Master of Health Care Leadership

Earn your Degree Online or In Person

The MHCL program will prepare students for responsible positions of professional leadership in the healthcare environment. The coursework was developed by leaders in the healthcare industry and specifically designed to encompass all phases of healthcare leadership, including acute and long-term care, clinic and hospital management, and home health and hospice agencies. You can finish your degree in as little as one year through online and in person.

Program Highlights

Real-world knowledge and Supportive learning

The Master of Healthcare Leadership (MHCL), offered in Wichita and online, was the first master’s degree specifically directed at leadership in healthcare administration in Wichita.

Developed by Health Care Leaders

The coursework was developed by leaders in the healthcare industry to prepare students for positions of professional leadership in healthcare.

Highly Ranked Program

In recent years, our Health Care Leadership graduate program has been consistently ranked among the best health care and health services programs in the country.

Passionate Faculty

Instructors in the program include both full-time faculty members with experience in health care as well as full-time practitioners in the health care industry.

Growing Industry

Healthcare leadership is recognized by the likes of The Wall Street Journal, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the U.S. Bureau of Statistics as a growing industry.

Capstone Options

The last module in the MHCL program consists of a capstone project where you have three options to experience firsthand a topic of study you find most interesting.

Career Services

Helpful career guidance.

At Friends University, we believe higher education has a higher purpose. We are a community that fosters personal growth and personal achievement, for a better you and a brighter future.

Friends is a place where you will find the support and resources to succeed academically, explore your faith, create lifelong friendships, and develop skills for your career. Our goal at Friends University is to build up our students' God-given potential by nurturing souls.

Whether this is your first experience pursuing a degree or you are transferring college credits, Friends University can help you discover the path that’s right for you. If you have not yet earned a degree, or you are pursuing furthering your education, you can choose from more than 60 bachelor’s degree programs, some of which are offered online, and many master’s degree programs as well.

A few fan-favorite programs are Zoo Science, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, and Master of Business Administration. To view our other programs, head to friends.edu. There, you can also review our scholarship opportunities and other on-campus options, such as housing plans and student clubs, and intramurals.