Master of Health Administration

Saint Louis University's nationally ranked Master of Health Administration program prepares students to be leaders in a variety of health care organizations such as hospitals, health systems, insurance companies, pharmacy-benefit management organizations, consulting firms and physician organizations. This SLU program's mission is to form motivated, early careerists into resilient and ethical leaders who are highly competent to engage in interdisciplinary practice across health care and related industries. We do this by providing competency-based education and integrative training in a diverse and inclusive learning environment. SLU has been a pioneer in health management education since 1947. As leaders in developing competency-based and practice-integrated education, our spirit of innovation endures as we continually develop new options for students to explore in health administration. As one of the nation’s most established M.H.A. programs, SLU's M.H.A. connects students to a coast-to-coast network of internship sites and alumni working in senior leadership positions. The program is triple-accredited: the M.H.A. program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME); the College for Public Health and Social Justice is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH); and Saint Louis University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).  The curriculum's foundation is the SLU competency model, pioneered early in health care pedagogy's shift to competency-based education, and the cornerstone of CAHME accreditation. A competency-based health care management education is focused not simply on the lectures you hear or writing papers. 

Career Path 

Graduate career path includes Hospital Administrator, Clinic Manager, Health Services Manager, Insurance Operations Manager, Nursing Home Administrator, Public Health Program Director, Health Policy Analyst, Patient Services Director, Health Information Manager, Quality Improvement Director, Risk Management Director, Compliance Officer (Healthcare), Insurance Operations Manager, Occupational Health Director, Community Health Director, Managed Care Director, Wellness Program Director, Pharmaceutical Services Manager, Medical Practice Administrator, Long-Term Care Director, Academic & Research Administrator, Rehabilitation Services Director, Emergency Management Director, Telehealth Program Director, Strategic Planning Director (Healthcare), Human Resources Director (Healthcare), Global Health Program Director.