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Master of Arts in Healthcare Leadership

Maximize your leadership potential in the healthcare industry when you earn your Master of Arts in Healthcare Leadership online at Messiah University, one of the top private Christian universities in the U.S. In this program, you’ll master the outcome-based skills needed to effectively lead organizations in the complex and rapidly changing healthcare industry. As with our on-campus programs, a hallmark of obtaining your online education at Messiah University is the individualized attention you receive from our professors, who make your success their top priority.

Program Details

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Master of Arts in Healthcare Leadership overview

With our robust and relevant healthcare leadership coursework, you’ll learn to operate effectively as a leader through mastery of the many facets of leadership as they apply to healthcare, including organizational communication, strategic thinking, organizational change and more. Graduates of the M.A. in Healthcare Leadership program will be uniquely qualified to lead and serve in a variety of leadership roles within the healthcare industry.

  • 30 credits
  • 100 percent online coursework
  • $780 per credit, no-fee tuition
  • No application fee
  • Courses are offered online in 6- and 8-week sessions
  • Culminating capstone project with faculty member and organization of your choice
  • Biblical integration that will equip you to serve God more effectively as a faithful professional
  • Can be completed in as little as one year, but most students complete the program in two years at a comfortable pace

Earning your M.A. in Healthcare Leadership degree will open up a variety of leadership and executive opportunities in the healthcare industry. Some examples of career roles include:

  • Medical and health services managers
  • Medical facility administrator
  • Healthcare executive

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that Medical and Health Services Managers will see an 18 percent growth rate from 2018-28, which is much faster than the average job growth rate across industries.

Additionally, the estimated average base pay for Hospital Administrator is $86,801 annually according to PayScale (salary estimate is based on 566 individual salaries reported to PayScale as of March 28, 2020, and does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions).

The courses that comprise the curriculum for our M.A. in Healthcare Leadership degree include ethical and strategic courses, as well as courses that cover the philosophical and legal aspects of the field.

Coursework preview:

Course Number

Course Title

Credit Hours

LEAD 501

Character of a Leader

3

LEAD 505

Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Organizational Change

3

HLTH/NURS 500

Health Informatics

3

HLTH/NURS 631

Health Policy and Legal Aspects of Healthcare

3

Messiah University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education. It is the highest accrediting authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for degree-granting colleges and universities located in Pennsylvania, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and several other locations internationally.

Additionally, Messiah University’s undergraduate and graduate programs in business are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

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