MHA
Due to Covid19, HCA Program courses will temporarily remain online with synchronous meetings through Fall 2021. This program is usually offered in a hybrid format. Please check current semester schedule for course delivery mode and face to face meetings.
In as little as 24 months, you can have your Master of Healthcare Administration degree and be ready for the next step in your career.
MHA Program Features
- Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid and face-to-face class options
- Classes take place on TWU’s Dallas and Houston campuses
- Nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
- Program completion rates: 92%
- Job placement rates within 90 days of graduation: 96%
- Small classes with accessible, knowledgeable and supportive faculty
- Study abroad and internship opportunities available and can be used for elective credit hours.
- 45-51 semester credit hours includes emphasis option courses and program prerequisites, if required*
*Individual requirements may vary.
In the Health Care Administration program, you have the option of earning the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) degree or the MHA with one of two specialized emphases. Each is designed to provide you with health care management and health care operational skills.
Our coursework highlights experiential learning and blends real-world experiences with theoretical knowledge needed in today’s health care administration roles.
MHA Program Emphases
Explore and see which one works for you
Careers & Salaries*
With this degree, you have multiple career opportunities including:
- Computer and Information Systems Manager: $142,530 per year
- Director of Strategic Planning: $120,832 per year
- Administrative Service Manager: $106,050 per year
- Medical and Health Service Manager: $99,730 per year
- Administrative Service Manager: $96,180 per year
- Hospital Administrator: $86,511 per year
- Healthcare Consultant: $75,183 per year
- Medical Practice Manager: $60,467 per year
*Median salaries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Payscale.com
Admissions Requirements
Admission to the Master of Healthcare Administration
Program Contact
Dr. Margaret Young, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Programs
hca@twu.edu
Application Deadlines
The College of Business admits students on a continual basis. Please contact the College for more information.
International applicants are encouraged to apply far in advance.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants with a GPA of 3.2 or higher in their final 60 undergraduate hours are not required to take GRE/GMAT for regular admission.
- The GRE/GMT is optional for applicants with GPAs between 3.0 and 3.19 in their final 60 undergraduate hours. If the GRE/GMAT score is above the program requirement, applicants may gain regular admission; otherwise, they may be admitted provisionally.
- Applicants with GPAs between 2.5 and 2.99 in their final 60 undergraduate hours must take the GRE/GMAT and may be admitted provisionally if their score is above the program requirement.
How to Apply
- Apply for admission to the TWU Graduate School.
- Take the GRE General Test and submit your GRE scores to TWU (if required based on GPA noted below).
- Submit a resume to hca@twu.edu.
The Healthcare Administration Program holds orientation for new students in the fall and spring semesters. It is a requirement that all new students attend one of these sessions. Information will be provided after your acceptance to the program.
Advanced Standing
Advanced standing may be granted to applicants who hold a prior master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited U.S. university. This advanced standing means that an applicant may request and be eligible for waiver of certain foundation or core courses, in addition to the GRE/GMAT waiver as described above. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make the request for specific course waiver or transfer credit. In addition, the applicant must submit evidence of equivalent prior course work. Waivers are not automatic and are made on a case-by-case basis by examination of the content of each course requested for waiver/transfer credit. Each course accepted for transfer credit of a required core course must have been completed within the 6 years of the date that the MHA degree is to be awarded. Otherwise, these courses must be repeated.
Students who have completed the MBA or MHSM degree at Texas Woman’s University may be eligible for award of up to 12 semester credit hours of transfer credit toward the MHA degree, subject to Graduate School policies.
For More Information
hca@twu.edu
940-898-2458
Request Info about a TWU MHA
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