Online Master’s in Health Administration (MSHA) Degree
Broaden Your Impact in Healthcare
Grand Canyon University’s Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA), offered by the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions, provides a foundation in advanced health administration principles. The curriculum is designed to provide you with the knowledge necessary to position yourself to serve as a middle- or upper-level manager in a healthcare organization. This degree focuses on fostering innovation, driving organizational improvement and supporting adaptability to enhance outcomes and efficiency within health organizations.
Online: $600 per credit [More Info]
Up to 12 credits or 1/3 of the total program requirements in transfer (whichever is less)
Credits: Fill out the Lopes Eval to find out what will transfer
Admission Requirements (Master's)
- Undergraduate Degree*
- 2.8+ GPA
OR 2.5+ Unweighted GPA and
- GMAT: 500
- GRE: 300 combined**
Admission requirements may differ based on degree level, program and modality, or transfer status. Some programs of study may require a higher GPA and/or other qualifying criteria for admission. Please review full admission and program requirements in the University Policy Handbook.
* Degree must be from an accredited college or program that has been approved by GCU.
** Combined verbal/quantitative, after August 2011 (1,000 combined verbal and quantitative, prior to August 2011).
Join an Online Community of Healthcare Admins
Hospital and healthcare administrators are privileged with the opportunity and responsibility of potentially making a profound impact on a community. As an MSHA degree student, you will be taught to effectively communicate and manage employees, use critical thinking skills and respectfully recognize the diversity of your patients and populations while abiding by the health organization’s rules. Additionally, in the health administration master’s program, you can learn how to collect and analyze evidence and information that can be applied to improve patient safety, clinical processes and health outcomes.
Earn Your Online MHA Degree
We offer our students the opportunity to study graduate-level health administration online. Enrolling in online classes can give you the opportunity to earn your master’s degree in a format that best suits you and your lifestyle. With online resources, support and flexibility, online learning at GCU may be the best option for you and your career goals.
This Degree Is Offered Online
Key Areas of Study in Health Administration
All courses in the master’s in health administration program are taught by knowledgeable faculty who are there to support you and share their experiences. This master’s program begins with an introduction course for all graduate students studying health professions. Students are also required to complete a 16-week practicum.
We also place emphasis on incorporating a Christian worldview in our course materials, as well as the value of servant leadership. As a Christian university, we aim to inspire students to find their purpose by integrating a religious model of servant leadership into the MSHA curriculum. The MSHA program incorporates a hands-on practicum at the end of the program to emphasize the conceptual, analytical and application skills required to manage in health organizations.
Course topics you will explore while completing this program include:
Contemporary healthcare delivery models
Legal and ethical healthcare principles
Healthcare policies
Healthcare economics
Research methods, analysis and utilization in healthcare
Structure, dynamics and effectiveness of an organization
Styles of leadership and leadership development
Healthcare business analysis
Careers Paths for MSHA Degree Graduates
Graduates with a health administration master’s can be prepared to manage employees in an effective and respectful manner. Specific job titles that these graduates may go on to hold include facilities manager, medical and health services manager and postsecondary teacher.
Additionally, graduates may go into administrative positions in a variety of work settings, such as:
Hospitals
Long-term care facilities
Outpatient facilities
Physician offices
Mental health agencies
Insurance companies
Public health agencies
Other health organizations
Median annual wage for medical and health services managers as of May 2023(See disclaimer 1)
Study Health Administration From an Accredited University
GCU has been an institutionally accredited university by the Higher Learning Commission since 1968. Completing your MSHA courses from GCU can help you gain knowledge from a curriculum that has been evaluated and approved. To learn more about our accreditation, visit our university accreditation page.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re considering earning your health administration master’s degree, read through some of the most frequently asked questions to learn more about this degree and choosing this career.
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Program Curriculum
Core Courses
Take a step toward improving organizations by enrolling in our master’s in health administration.
- The earnings referenced were reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), Medical and Health Services Managers as of May 2023, retrieved Nov. 26, 2024. Due to COVID-19, data from 2020 to 2023 may be atypical compared to prior years. BLS calculates the median using salaries of workers nationwide with varying levels of education and experience. It does not reflect the earnings of GCU graduates as medical and health services managers, nor does it reflect earnings of workers in one city or region of the country, or a typical entry-level salary. Median income is the statistical midpoint for the range of salaries in a specific occupation. It represents what you would earn if you were paid more money than half the workers in an occupation, and less than half the workers in an occupation. It may give you a basis to estimate what you might earn at some point if you enter this career. Grand Canyon University can make no guarantees on individual graduates’ salaries. Your employability will be determined by numerous factors over which GCU has no control, such as the employer the graduate chooses to apply to, the graduate’s experience level, individual characteristics, skills, etc. against a pool of candidates.
- , retrieved Nov. 26, 2024.