Online Master's Degree in Healthcare Management (MHA)
Master of Science in Healthcare Management - General
Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 29 percent from 2023 to 2033.1 Colorado Technical University’s Master of Science in Healthcare Management is designed to help you prepare to effectively manage and lead within healthcare organizations. This online Master’s in Healthcare Management program is structured to help you develop a greater understanding of how to effectively manage a healthcare organization and influence change at a variety of levels for healthcare quality.
This Healthcare degree program offers a general track or a concentration in informatics.
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm, visited 11/19/24. This data represents national figures and is not based on school-specific information. Conditions in your area may vary.
48
Program Credits
5 Weeks
Course Length
Online
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Program Overview
The Master of Science in Healthcare Management (MSHCM) is a 48 credit-hour-program that is offered online. The program includes 28 credit hours in the healthcare management core with 20 credit hours dedicated to a concentration or electives of the student’s choosing.
The degree program helps students prepare to manage and lead in a variety of health care organizations using principles of financial and human resource management, strategic planning, governance, and ethics. The program is designed to emphasize continued professional development and understanding of the current political, legal, and regulatory environment influencing the U.S. health care industry. Students work toward developing strategies to deliver quality healthcare using knowledge related to health care finance, marketing and economic indicators and identify evidence-based practices to assess and improve quality of care. Students are encouraged to utilize their knowledge of health care management and leadership principles to positively influence the delivery of quality health care.
This program does not lead to additional licensure or certification. As such, CTU has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.
Health Studies Mission Statement
Health Studies at CTU is dedicated to providing quality programs that integrate the relevant principles and competencies to empower students from diverse backgrounds to pursue leadership roles and career pathways in an evolving healthcare field.
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Courses
| Courses- Concentration | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| HCM670 | Management of Human Resources in Healthcare | 4 |
| HCM672 | Quality Improvement in Healthcare | 4 |
| HCM673 | Healthcare Marketing Strategies | 4 |
| HCM675 | Healthcare Economics | 4 |
| HCM679 | Healthcare Management Capstone | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 | |
| Courses- Core | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| HCM612 | Managing the Healthcare Organization | 4 |
| HCM632 | Systems in Healthcare | 4 |
| HCM671 | Healthcare Statistics | 4 |
| HCM674 | Health Policy in the United States | 4 |
| HCM676 | Healthcare Finance | 4 |
| HCM677 | Information Systems for Healthcare | 4 |
| HCM678 | Healthcare Law and Ethics | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 28 | |
Total Credit Hours: 48
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Learning Outcomes
Master of Science in Healthcare Management Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply health care management and leadership principles with ethical decision-making to influence delivery of quality care
- Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills necessary for management and leadership positions in health care
- Apply analytic, critical, and problem-solving skills to real-world situations for effective health care operations
- Integrate professionalism and ethical decision-making with management and leadership skills in health care operations
- Develop strategies to deliver quality healthcare using knowledge related to healthcare finance, marketing and economic indicators
Faculty
Dr. Rose Nieves
University DeanDr. Rose Nieves is the Dean of the College of Nursing for Colorado Technical University. In this role, she leverages her vast experience as a nursing leader, educator and healthcare provider to help assess, mold, develop and direct the College of Nursing.
Dr. Laura Sliwinski, Ph.D.
Executive Program DirectorDr. Laura Sliwinski joined CTU in 2020 as the Executive Program Director for Health Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Studies. Dr. Sliwinski has over twenty years combined experience in healthcare and higher education administration.
For more faculty profiles please visit our Leadership and Faculty page.
For more information visit the College of Health Studies.
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FAQs
CTU’s Master of Science in Healthcare Management (MSHM) Degree Program is designed to provide knowledge, skills, and abilities relevant for pursuing potential opportunities in the workforce. This master’s degree program may help students prepare to manage and lead in a variety of healthcare organizations using principles of financial and human resource management, strategic planning, governance, and ethics. The program emphasizes continued professional development and understanding of the current political, legal, and regulatory environment influencing the U.S. health care industry. This online master’s degree curriculum is structured to help students work to develop a greater understanding of how to effectively manage a healthcare organization and influence change at a variety of levels for healthcare quality.
As you work to complete your MSHM, you will be immersed in courses where you will study these topics and much more: the judicial system in the United States and contemporary ethical issues in healthcare; health policy-making in the United States, the policymaking process, and the effects of health policy across the country; and descriptive and inferential statistical concepts with an application for healthcare management.
Courses for the MSHM degree program start online approximately every five weeks. Completion of the CTU admissions process will depend on how quickly you complete the steps in the CTU online application process. You may complete the application process over the phone with an advisor or you may go online. Once you’ve completed the online application, you may hear from an advisor within the following 24 hours to discuss the next steps toward starting your degree program. Master’s programs may have additional entrance requirements that take additional processing time.
The MSHM degree program consists of 48 credits. You may be eligible for transfer credit, which is evaluated on an individual basis. Not all credits are eligible to transfer.
Through innovative industry-relevant curricula and technology-enabled student-centered teaching, you will study through classroom learning and hands-on experience that aligns to industry standards and helps you work to develop skills that are applicable to the needs of leadership roles and career pathways in an evolving healthcare field.
CTU’s Master of Science in Healthcare Management program is recognized as an Associate member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). AUPHA is a global network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals, and organizations dedicated to fostering excellence and innovation in healthcare management and policy education, and scholarship.
