MS in Health Administration (Executive track Online)

UofL’s online Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) is an executive-level program designed for healthcare professionals with 5+ years of experience, who are looking to broaden their core healthcare management competencies and/or pursue career advancement applying the principles of population health management.

Offered by the School of Public Health and Information Sciences at the University of Louisville, the executive MSHA online builds on your experience and deepens your understanding of processes, environments, structures, and strategies that are disrupting the industry—preparing you to confidently lead organizations into the future of healthcare. Based closely on our reputable CAHME-accredited on-campus program and taught by leaders in healthcare innovation, the online executive MSHA courses will guide you through:

• Exploring broad principles and important influencers within top healthcare organizations
• Examining data-driven methods of strategic leadership and effective management of healthcare organizations
• Analyzing external policy and healthcare environments that effect management
• Becoming a more knowledgeable and well-rounded healthcare administrator

Notably, the program places a strong focus on assessments that emphasize solving authentic, real-life problems you face within your current role.

The online Master of Science in Health Administration is a 57-credit hour program, broken down into 21 courses. The curriculum is consistently updated and approved by local, regional and national organizations including Baptist Health, Humana, Kentucky Hospital Association, Louisville Metropolitan Health and Wellness, Norton Healthcare, University of Louisville Health System and Veterans Health Administration.

Outcomes

With an aging population and increased demand for services, healthcare occupations are expected to grow 14% between 2018 and 2028, adding around 1.9 million jobs in that same period—faster than the average growth compared to all occupations (bls.gov).

Graduates will be prepared to pursue board certification through the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), meeting both the education requirements to take the exam and equipped with the knowledge needed to successfully complete it. Graduates can also pursue MGMA, AAMA and/or HFMA certification.

Earning a Health Administration master’s degree is a must-have for healthcare executives. You’ll be prepared to take on higher-level healthcare leadership roles (e.g., senior director, VP, CEO, etc.) where you’ll be responsible for overseeing and managing services, programs, staff, budgets, facilities, external relations and more. As a graduate of our program, you’ll be equipped to:

• Manage strategic projects and action plans in healthcare organizations
• Assess institutional financial and healthcare delivery performance
• Examine community healthcare needs per industry standards
• Model accountability with respect to compliance in policy, and regulation and ethical codes of conduct
• Analyze organizational needs based on clinical and financial data

The Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) is designed to provide a first-rate and second-to-none exceptional experience for entry-level and mid-career professionals seeking to achieve their personal career objectives within the healthcare industry. We designed the MSHA program to deepen knowledge of environments, processes, structures, and strategies in healthcare. The curriculum has 3 main components:

1. Exploration of broad principles and key influencers of leading healthcare organizations
2. Examination of evidence-based and data-driven frameworks for strategic leadership and effective management of healthcare organizations and issues
3. Analysis of the external healthcare and policy environments that impact population and community healthcare management

Because healthcare management is an information-intensive, team-based field that adopts any technology that helps get the job done, all required courses and required supporting courses (“selectives”) include the use of data, information, team-based learning techniques, research methods, or technology, most more than one of these and many all four.

EMPLOYMENT RATE AND SALARY INFORMATION FOR GRADUATES

There are 5,710 medical and health service manager positions in Kentucky with an employment rise of 4.2%. The annual mean wage is $94,600 with a rise of 2.0%. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Kentucky

As of 2020, there were 429,800 medical and health services managers employed in the U.S. with a rise of 32% by 2030. The national annual median is $104,280. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $59,980 and the highest 10 percent earned more than $195,630. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook