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Drexel LeBow Master of Health Administration

Get the tools you need to become a respected industry leader and advocate.

Drexel LeBow’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program provides you with the knowledge required to successfully navigate and pursue leadership or senior management and planning roles in health services or systems, risk, insurance, compliance, research or related industries.

Positioned for Success

Master the latest, evidence-based health care management theories and practice applications, while honing your transformational leadership, financial, analytical thinking and interpersonal communications skills.

Learn from Experts

You’ll study with faculty members who are doctorally prepared educators with advanced experience in managed care, nonprofit organizations, physician practice management, and hospital and research-based ethics consultations.

Fully Online Program

The online format enables you to learn on your own schedule while still providing ample opportunities to connect with your professors and classmates.

On-Campus Residency

Instead of a thesis requirement, you’ll complete a mandatory five-day campus residency with your fellow classmates.

Who Is This Degree For?

The MHA program is designed for experienced health care professionals seeking to explore the three areas of health leadership: transformation, execution and people. The program’s curriculum is grounded in the business of health care, with every class focusing on real-life application to some aspect of the health care industry.

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Master of Health Administration Curriculum

With its solid focus on real-world application, the online MHA program is grounded in the National Center for Healthcare Leadership’s Competency Model — the leading model used by accredited graduate education programs to build proven leadership competencies across the health professions.

Our curriculum is organized around three key domains: transformation, execution and people. It’s designed to give you the skills needed to move up the executive management ladder, covering strategic planning, practice management, team building, project coordination, public policy and financial oversight. You’ll also broaden your leadership perspective with advanced coursework in epidemiology, biostatistics, health care economics, ethics and law.

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Flexible Time Frame

Choose between our two- and three-year plans of study

Online courses plus a five-day campus residency

Fully Accredited

Affiliate member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration

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Combining the business analytics skillset with finance definitely gave me a competitive advantage.

Soheil Kashan, ’15

Risk Analyst

Read more about Soheil

Admission Requirements

Do you have a question regarding the admissions process or program requirements? Schedule a one-on-one with a LeBow graduate enrollment advisor or request information about the MHA.

MHA Admissions Criteria

In addition to a completed Drexel admissions application, the minimum standards for admission are:

  • A bachelor’s degree in health administration or a closely related field (such as a clinical discipline, health sciences, or general business) or a bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field and a minimum of one year of health care work experience.
  • GPA of 3.0 or above is preferred.
MHA Required Documents

The Master of Health Administration follows LeBow’s Graduate Application Requirements, with two exceptions:

  • We require two letters of recommendations.
  •  Applicants are required to submit a personal statement/essay of approximately 500 to 750 words describing your relevant professional and life experiences, outlining your career goals, and explaining your motivation for pursuing a career in health care management and obtaining an MHA degree.

Connect with Us

To learn more about Drexel LeBow’s master’s programs, students are encouraged to attend an information session or request additional information.

Graduate Office

215.895.2115