MHA Health Administration at University of Missouri-Columbia

Programme overview

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree is designed for students from diverse academic backgrounds and prepares them to succeed as healthcare executives. The curriculum provides a comprehensive foundation in key competency areas, including: health systems operations, organization theory, information management, financial management, strategic planning and marketing, human resource management, health economics, managerial epidemiology, leadership, and ethics.

Faculty: College of Health Sciences | Department: Health Administration | Duration: 54 credit hours | Location: Columbia, MO, United States

What you will study

The residential MHA degree requires a total of 54 credit hours, which includes 39 hours of core coursework, three credit hours earned for a required 12-week summer internship, a three-credit hour capstone group management project, and nine credit hours of professional electives. The professional elective requirement, which comprises three courses, allows MHA students the opportunity to concentrate in a particular area of study if they choose.

Career pathways

The overarching goal of the MHA program is to prepare graduates for leadership roles in healthcare organizations. The students receive hands-on exposure to health care management in a real-world environment and experience first-hand the dynamics of a career in health care.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to meet two sets of minimum qualifications for admission: the requirements of the MHA program and the minimum requirements of the Graduate School . Because requirements vary, you must refer to a degree program’s graduate admission page to learn about specific admission criteria, application deadlines, eligibility and application process. Before official admission to the University of Missouri, your application materials will be reviewed by both the degree program to which you’ve applied and the Graduate School. Deadline for Fall entrance: Rolling; priority deadline is March 1 A minimum of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution. Undergraduate GPA: 3.0 during the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work and any subsequent graduate course work.

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 online programmes bill for Summer, Fall and Spring terms; each programme sets its own application requirements and deadlines, which are programmed into the application for admission.

Degree-seeking graduate applicants pay a non-refundable application fee of $75 (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) or $100 (nonresident internationals); graduate certificate and non-degree applicants pay $40. Applications are valid for three semesters after the original application term.

Graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application for admission, which requires a qualifying bachelor degree and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework; School of Law, School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Occupational Therapy Doctorate have their own application processes.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/admissions/

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