricing information for this degree program, including a cost breakdown by semester and associated program costs. Visit our Financial Aid page to learn more about the financial aid process.
Careers in Healthcare Administration
A Masters in Healthcare Administration can help currently employed healthcare administrators in management and director positions elevate their careers to serve in senior and executive leadership positions within healthcare. The University of Providence’s MHA program will prepare students with the skills they need to advance or build upon their careers.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), jobs for Medical and Health Service managers will increase significantly within ten years. The industry is expected to add 136,000 jobs between 2021 and 2031 – reporting a job outlook of 28% – over five times higher than the national average of five percent.
Salaries for healthcare administrators can range from $60,780 per year on the low end to $205,620 on the higher end, according to the BLS. Medical and Health Service Managers make an average of $101,340 per year. However, individual salaries vary by location, demand, skills, and work experience.
Application and Admission Requirements
The University of Providence’s Masters in Healthcare Administration program accepts applications for fall and spring enrollments. Application deadlines are in August of each year for fall enrollment and December for spring enrollment. For updated information on graduate application requirements, deadlines, and program-specific requirements, and to access portals, visit the University of Providence admissions page.
Program Application: Applicants must complete a graduate application.
Official Transcripts: Applicants must submit official transcript(s) that show completion of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution(s).
- An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is required, and applicants with a grade point average below this number may be required to complete the GRE at the program coordinator’s discretion.
Personal Essay: A one-page essay is required for your application to the program.
Curriculum Vitae or Résumé: Applicants must submit a current CV or résumé.
Application Fee: Students must submit an application fee of $38 (required by GradCAS).
Learn more about Graduate Admissions information and deadlines on the admissions page.
Additional Program Information
Interested in learning more about our Masters in Healthcare Administration program? View information about what to expect during the capstone project and post-graduation career paths:
Skills You'll Learn
Students enrolled in the MHA program will learn the following skills and more:
- Communication and listening
- Informatics and information technology
- Ethical and transformational leadership
- Critical thinking
- Complex systems, strategic planning, and financial proficiency
- Practice competency
Program Mission
Read the Mission Statement for the Masters in Healthcare Administration program:
Our mission is to partner with and support healthcare professionals seeking to advance their careers. Our curriculum and practitioner faculty translate theory to workplace application, focusing on knowledge, competency building, and leadership development. Assignments and Capstone Projects reflect the development of competencies required for healthcare leadership.
The curriculum was designed to nurture accountable leaders who approach challenges analytically, reviewing data and evidence while integrating ethical, compassionate, cultural, regulatory, and legal considerations in decision-making. The program highlights intrapersonal understanding and self-development to support cultivating collaboration and leading teams to execute change. The program’s central focus is leadership development, with courses and concepts woven through the program to complement didactic learning.
Program Outcomes
Discover student outcomes for the Masters in Healthcare Administration program:
- Apply systems and leadership theories to affect change and meet strategic goals.
- Integrate ethical, compassionate, cultural, regulatory, and legal components in leadership decisions.
- Synthesize and apply effective organizational communication strategies and skills to create healthy person-centered environments.
- Demonstrate emotional intelligence and reflective personal growth when leading organizations.
- Apply data collection methods, applications, sampling systems, and informatics to improve decision-making and accountability.
- Analyze data, evidence-based practice, and financial systems to ensure process quality and safety.
- Improve competencies in healthcare knowledge, leadership skills, and business acumen to implement innovative initiatives.
- Problem-solve and collaborate around challenges, trends, and opportunities impacting US healthcare.
- Build a nationwide network of peers and foster collegial relationships.
- Engage in cross-disciplinary conversations with current and retired corporate health system executives.
- Access professional development and mentoring.
Program Values
Read the Values Statement for the Masters in Healthcare Administration program:
The Master of Healthcare Administration program values reflect the university’s focus on character, competence, and commitment and the university’s core themes of seeking to understand, living in the community, and searching together. Healthcare leaders must exemplify character, competence, and commitment to serve and lead. Together we seek to understand the healthcare environment, the inherent challenges of delivering quality care, and the diverse needs of stakeholders. We live in a community with stakeholders – patients, their loved ones, and providers/caregivers from all specialties and settings. Together, we search daily for the best approaches to delivering quality care and developing healthier communities.
Program Vision
Read the Vision Statement for the Masters in Healthcare Administration program:
By emphasizing workplace application focused on the development of character, competence, and commitment, we will develop professionals well-equipped to handle current and future healthcare needs and become the program of choice for working healthcare professionals who wish to prepare for the next steps in leadership.
Capstone Information
Find information on the Masters in Healthcare Administration capstone:
What is the MHA capstone?
The capstone project experience focuses on applying knowledge learned in one or more student-selected healthcare administration concentration courses to an organization. This depends on the student’s choice of capstone project model: healthcare systems, informatics and data management, transformational leadership, ethics, law, people and experience, healthcare finance, and budget.
What are some recent capstone projects?
Interested in the different capstone projects? Here are some examples from previous cohorts:
- Paramedicine home visits
- Health information management, prior authorization, and referral management centralization
- Hierarchical condition category (coding recapture)
- Staffing metrics primary care practice
- Patient attendance (no shows/cancellations)
- Provider onboarding with communication of culture/mission, vision, and values
- Surge capacity
- The efficiency of home health visits
- Patient satisfaction data
- Improving the customer service skills of frontline caregivers
What are the capstone requirements?
All MHA students must participate in the Capstone project. The partnering facility may require a background check, drug screen, and proof of immunizations to complete this project. The facility where the student meets their capstone project will be provided evidence that a background check, drug screen, and proof of immunizations have been completed.
If your capstone site requires additional verifications, you will be sent a link to Verified Credentials (a third-party provider of background screening, drug testing, and compliance management services) to complete these requirements. Background checks and drug screen results, including failure to submit proof of immunizations, may determine if you remain eligible in the MHA program.
Recent Graduate Career Information
Recent graduates of our Masters in Healthcare Administration program have taken on new job responsibilities, received promotions, transitioned into adjacent jobs, and have been hired for new positions. Check out some of the careers our recent graduates hold:
- Assistant Nurse Manager
- Executive Director of Website Operations
- Clinical Nurse Manager
- Talent Advisor
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Faculty
- Director of Inpatient Nursing
- Laboratory Support Supervisor
- Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Integration
- Senior Compliance & Project Implementation Coordinator
- Regional Director of Claims
- Clinical Nurse Manager
- Intensive Care Unit Nurse
- Program Coordinator
- Human Resource Business Partner
- Dental Clinic Manager
- Team Lead of Patient Financial Services
Additional Information
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Healthcare Professionals Tuition Incentive
The University of Providence is committed to supporting the healthcare workforce by empowering current healthcare professionals to start, enhance or advance their career in healthcare. The Healthcare Professionals Tuition Incentive (HPTI) Program provides currently employed healthcare professionals with the opportunity to apply tuition discounts to in-demand programs offered through our School of Health Professions catalog.
Visit the Healthcare Professionals Tuition Incentive Program page to learn more.
Providence Health & Services Partnership
Our unique partnership with Providence Health allows eligible Providence Caregivers and their dependents to receive an exceptional education from an accredited, faith-based, university. Caregivers and their dependents who enroll at the University of Providence may receive many possible benefits, such as discounted tuition rates and preferred admission, as part of their education benefits. Visit the Providence Human Resources Service Portal to learn more about caregiver education benefits, the application process for our programs, and tuition discounts.
Advance Your Career In Healthcare With a Master’s in Healthcare Administration At UP
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