Healthcare Administration

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Degree Overview

Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration

Raschelle Gordon receiving her MBA diploma at a South University graduation ceremony — Raschelle Gordon, Online MBA in Healthcare Administration South University, Class of 2022

The field of healthcare relies on its members working together to overcome obstacles and challenges and leadership to help guide them. The Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration (MBA) program is designed to help students cultivate leadership and management skills to face the business challenges that could arise in the healthcare industry. The healthcare administration degree is designed to help prepare future leaders with a foundation of business analysis and a specialization in healthcare administration competencies to better manage the unique challenges of healthcare and business management.

The healthcare administration program focuses on preparing graduates to interpret the knowledge in healthcare management principles and content, evaluate the impact of healthcare policy and law on the delivery and services provided by the industry, integrate market research with strategic planning in healthcare, assess managerial and leadership challenges in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to communicate and present information that is concise, clear, organized, supported, and persuasive in a professional manner appropriate to the healthcare industry.

The healthcare administration program is taught in a hybrid format. The hybrid format includes online coursework and on-campus sessions held one Saturday per course. This combines the independence of online study with the face-to-face aspects of campus classes.

See which campuses you could earn your Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration from below. To view South University's current MBA-HCA student attrition data, click here.

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We're committed to helping our graduates make an impact in their professional and personal lives. We applaud our alumni and the difference they make. Check out what some of our healthcare graduates have to say.

Elizabeth Tran

Class of '22

Master of Medical Science in Anesthesia Science – South University, Savannah

“South University definitely challenged me in the clinical setting and the classroom. At first, you learn everything in the classroom. Then you get to apply those things in the clinical setting.”

Helen Ramirez

Class of '19

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies, South University, Richmond

“One thing I love about the PA program here is that it's small and really intimate. You know all of your professors and classmates extremely well. You spend a lot of time together throughout the 27 months you're in the program.”