Degrees & Programs

Master of Health Administration

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Program Overview

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) is an executive program for working mid-career professionals looking to expand their skills in health care management. This hybrid program is primarily offered in an online, asynchronous format, with students meeting synchronously two to three times per semester and participating in three residency trips to Emory University.

Department of Health Policy and Management

Hybrid

Part Time

2 years

Our program focuses on cutting-edge technology that is being developed and used in real-world health care settings to deliver care in a more equitable and efficient manner. This is done in partnership with Emory Healthcare, to ensure that students receive the best possible didactic and complex problem-solving training available from both seasoned faculty and full-time health care administrators. We expect graduates from this program to become leaders who transform health care for the betterment of all involved. 

William S. Pearson, PhD, MHA, Program Director

Curriculum

On-Campus Residencies

Residency One

The first residency occurs in the week before the first semester of the program and includes:

  • An introduction to the fundamentals of complex problem solving through lectures and activities
  • An intensive course on health care marketing and communications
  • Professional development and networking opportunities, led by our partners at Emory Healthcare

Residency Two 

The second residency occurs in the week before the second spring semester and includes:

  • A program on the fundamentals of complex problem solving
  • Work with Emory Healthcare mentors to address a real-world digital health issue, which students will continue to work on in teams throughout the remainder of year two of the program.

Residency Three 

The final residency occurs in the final week of the final semester and will be an opportunity for the MHA student teams to present their final projects to Emory Healthcare leadership.

Outcomes

Skills & Opportunities

Our MHA students develop the in-demand skills they need to serve as leaders in health care.

Critical Skills Gained:

  • Adaptive leadership
  • Health care quality assurance
  • Risk management
  • Health care policymaking
  • Communication and marketing for health care
  • Financial management

Job Opportunities:

  • Health informatics manager
  • Director of operations
  • Director of risk management
  • Hospital administrator
  • Service line manager

Admissions

Contact

Get in Touch:

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Program Director
Contact Name

William S. Pearson, PhD, MHA

Contact Email
mha@emory.edu