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Build professional skills that fit your career goals with an MHA
Start the next chapter in your career as a health care professional. The MHA program at Capella is designed to elevate your fundamental skills and help you develop expertise in one of four specializations.
Master of Health Administration program overview
The online MHA program is designed to help equip you with real-world knowledge and skills in health care systems and technology, ethical and professional standards of practice and more.
As an MHA student, you’ll begin with core courses that lay the foundation for your program and help strengthen your skills in key areas of the field. From there, you’ll move into the coursework for your chosen specialization to grow your expertise and advance toward your final project.
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Applicants to the MHA program must provide the following information for admission:
- A bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or from an internationally recognized institution
- Your official bachelor’s transcripts, with a minimum grade point average of 2.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- A $50 nonrefundable application fee, required at the time of application, to cover transcript requests, transcript evaluation and other administrative costs
- A valid, government-issued form of photo identification
- Applicants for our FlexPath self-paced learning option will be evaluated for admission with a holistic review. Applicants with a GPA of less than 2.8 (recommended minimum) may be required to submit additional documents for review. Contact an enrollment counselor to learn more about the FlexPath admission requirements
GRE and GMAT are not required for admission.
International and FlexPath applicants will be subject to additional admission requirements.
View full admission requirements for each MHA specialization: General Health Administration, Health Care Informatics, Health Care Leadership, Health Care Operations
The total cost of your MHA program will depend on your learning format and specialization, scholarships and finances, transfer credits, academic performance and other factors.
Find detailed tuition information and cost scenarios for each MHA specialization: General Health Administration, Health Care Informatics, Health Care Leadership, Health Care Operations
Choosing a Master of Health Administration specialization
Every professional journey is different. Your chosen specialization can help you leverage your unique passions and interests to build advanced expertise for the next phases of your career in health care.*
- Learning outcomes
- Career exploration
General Health Administration
- Create an organizational climate that values and supports employees and colleagues in health care setting
- Translate strategy to develop and maintain optimal organizational performance in health care settings
Health Care Informatics
- Integrate essential informatics concepts into health care administration
- Lead and manage the health care informatics lifecycle
Health Care Leadership
- Inspire individual excellence and lead talent development to build high-performing teams in health care organizations
- Apply evidence-based change leadership practices in complex health care environments
Health Care Operations
- Optimize human resource, facilities and capital assets to achieve the goals of a health care organization’s strategic plan
- Employ data-based decision-making for strategic planning and implementation
General Health Administration
- Employment settings to explore include hospitals, ambulator care services or insurance carriers
- Research job titles such as clinical manager, program director, health director and health manager
Health Care Informatics
- Employment settings to explore include hospitals, ambulator care services or insurance carriers
- Research job titles such as chief clinical informatics officer, director of clinical informatics and data analyst
Health Care Leadership
- Employment settings to explore include diverse health care settings
- Research job titles such as chief executive officer, clinic manager, health director and administrator director
Health Care Operations
- Employment settings to explore include a wide range of settings in the health care industry
- Research job titles such as chief executive officer, clinic manager, program director and health director
*Capella cannot guarantee any specific job, promotion, salary increase or other career outcomes. You will need to conduct your own research to understand what opportunities may be available to you. Note that some career paths may prefer or even require previous experience, licensure, certifications or other designations along with a degree.
Which is better for an MHA, FlexPath or GuidedPath?
Your lifestyle and learning preferences will factor into choosing a path for your MHA degree. FlexPath gives you the freedom to set your own deadlines and complete coursework at your own pace. GuidedPath offers a more structured approach with a fixed weekly schedule.
FlexPath
- Complete your assessments at your own pace
- Engage one-on-one with faculty to receive feedback
- Get support from coaches when you need it
- Pay one tuition fee per session*
*Books, supplies and other fees apply.
GuidedPath
- Complete weekly assignments with preset deadlines
- Participate in weekly discussion posts with your classmates and faculty
- Connect with academic advisors to keep you on track
- Pay for what you take, price varies by courseload or term
Find out if FlexPath is right for you
Not sure about FlexPath or GuidedPath? The Path Finder Quiz evaluates your learning style to help determine which learning format is better suited to your personal and professional goals.
Why choose the MHA at Capella University?
Interprofessional education
Share courses with other nursing and public health practitioners to learn about, from and with others in the industry.
Professional relevance
The Capella School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration Advisory Board ensures your curriculum is developed with the insight and support of industry leaders.
Tuition and education discounts
More than 600 health care organizations invest in their employees by partnering with Capella University to offer tuition savings and other educational benefits.
“As a busy mom, I loved the fact that Capella’s FlexPath program is self-paced, affordable and easily accessible. Being able to earn my master’s online for my desired career change was a game changer for me.”
*Actual Capella alum who agreed to appear in Capella promotional materials.