The master’s degree program at Iowa prepares students for a wide variety of executive positions in health organizations. The design of the curriculum reflects the program’s conviction that today’s healthcare administrator needs both a comprehensive understanding of the issues involved in patient-centered healthcare delivery organizations and strong business skills.

A total of 60 semester hours of graduate credit (generally 21 months of full-time study) are required to complete the master’s degree.

Students work carefully with advisers to create plans of study that incorporate required core courses such as management, economics, law, managerial finance, financial accounting, as well as foster career goals.

First year students are familiarized with the social, political, economic, and financial environments of healthcare organizations. The concepts, tools, and techniques of effective managerial decision making, planning and control also are introduced.

Second year students pursue in-depth applications of management concepts and develop skills in areas relating to their special interests and early career objectives.

MHA Core Courses (54 s.h.)

MHA Electives (9 s.h.)

The MHA degree contains 9 elective hours, up to 6 elective hours may be taken outside HMP if they are directly related to the students’ career goals and approved by the faculty advisor in consultation with the MHA Director.