MHA Health Administration at Pennsylvania State University

Programme overview

Healthcare has become one of the top three industries in the United States. As it has expanded, the practice of healthcare administration has become much more complex. Recognizing that the national healthcare system is in a period of administrative and technical restructuring and redesign, healthcare leadership is looking to its staff to meet the new challenges confronting its healthcare system. With the scope and depth of the restructuring, it will require many staff to “retool” to meet the challenges.

Faculty: The Graduate School | Duration: 36 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a total of 36 credits, with a minimum of 33 credits at the 500-level, including a 3-credit culminating experience (faculty-supervised paper); up to 3 credits of 400-level work may be included in the electives. Courses include Health Systems Organization, Health Administrative Policy Formulation, Health Economics and Policy, Health Care Politics and Policy, Health Financial Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Undergraduate degrees in any major are acceptable for admission. Applicants who are still completing their baccalaureate requirements at the time of the application may be provisionally admitted to the Graduate School conditional on the awarding of the baccalaureate degree. Admission to the M.H.A program is based on clear suitability for the M.H.A. program as demonstrated by the application as a whole, to include: a completed online Graduate School application and payment of the nonrefundable application fee, evidence of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college as outlined in the link above; a statement of career and educational goals;

Duration: 36 credits

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.psu.edu/graduate-admissions/how-to-apply/

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