Master of Health Administration (MHA)

The Master of Health Administration program is designed to prepare and develop leaders for a rapidly changing world.

The program was once again ranked in the top 10 (#9) of graduate programs in health administration per the 2019 U.S. News & World Report.

This accelerated program provides a rigorous and comprehensive academic experience with a career-building administrative residency in top organizations across the country.

The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a graduate professional degree that prepares future healthcare executives for management and leadership positions dedicated to improving health and health services delivery across all sectors. The program is a full graduate member of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

The program emphasizes the values and competencies required to understand the equity and outcomes of care delivery, address social determinants, and face the challenges of health disparities in multiple settings. The curriculum stresses innovation and strategic problem-solving by applying analytical, technical, and management skills required to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and integration of health and health care organizations and systems.

The interdisciplinary curriculum brings our early-career students together with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals creating a collaborative learning environment.

Unique features of the program:

• Accelerated, didactic program designed for highly proficient students.
• Program faculty, student advisors and mentors are accomplished professionals, with the majority having years of health care management experience.
• A paid, full-time, 11-month administrative residency where students become members of an organization's executive management team and work on important assignments, make meaningful contributions and develop and enhance valuable competencies related to health and health care administration.
• A scholarship is available to students during their administrative residency worth 75% of annual tuition.
• Residency organizations across the country representing important segments of the U.S. health care system include payers, providers, and consulting organizations.

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH), the number one ranked school of public health in the world, is dedicated to the improvement of health for all people and the education of a diverse global community of research scientists, public health professionals, and others in positions to advance the public’s health.

Our students, faculty, and researchers save lives every day. At BSPH, you’ll learn alongside leaders who are making epic contributions to the health of the public—locally, nationally, and globally.

Led by renowned experts actively working in the field, we offer in-person and online master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and certificate programs designed for working professionals.

With over 80 centers and institutes at the BSPH, there are countless opportunities for students to step out of the classroom and into the community to put public health solutions into action.

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is where you’ll gain knowledge of the real world and fuel your passion for improving health throughout all stages of life, ensuring that circumstances do not dictate the destiny of health.

Join us in protecting health, and saving lives—millions at a time. Request information about our degrees today.