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Healthcare Administration, MHA

Manage Health Services in a Broad Range of Industries
  • 7

    Courses Are 7 Weeks in Length

  • ACHE

    UNCW Is A Participant In The American College For Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Higher Education Network

Healthcare Administration, MHA Program Overview

Curriculum at UNCW Prepares Early- To Mid-Level Careerists

The Healthcare Administration curriculum at UNCW prepares early- to mid-level careerists to plan, direct, and manage healthcare services in a broad range of healthcare industries. Our curriculum is competency focused and ensures that the information students are learning is both relevant and directly applicable to their chosen profession within healthcare.

The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) will prepare early to mid-level careerists, by providing transformative learning experiences and foundational knowledge and skills, to serve as effective managers and administrators within a wide range of healthcare organizations throughout Southeastern N.C. and beyond.

Healthcare management is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that jobs in healthcare management are anticipated to grow 18 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations. Thus, the need for providers and facilities is growing, as the population ages and life expectancy increases due to medical advances. The need for professionals to manage healthcare facilities as a result is rapidly expanding.

The vision of the UNCW Master of Healthcare Administration program is to be recognized as a leader in the field of online graduate education in healthcare administration within the State of North Carolina and beyond.

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Learn To

Analyze data that encompasses leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and health disparities among local, regional, and global populations that impact population health and associated healthcare organizations

Create evidence-based solutions aimed at improving cost, access, and quality of care

Evaluate the internal and external environmental factors (social, cultural, economic, and political) impacting the strategic management of healthcare organizations

Assess the impact of legal, ethical, economic, and regulatory dimensions of healthcare and public health policy

Apply appropriate communication strategies based on communication goals and audience characteristics

You will be prepared for roles in settings such as:

Plan departmental activities, evaluate doctors and other hospital employees, create and maintain policies, help develop procedures for medical treatments, quality assurance, patient services, and public relations activities such as active participation in fund-raising and community health planning. (Source )

Manage healthcare facilities or departments. (Source)

Oversee the day-to-day administrative operations of hospitals and other healthcare facilities. (Source)

Oversee non-clinical operations of public and private healthcare organizations and departments (Source)

Responsible for supervising the clinical and administrative affairs of nursing homes and related facilities (Source)

Sample Courses

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HCA 500 Intro to Healthcare Management
HCA 501 Healthcare Systems
HCA 502 Managing Human Capital in Healthcare
HCA 503 Operations Management & Quality Assessment for Health Organizations
HCA 504 Healthcare Informatics
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How Do I Apply for Healthcare Administration, MHA?

  • Admission to the UNCW Graduate School.
  • Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in this country or its equivalent in a foreign institution.
  • Equivalency of international baccalaureate degrees will be determined using World Education Services (WES.org) course-by-course transcript evaluations submitted to the Graduate School.
  • Have a strong overall academic record with a B average or better in the basic courses prerequisite to the area of proposed graduate study
  • Meet additional admission requirement(s) as outlined by the graduate program.

Admission Deadlines & Requirements

Information: M.H.A. Healthcare Administration - Online Accelerated Program

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  • Complete applications are reviewed for admission by the program as they are received up through the document deadline.
  • All supplemental documents must be received by the document deadline in order to be considered. 

Location/Delivery Method

  • Distance Education - Fully Online - asynchronous (instructional materials made available on the Internet and available 24 hours a day every day-not time-dependent slots).

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Deadlines (11:59 p.m. EST)

  • Spring 1 2025:
    • Deadline: December 14, 2024 or earlier if the cohort fills
  • Spring 2 2025:
    • Deadline: February 15, 2025  or earlier if the cohort fills
  • Summer 1 2025:
    • Deadline: April 19, 2025  or earlier if the cohort fills
  • Summer 2 2025:
    • Deadline: June 7, 2025  or earlier if the cohort fills
  • Fall 1 2025:
    • Deadline: August 2, 2025  or earlier if the cohort fills
  • Fall 2 2025:
    • Deadline: September 27, 2025  or earlier if the cohort fills

Transcripts

  • One official transcript is required from each U.S. post-secondary institution attended. Refer to the Getting Started page for international transcript instructions.

Test Scores

  • None Required

Recommendations

  • None Required

Additional Requirements

  1. Ideal Candidates: The ideal candidates for this program is an early to mid-level careerist who presents with a bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related discipline [i.e., business with healthcare concentration, healthcare administration, public health, nursing, or other allied health disciplines] and a minimum of at least one (1) year of work experience in a healthcare-related field (including, not limited to: hospital, out-patient facility, public health entity, long-term care, etc.). Candidates who meet the ideal entrance requirements of a bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field and one (1) year of work experience in a healthcare-related field can request a waiver of the required HCA 593 and 594 practicum courses after being admitted to the program.
  2. G.P.A. Requirement: Strong overall academic record with a B average or better in the basic courses prerequisite to the area of proposed graduate study.
  3. Additional Requirement(s): Must meet additional admission requirement(s) as outlined by the graduate program.
  4. International Applicants Requesting Visa Sponsorship: This program does not qualify for visa sponsorship.
  5. Note: Please note that sessions frequently fill ahead of published deadlines. Application cycles are open until the sessions reach capacity. Due to high demand, there is no advanced notice of application closures.

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