If you have been following today’s headlines, you know that America’s health care system is expected to undergo radical changes—and experience record growth.* Future medical and health services managers must be prepared to handle complex new developments in technology, economics, ethics, finance, policy, and management.

The rising costs and shrinking accessibility of quality health care are critical issues to individuals and organizations nationwide. Effective leadership in the industry could help improve management structures and find solutions to unique challenges facing individuals and communities.

Kaplan University’s Master of Health Care Administration program blends flexible online coursework with valuable on-ground administrative experience. As part of the graduate curriculum, you will be required to complete an externship at an approved health care facility.

 Program Highlights 

The Kaplan University master’s degree in health care administration could help prepare you to seek leadership and management positions in governmental, nonprofit, and private organizations. The program is designed to help you:

  • Compare theoretical health care principles essential to leadership positions.
  • Design effective strategies based on leadership and management concepts within the health care industry.
  • Assess the impact economics, ethics, professional standards, and the law have on health care administration.
  • Develop policies and programs to address health care industry concerns.
  • Analyze statistical and financial methods in order to evaluate health care practices.

 Curriculum for the Master of Health Care Administration 

    Courses Credits
    Organizational Development for Health Care 4
    Leadership in Health Care 4
    Health Care Finance and Economics 4
    Health Law 4
    Human Resources for Health Care Managers 4
    Health Care Statistics 4
    Health Care Operations and Quality Assessment 4
    Health Policy 4
    Community Health Assessment 4
    Health Information Management and Assessment 4
    Health Care Ethics 4
    Health Care Marketing 4
    Master’s Capstone in Health Care Administration 4
    Total Program Requirements 52

 What Are the Career Opportunities? 

With a Master of Health Care Administration from Kaplan University, you may be prepared to pursue a wide range of leadership and management positions, including health services manager, health services project administrator, managed-care facility manager, hospital administrator, director or vice president of a health care facility, and more.† You may also have built a solid foundation for the further pursuit of academic degrees.‡

  

Tuition and Fees

Cost per credit hour$420.00
Total program requirements52
Total cost of tuition$21,840.00

This program requires a $100 technology fee per term. Effective June 5, 2010, a minimum tuition deposit, depending on your program and as described in the Tuition and Fees Supplement, is required at the time of enrollment. The deposit will be credited toward your tuition when you begin classes. Master of Health Care Administration students will pay a one-time program fee of $300.00. This fee may be paid using financial aid funds and can be incorporated into the student’s monthly payment plan. Qualifying transfer credit may reduce your total costs. Refer to the University Catalog for transfer of credit policy. We encourage you to explore the availability of financial aid and scholarships. For more information, chat live or call an Admissions Advisor at 866.527.5268 (Toll Free).

Kaplan University offers tuition discounts to active-duty military servicemembers and veterans. Call 866.583.4412 (Toll Free) to speak to a military Admissions Advisor.

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*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Medical and Health Services Managers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos014.htm.

†This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in the field, or for jobs in related fields, the specific job titles of which may not be represented in the program title. Although the University will assist students with job placement, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. The University does not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.

‡While the program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue continued graduate- or doctorate-level education, the University cannot guarantee that students will be granted admission to any graduate or doctoral programs.