Application Deadline for Summer 2024: May 1
Ranked and Respected
Attend a university that’s been top-ranked for 25+ consecutive years, where you will get a high-quality education for an affordable tuition.
Lead transformative change in one of the world’s fastest-evolving industries with an online master’s degree from the School of Professional Studies (SPS) at top-ranked Wake Forest University. Develop leadership and business management acumen, learn to create and implement healthcare policies that make a lasting impact, and improve access to equitable and quality health services in your community.
Wake Forest’s online Master of Health Administration (MHA) emphasizes health equity. You’ll learn to embed that focus into your practice as you study the social determinants of health for the populations you serve, including how poverty, structural racism, and discrimination and bias impact healthcare and health delivery.
Attend a university that’s been top-ranked for 25+ consecutive years, where you will get a high-quality education for an affordable tuition.
Combine healthcare expertise with the latest business management tools to advance your career. Learn from industry experts, accomplished faculty, and thought leaders in this vital industry.
Balance work, life, and school with 100% online courses. Choose career-relevant electives that fit your career goals and needs. Classes start 3 times per year.
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Explore how to improve the healthcare services in your community through effective leadership and a health-equity lens with a Master of Health Administration (MHA). Learn to lead organizational change, apply the latest business and management tools to health-focused environments, and positively contribute to your community by providing quality and valuable care.
Study topics such as the American healthcare system, organizational development, impactful healthcare leadership, and patient safety. Emerge as a leader ready to enact positive change across many areas of the health industry.
MHA graduates will be eligible for a variety of leadership roles, including:
The Wake Forest Master of Health Administration is pending approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Wake Forest School of Professional Studies is proud to be an Academic Organization Affiliate of HIMSS. All students in this master's program get a free HIMSS individual membership and the opportunity to attend the annual HIMSS conference.
See Notes and Conditions section below for important information.
Application Deadline for Summer 2024: May 1
This program offers interdisciplinary electives that help you gain deeper insights into disciplines that interest you, such as financial accounting, financial management, and healthcare law. Choose from courses including Digital Health, Strategic Communications, Negotiation & Conflict Management, and select offerings from the online MBA program, and expand your network with professionals from the School of Business and Wake Forest Law.
Join an innovative academic health system that offers experiential learning opportunities in patient-centered research and care. Wake Forest has connections with top companies in healthcare, so you can network with experts, find mentorship opportunities, and obtain impactful hands-on training.
Make new connections and embrace new opportunities. Become part of Wake Forest’s esteemed student, faculty, and alumni community of more than 80K+ graduates in the U.S. alone.
While your courses are 100% online, you can also take advantage of our state-of-the-art Charlotte, NC facility for networking and interactive learning experiences.
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25 Years: https://news.wfu.edu/2020/09/14/wake-forest-ranked-among-top-national-universities-by-u-s-news-2/
Best National University: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities (Tie)
Best Value: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/best-value
Largest Sector: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/10/health-care-still-largest-united-states-employer.html
Job Growth Through 2031: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm