Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) Online
Excel in One of Health Care’s Most In-demand Professions
32% Job Growth
Build Advanced Leadership Skills
Unique Capstone Experiences
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- Duration 2 years
- Cost per Credit $690
- Credit Hours 36
Program Benefits
- Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
- Practitioner-based faculty of experts
- 100% online; convenient eight-week courses
- Prepare for an administrative role in settings across the health care continuum
Earn up to $189,000
Lead, manage, and facilitate the best possible care with a Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) online. Whether you currently work in health administration or want to enter the field, Utica University’s 36-credit, MHA online program provides you with the knowledge and skills to pursue new and exciting advancement opportunities in a variety of health care organizations.
You’ll explore topics including new technologies, health care accounting, finance, and data analysis to transform data into actionable information, as well as be able to apply legal and ethical principles to create or modify processes and policy. You’ll also graduate prepared to implement administrative, marketing, and leadership strategies, analyze health care accounting processes, develop health care staff, and execute organizational change.
Gain the competencies and confidence you need to create change and help health care organizations flourish with the MHA online from Utica University.
Career Outlook
The demand for medical and health care administrators is booming.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs in this field are expected to grow 32 percent between 2019 and 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations. These roles are both rewarding and lucrative, with the 2019 median annual wage at $100,980 and the top 10 percent of positions earning $189,000 in 2019.1
With the online MHA, you’ll graduate ready to effectively coordinate health services, handle ongoing developments in the field, respond to external events, and ascend to upper-level leadership positions.
Jobs and Income
Curriculum
With Utica’s two-year Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) online, you have the power to pursue your personal and professional goals by focusing on administration foundations and health care systems. Each core course of the online MHA has been designed with management, leadership, and the continuum of health care in mind to help you merge foundational theories with best practices in health care. You’ll also have the opportunity to select two electives.
Students seeking academic requirements for Nursing Home Administrator licensure in New York should select AGE 503 and HCA 621 as their two program electives.2
In some courses, you will have the opportunity to participate in synchronous “in-person” sessions using Zoom or other types of technologies, which will allow you to virtually meet your peers and provide a more textured three-dimensional experience.
Explore CoursesProgram Outcomes
- Appraise leadership attributes in professional work and academic forums.
- Interpret systems thinking application in personal, team, and health care organization settings.
- Evaluate and explain best practices in critical thinking application and creativity in guiding applied research in healthcare organizations.
- Generate a project management plan that demonstrates knowledge of project management design, development, and evaluation strategies and designs.
- Assess stakeholder interests in competitive and collaborative health care initiatives.
Admission Requirements
To apply for the Master of Healthcare Administration online, you’ll need the following:
- Completed application
- Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Official transcripts
- Personal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- Résumé
If you have additional questions or seek admission as an international student, you can find more information on our admission requirements page.
Get StartedTuition and Financial Aid
This 36-credit program costs $690 per credit hour. Utica University is dedicated to making an advanced education accessible and affordable and offers many avenues for financial aid.
Learn MoreFaculty: Real-World Administrators
In the MHA online, you’ll gain practical knowledge and comprehensive skills from experts in the field of health care administration. From finance to human resources, and from telemedicine to nursing home administration, our MHA faculty is made up of professionals with decades of experience leading health care organizations and serving a variety of stakeholders.
Through your faculty’s instruction, you’ll gain firsthand insights, learn to bridge the gap between theory and practice, and graduate prepared to step into a health care administration leadership role.
Maria A. DeGiglio, M.A., B.C.P.A.
Director, Healthcare Management Programs and Professor of Practice
Professor Maria DeGiglio, MA, BCPA, is a health advocate with specific experience and expertise in health advocacy, health care, healthcare administration, and higher education, supported by over 10 years developing online and on-ground graduate curricula in healthcare administration, health studies, and health/patient advocacy.
DeGiglio is a former IT executive, professional, and principal industry analyst with specialization in health care and higher education and specific expertise in project management, informatics, business process design and improvement, continuous improvement, business/IT alignment, business case development, contingency planning, and Balanced Scorecard. She also has comprehensive knowledge of both the business and IT issues affecting health care and healthcare education and has legal and policy expertise in privacy and regulatory compliance.
Professor DeGiglio was originally appointed Director, Health Care Advocacy and Navigation (HCAN) and Professor of Practice at Utica University’s School of Health Professions and Education in 2014. In June 2019, Professor DeGiglio was appointed Director of the Master of Healthcare Administration Program.
Prior to her appointment at Utica University, Professor DeGiglio directed the development, implementation, and delivery of the Alfus Healthcare Advocacy Certificate Program (AHACP), offered by the University of Miami, and served as lead/adjunct professor (Sept. 2009 to Dec. 2011). She was president and principal of Maria DeGiglio Consulting Group (from 2005 to 2014) working with business and healthcare leaders, payers, educators, and technology solutions vendors. She has published extensively on issues affecting health care and other industries in the US.
Honors and Distinctions
- In Progress: MBA, Utica University.
- B.A. degree (Cum Laude), Cornell University
- Master’s Degree in Health Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College
- Advanced Certificate in Applied Research Ethics, Sarah Lawrence College
- Board Certification in Patient Advocacy from the Patient Advocacy Certification Board (PACB) in April, 2019
Michelle Sowich-Shanley, Ph.D.(c), CMPE, RN
Adjunct Lecturer, Health Care Administration
Michelle Sowich-Shanley, Ph.D.(c), CMPE, RN, is the Chief Operating Officer for The Kelberman Center. She has worked in healthcare for more than 25 years with health care providers, provider-owned physician practices, hospitals, hospital-owned physician practices, for-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, payers, and skilled nursing facilities.
Dr. Sowich-Shanley has more than 10 years of teaching experience in a variety of healthcare courses for New York-area colleges. She is a registered nurse and a certified medical practice executive.
Honors and Distinctions
- Ph.D.(c) in Health Services Administration from Capella University
- M.S. in Health Services Administration from SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- B.S. in Health Care Management from SUNY Polytechnic Institute
- More than 25 years of health care experience
Frequently Asked Questions
Advancing your life and career with an online degree comes with lots of questions, and we want to ensure your search for answers is effortless. If you have a question we haven’t covered, call (866) 295-3106 to speak with an enrollment counselor.
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You can complete the program in just two years. To learn more about the curriculum, view our courses page.
The online program is designed for professionals who work full-time and is offered part-time. This allows you to achieve a realistic balance between work, school, and personal commitments and gives you the opportunity to fully absorb what you learn. To see the curriculum, view our courses page.
Tuition for the Master of Healthcare Administration is $24,840. You need to complete 36 credits at $690 per credit hour. You can review all tuition costs here.
The program is offered in the business school, which is ACBSP-accredited. Utica University (formerly Utica College) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, so you can be confident you’ll receive an exceptional and rigorously evaluated online education.
The first step is to start your application.
This program has been offered online for about 10 years. Learn more about the online student experience at Utica University.
Sources
- Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020, Sept. 1). “Medical and Health Services Managers.” Retrieved Sept. 8, 2020, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm
- In some states, such as New York, the curriculum of Utica University’s online Master of Healthcare Administration meets the course requirements for Nursing Home Administrator licensure. Potential applicants should check with their state’s licensing agency or contact an Admissions Representative at (315) 732-2640 or toll-free at (866) 295-3106 to verify the necessary coursework. Faculty advisers are available to work with students to offer guidance and help them meet the academic requirements of this field. *View this grid to verify the licensure requirements in the state in which you plan to practice.