Health Administration (MHA) Website
Program Description
The Online Master of Health Administration program was designed to provide you with the leadership and management skills you need to run today’s complex US healthcare systems successfully. Woven into each course are themes of evidence-based management, leadership and ethics, health equity, effective communication, and career development.
This CAHME-accredited program provides you with NYU Wagner's high caliber of instruction and resources while using innovative tools and technologies for a truly unique learning experience.
During this seven-term program, you will have autonomous online coursework, and one hour of live discussions per week/per course. Additionally, you will attend one on-site, two-and-a-half-day immersion experience held in New York City. For the on-site immersion, NYU Wagner will cover your lodging and most meals during the course.
Upon completion of the Online MHA, you will have a deep knowledge of the US healthcare system, leadership and management skills, and the ability to think critically to help you become a senior healthcare leader. By leveraging the full breadth of NYU Wagner’s resources, you’ll experience an innovative online learning environment that uses the latest technologies to effectively engage and connect you with students across the country in the healthcare field.
Admissions
Admission to the MHA program requires the following:
- Online Application
- Essays
- Resume
- Letters of Recommendation
- Transcripts
- Interview (by invitation only)
- Standardized Test Scores (optional)
- Application Fee
See How to Apply for additional admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 45 credits, comprised of the following:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| MHA-GP 1811 | Managing Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| MHA-GP 1812 | Health Policy and the Health System I | 3 |
| MHA-GP 1823 | Health Policy and the Health System II | 3 |
| MHA-GP 1831 | Analyzing Data for Healthcare Management | 3 |
| MHA-GP 3821 | Immersion: Skill-Building for Healthcare Managers | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4851 | Healthcare Law, Governance, and Ethics | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4862 | Health Equity | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4872 | Data Visualization | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4873 | Advanced Data Analysis | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 1822 | Accounting for Healthcare Management | 3 |
| MHA-GP 4863 | Operations Management for Healthcare Organizations | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4871 | Continuous Quality Improvement 1 | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 1841 | Managerial Accounting for Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| MHA-GP 4832 | Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4842 | Healthcare Information Technology: Public Policy and Management | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 1853 | Introduction to Health Economics | 3 |
| MHA-GP 2843 | Principles of Human Resources Management for Healthcare Organizations 2 | 3 |
| MHA-GP 2861 | Capital Financing and Advanced Issues in Financial Mgmt | 3 |
| MHA-GP 4833 | Entrepreneurship for Healthcare Organizations | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 4852 | Healthcare Marketing and Strategic Communications | 1.5 |
| MHA-GP 3873 | Advanced Simulation in Healthcare Management | 1.5 |
| Total Credits | 45 |
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Manage and lead people, teams, and organizations, including the ability to work effectively with diverse colleagues to build inclusive organizations.
- Manage and behave legally and ethically in a complex, highly-regulated healthcare environment.
- Use data and evidence-based management practices to improve managerial decision-making and organizational performance, including efficiency, quality of care, patient engagement, and equitable access to services.
- Apply knowledge about the social determinants of health and work collaboratively with leaders across sectors—including housing, education, transportation, and others—to reduce disparities and inequities and to promote population and community health.
- Develop and manage innovations to improve organizational performance and health equity.
- Influence and respond to policies that promote the performance of the US healthcare system and healthcare organizations based on understanding and analysis of the system’s history, organization, and financing.
- Develop strategies and align organizational design to support and achieve an organization’s mission and vision.
- Provide effective financial management for healthcare organizations, including effective use of accounting and budgeting practices.
- Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders using a variety of communication approaches.
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