The MHA program is value-based, competency-driven, and healthcare system-focused.

Program Mission

The mission of the master in health administration program is to prepare, educate, and develop early and mid-career healthcare leaders in the evolving health services arena who will positively impact the well-being of the communities they serve.

The Program focuses on preparing students who traditionally have been under-served by higher education to serve in public, private, community-based, and federal healthcare settings including hospitals, integrated delivery systems, medical groups, and insurance providers.

Program Vision

The vision of the master in health administration program is to be the premier education program for minority, women, and under-served populations in health administration for developing leaders capable of shaping and impacting the health, business, and communities they serve.

Program Values

Excellence: The Program is committed to educating individuals who will become engaged and cultivated citizens to make a significant and lasting contribution to the healthcare management profession.

Integrity: The Program is committed to educating individuals who will become engaged and cultivated citizens to make a significant and lasting contribution to the healthcare management profession.

Diversity: The Program embraces different backgrounds, values different perspectives, and approaches to enhance education and learning.

Innovation: The Program is open to new ideas and approaches in the creation, transmission and preservation of knowledge.

Lifelong Learning: The Program values lifelong learning for the continuous development of knowledge and skills required by the dynamic and ever-changing healthcare sector.