Health Administration – MHA

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Professor of Health Administration
E: lisa.melvin@pfeiffer.edu
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The Master of Health Administration (MHA) at Pfeiffer University is ideal for busy professionals who need further education to fit into their lives instead of the other way around. This sequentially designed 33-hour program prepares students for leadership roles in the field of healthcare, including public health, practice management, long-term care, and insurance.

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Program Overview

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Become a healthcare leader with a robust understanding of contemporary health services, health economics, health information and financial management, and more.

Complete your degree in 15 months!

Online classes

Affordable tuition

33 credit hours

Next start date: January 2026

Program Highlights

Join a network of more than 1,200 alumni and students who serve in key leadership positions for every major health system in North and South Carolina.

Participate in applied field experiences, typically conducted under the direction of a senior manager at the student’s workplace.

Study a carefully designed curriculum that focuses on:

  • Organizational Communication and Behavior
  • Law and Ethics
  • Leadership
  • Health Economics
  • Health Services Information and Financial Management
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Core Curriculum Overview
SH = Semester Hours

Organizational Communication and Behavior in Health Service Organizations (3 SH)

OR

Business Communication (3 SH)
Contemporary Health Services Organizations and Systems (3 SH)
Legal and Ethical Perspectives in Healthcare Administration (3 SH)

OR

Legal and Ethical Environment of Business (3 SH)
Leadership Perspectives in Health Policy (3 SH)
Health Economics (3 SH)

OR

Structure and Economics of the US Healthcare System (3 SH)
Health Services Information Management (3 SH)
Health Services Financial Management (3 SH)

OR

Managerial Finance (3 SH)

OR

Healthcare Finance (3 SH)
MHA Comprehensive Exam (0 SH)
Health Services Marketing (3 SH)
Research Applications in Health Administration (3 SH)
Strategic Health Services Management (3 SH)
One elective selected in consultation with advisor.

All credits used toward the completion of the degree must be no older than seven (7) years at the time of graduation.

MHA Curriculum
When I started looking for a graduate program I wanted to two simple things: A quality facility with real industry experience and a program that had recognition in the industry. Pfeiffer University’s MHA program had both of these. The faculty not only knew how to offer engaging lectures they also had industry experience as administrators, executives and providers in health systems throughout the United States and abroad. Pfeiffer has relationships with health systems in the Carolinas and southeast and offers direct connections with their leadership. These connections are valuable to students who are searching for internships and full-time employment. To this day, I remain connected to the faculty and my fellow MHA alumni. Pfeiffer provided me the platform to launch my career and network!
Blake A. Martin MHA Senior Vice President, Strategic Relationships Flagship Healthcare Properties, LLC