Master of Health Services Administration Options
Residential MHSA Program (Full-time, On campus)
Overview | Course Sequence
The full-time MHSA program prepares students for administrative and executive positions in healthcare organizations. Four semesters of intensive coursework are completed on campus and followed by an 8-12 month administrative residency or longer 12-24 month fellowship (length determined by sponsor site). Students are also required to complete a master's project. The coursework provides students with broad-based skills and knowledge that prepare them for careers in any area of health care management. The residency enables them to focus on particular areas they would like to explore and develop.
Executive MHSA (Part-time, Online)
Overview
A true executive program, our flexible online Executive MHSA program enables individuals with at least one year of professional healthcare experience, or similar, to learn the administrative skills needed to progress in their careers and increase their value to their employers. This track also prepares students to learn new skills that will move them into a different career direction.
Under the Executive MHSA option, students complete 42 total credit hours online, including summer coursework. Students are required to complete a capstone project, which is a culmination of scholarly activity requiring literature review, collection and analysis of data, and discussion of results. The typical time to completion is 2-3 years, with flexibility to extend this, if needed.
Additional details are available on the Executive MHSA program page.
MHSA/MBA Dual Degree
We are proud to partner with Xavier's nationally-ranked Williams College of Business to offer an MHSA/MBA Dual Degree. Students in this program benefit from an expanded education in management, eligibility for funding from both programs, optional global immersion trips, and pay the lower MHSA tuition rates. MHSA courses are on-campus and MBA courses are either on-campus or online, depending on the semester. The Dual Degree is not available to online Executive MHSA students due to MHSA courses being on campus.
Read more on the MHSA/MBA Dual Degree page.