M.H.A. Healthcare Administration
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100% online, 8-week courses
Find Your Path and Lead With Value(s). Earn Your Master’s in Healthcare Administration at Concordia University, Nebraska.
Complex and always evolving, our healthcare system needs more people who can lead with a vision. Administrators with a strong moral Christian framework. Leaders who show an unwavering commitment to improving healthcare delivery to all, from our most privileged to our most vulnerable. Professionals who can both lead and serve.
Become the kind of leader our healthcare system needs in the Concordia University, Nebraska Master’s in Healthcare Administration (M.H.A.) degree program. In our comprehensive M.H.A. program, you’ll learn how to apply business best practices to a healthcare setting while incorporating moral ethical principles into your leadership strategy. You’ll build an understanding of healthcare policy, law, management techniques and other knowledge and skills key to operating a healthcare institution while immersed in the faith-based, quality academic education that Concordia, as a Lutheran institution, offers.
Perhaps most importantly, you’ll learn to lead in the population or sector you’re most interested in serving in this vast, dynamic field. Whether you want to help prevent illnesses in the elderly or harness the latest technologies to improve hospital care, Concordia Nebraska offers you possibilities in several rapidly growing fields of healthcare—no matter your previous level of experience in healthcare.
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M.H.A. Degree Program Highlights
At Concordia Nebraska, you’ll earn a distinctive, faith-based M.H.A. degree online that combines business and healthcare theory with law and ethics. Our distinguished faculty come from a wide array of backgrounds in healthcare and academia to prepare you to enter one of four leading sectors of healthcare: gerontology, healthcare information technology, leadership or public health.
What to Expect in the Healthcare Administration Master’s Degree
An M.H.A. degree with value(s): Learn how to help healthcare institutions flourish while serving in accordance with your Christian beliefs.
Esteemed, experienced faculty: Join a program designed by CEOs and other practicing professionals in healthcare institutions. Our program is led by faculty with backgrounds in a wide variety of roles, from laboratory science to health informatics to academia. This diversity means you’ll learn from ethical professionals who hold the skills you need for your career.
Four distinctive concentrations: Tailor your learning to the sector you want to enter following your M.H.A. degree, whether that means moving into a leadership role in your current organization or entering a new field.
Designed to CAHME accreditation standards: Learn in a program designed to meet the rigorous standards of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education.
A master’s in health administration degree built around you: Apply with or without experience in the healthcare field and complete your M.H.A. degree online over eight-week courses while you work. The M.H.A. degree program is tailored around you at every step.
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M.H.A. Degree Program Faculty
Our faculty work hard to foster the professional preparedness you need to succeed in healthcare administration.
Meet the facultyProgram Goals
Apply best practice business principles, including theory and techniques, to the healthcare environment
Communicate clearly, concisely and effectively within the context of professional healthcare environments
Employ key elements of leadership in the decision-making process and identify, direct and resolve considerations as a servant leader
Incorporate moral principles in a healthcare organization and infuse Christian values into all ethical dilemmas and their resolutions
Convey various healthcare issues, trends and perspectives to stakeholders and develop solutions that benefit all parties
Master’s in Healthcare Administration Salary and Careers
After earning your M.H.A. degree online at Concordia Nebraska, you can pursue a wide range of careers in various sectors of healthcare. Master’s in healthcare administration salary amounts vary depending on the position and sector.
A healthcare administration master’s degree can prepare you for careers in:
- Long-term care facilities
- Nursing home administration
- Epidemiology
- Nurse administration
- Health information technology
- Population health
Concordia Nebraska Healthcare Administration: Career Outcomes
Administrative Service Manager
To be productive, an organization must run smoothly. As an administrative services manager you would be the person who makes sure this happens by coordinating your business’s services, including maintaining facilities, keeping records, planning budgets and allocating supplies. You may also be in charge of staff development, regulation compliance or drafting communications for the executive team.
Nurse Administrator
Nurse administrators typically manage staff in clinics, hospitals, or long-term care facilities, and complete administrative tasks such as staff scheduling, performance reviews, attending meetings, developing training and personnel procedures, managing a budget and more.
Concordia NebraskaHealthcare Administration FAQs
A master’s in healthcare administration degree gives you the credentials to advance your career and pursue a variety of roles within healthcare management, as well as increase your earning potential. Through the degree program, you will discover how to make a difference in the lives of patients, caregivers and doctors.
An MHA degree helps you pursue a career in human resource management, organizational management or information technology. With this educational background, you can work toward improving healthcare for elderly people or an entire population. Healthcare administration positions are available at many healthcare facilities, such as hospitals and medical group practices.
Our healthcare administration degree program requires the completion of 70 hours of practicum experience. If you have significant professional experience in the healthcare industry, the practicum may be waived.
Healthcare administration requires the ability to manage finances, maintain organization and ensure that operations are running efficiently. The field also requires strong problem solving and decision-making skills. If you possess all of these skills and enjoy discovering ways to improve the lives of individuals or entire populations, then a career in healthcare administration may be right for you.
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M.H.A. Degree Concentrations
Our master’s in healthcare administration offers the advantage of specializing in one of four emerging areas of healthcare. Whether you currently work in healthcare or are new to the health field, you’ll benefit from exploring any of the following sectors:
Gerontology
Study the challenges, issues and social aspects affecting aging adults and discover how to provide the best possible healthcare for the elderly.
Health Information Technology
Explore how to incorporate information technology into healthcare systems to improve patient care, cost efficiency and security.
Leadership
Build on your knowledge of core business concepts such as human resources, financial management and organizational management as you prepare to be an ethical leader in healthcare.
Population Health
Explore how to evaluate health risk behavior, the behavioral and psychological factors that affect physical conditions in people and how to manage the costs related to chronic illness.
Healthcare Administration Master’s Degree Curriculum
In our entirely online M.H.A. degree program, you can work at your own pace from the comfort of your home. We aim to be flexible and honor your many callings and commitments in life during your study while also working to challenge, inspire and equip you to thrive as a healthcare leader, now and in the future.
Our healthcare administration master’s degree balances both theory and practice to ensure you’re fully prepared to meet the challenges of today’s dynamic healthcare field. The M.H.A. degree online curriculum features a core set of courses that all students must complete before entering a focus area. In these courses, you’ll learn the considerations related to healthcare management, such as governance, organization structures, financials and policy. You’ll gain a broad understanding of various healthcare settings, including hospitals, physician clinics, home health, long-term care and more.
Some M.H.A. degree concentration area courses include:
- Community Health
- Issues in Gerontology and Aging Studies
- Human Resources Management
- Cyber Security
- Applied Epidemiology
Healthcare Administration Master’s Degree Program Goals
Our M.H.A. degree is designed to make you a standout candidate in your chosen field, well qualified to earn a good master’s in healthcare administration salary. After completing your M.H.A. degree online, you’ll be prepared to:
Employ key leadership skills in decision-making in healthcare institutions
Communicate clearly and effectively within the context of professional healthcare environment
Convey healthcare issues, trends and perspectives to stakeholders and develop solutions to problems
Apply business practices to healthcare environments
Incorporate moral principles into healthcare organizations and use Lutheran, Christian values to resolve ethical dilemmas
Master’s in Healthcare Administration Degree Financial Aid
At Concordia Nebraska, we believe in helping you achieve your professional goals affordably. That’s why we offer several ways to finance your healthcare administration master’s degree. View M.H.A. degree online program costs and financial aid.
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2 Career salary and wages sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.