Our Master of Healthcare Administration program helps health care administrators make effective decisions by understanding the basic business principles and tools related to finance, information systems, strategic planning, human resource management and marketing.
The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program prepares you to enter management positions with the knowledge to make a difference when managing medical information and health care staff in all areas of the industry, and in doing so, provide excellent health care quality and value.
Program Options
Face to face program (39 credits)
All courses are face-to-face: 30 credits of required courses, three-credit internship, and six credits of electives are required.
Online program (39 credits)
All courses are online: 30 credits of required courses, three-credit internship, and six credits of electives are required.
Executive Online program (33 credits)
All courses are online: 30 credits of required courses and a three-credit internship are required. Admission to the Executive Online program requires previous health-related administrative experience and an advanced professional degree (e.g., MBA, PharmD, PhD, MD, JD, DO, DPT, and APRN).
Health Care Administrators鈥�
are skilled professionals who manage hospitals, health care organizations and a variety of other services.
As a health care administrator your potential responsibilities may include establishing and implementing the policies and objectives of a specific clinical area or department within a facility; training and evaluating personnel; developing reports and budgets; and coordinating activities with other managers. With experience and an advanced degree, you may move into executive management positions.
Your work will take you to a wide variety of settings, including hospitals, medical group practices, residential settings, insurance companies and medical supply companies.
September 2025
College of Health Sciences
Enderis Hall,
2400 E. Hartford Avenue,
MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin,
53211, United States
A baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent, as determined by the UWM Center on International Education, from a regionally-accredited institution.
A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent measure on a grading system that does not use a 4.0 scale.
English proficiency requirement: TOEFL IBT - 79 鈥� 120; IELTS - 6.5 - 9.0; Cambridge English Advanced/Cambridge English Proficiency - C1 level or higher.
Fall Application deadline: January 15; Spring Application deadline: November 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
