MHA Healthcare Administration at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The School of Public Health (SPH) offers a two-year graduate program leading to the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)

Faculty: School of Public Health | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Minimum 56 semester hours required. Required courses include U.S. Health Care System; Health Organizational Leadership; Quality Management in Health Services; Public Health Foundations; Healthcare Human Resourse Management; Health Policy, Law and Ethics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GPA: 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of undergraduate study and for all cumulative graduate work previously taken. Tests: Applicants are encouraged to submit GRE scores but they are not required. Applicants not submitting official GRE scores are asked to respond to the following questions:. Letters of recommendation: Three required, preferably from instructors or employers. Personal statement: Required; addressing the applicant’s goals for graduate study, public health interest, and career development.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both. Applications are made through the UIC graduate application or a centralized application service for some professional programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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