Master of Healthcare Administration – Executive Track Online
Amplify your role in healthcare while you continue to positively impact patient and organizational outcomes. This specialized master’s features accelerated, asynchronous online courses that prepare you for upper management positions in a high-growth field.
Program Overview
Check all the boxes with this MHA – Executive Track online program
Earn your accelerated, CAHME-accredited Master of Healthcare Administration 100% online and become qualified for in-demand leadership roles in healthcare such as chief nursing officer, hospital administrator, and compliance executive. Develop your ability to organize and synthesize data to ensure healthcare quality, process improvement, and peak financial performance while refining your collaboration, presentation, and critical-thinking skills.
Asynchronous 8-week courses are taught by faculty members who are board-certified in healthcare management and many other industry-related areas. Designed for working professionals, this affordable program prepares you for Lean Six Sigma Certification validating your leadership credentials in healthcare operations, strategic management, business development, and more.
As a student of this master’s in health administration online program, you will learn how to:
- Synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
- Apply professional certifications that demonstrate ability to organize, synthesize, and visualize data for healthcare quality, process improvement, environmental scanning, and financial performance
- Collaborate on projects and present before groups
- Think and reason ethically
- Conduct research and seek publication
- Exercise social responsibility for the benefit of the community
- Conduct health policy analysis and recommend solutions
- Synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
- Apply professional certifications that demonstrate ability to organize, synthesize, and visualize data for healthcare quality, process improvement, environmental scanning, and financial performance
- Collaborate on projects and present before groups
- Think and reason ethically
- Conduct research and seek publication
- Exercise social responsibility for the benefit of the community
- Conduct health policy analysis and recommend solutions
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Accreditation
The Master of Healthcare Administration at Texas State University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). For more information, contact CAHME by mail at P.O. Box 911, Spring House, PA 19477, by phone at 301.298.1820, or by email at [email protected].
Tuition
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Tuition for the MHA online degree is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHA | $499 | $1,497 | $21,457* |
*Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment.
Tuition breakdown
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Calendar
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The Texas State MHA is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 2024 | 8/26/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/19/24 | 8/26/24 | 8/26/24 | 10/14/24 | 8 weeks |
| Fall 2 2024 | 10/15/24 | 10/1/24 | 10/8/24 | 10/15/24 | 10/15/24 | 12/6/24 | 8 weeks |
| Spring 1 2025 | 1/13/25 | 12/30/24 | 1/6/25 | 1/13/25 | 1/13/25 | 3/3/25 | 8 weeks |
| Spring 2 2025 | 3/4/25 | 2/18/25 | 2/25/25 | 3/4/25 | 3/4/25 | 5/7/25 | 8 weeks |
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Admissions
Your guideline for admission to the online health administration master’s program
Apply to the online MHA program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.
To be eligible to earn your Master of Healthcare Administration – Executive Track online from Texas State University, you must have the following:
- Completed online application
- Nonrefundable application fee of $55
- Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
- Copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted
- Minimum 3.25 GPA overall GPA or 3.25 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
- Resume/CV including relevant experience (volunteer, research, employment, and other)
- To be eligible for the MHA – Executive Track, resume should reflect five+ years of experience in healthcare administration
- Statement of purpose indicating your ability and interest in completing the degree program in healthcare administration
- Three letters of recommendation from professionals or academics competent to assess your interest in pursuing a career in healthcare administration
Transcripts may be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to:
Texas State University
Graduate Admissions
429 N. Guadalupe St.
San Marcos, TX 78666-46844
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 3.25 GPA
- No GRE required
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university
Courses
Take a closer look at the online master’s in healthcare administration courses
To graduate from the MHA online degree program, you must complete a total of 40 credit hours of core courses with six credits of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). If PLA does not apply, you must take HA 5640: Administrative Practicum to earn six credit hours.
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credit up to 6 hours is available upon admission with supportive documentation. If no PLA credit is granted, student must take HA 5640 following HA 5346 & HA 5191.
