Healthcare Administration

In 2021, medical and health services managers made a median annual salary of $101,340, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Graduates become successful healthcare professionals across a wide range of healthcare settings, including:

• Hospitals (inpatient and outpatient)
• Physician offices
• Long-term care facilities
• Home healthcare services
• Employment services
• Rehabilitation centers
• Government agencies
• Outpatient care centers
• Social assistance agencies
• Educational institutions
• Research institutions
• Public health

Throughout the program there are opportunities to engage as a student leader and participate in conferences and networking opportunities, including the Upsilon Phi Delta Student Honor Association and American College of Healthcare Executives virtual series on public health and healthcare leadership.

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a recommended GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
• All applicants must have completed a college-level statistics course with a grade of C or higher prior to or during the first semester of the program.
• Completed recommendation forms from 2 references.
• A professional resume.
• Students may transfer up to 12 graduate credit hours to the M.H.A. program (Please refer to the Transfer Credit policy in the Graduate Policies section of this catalog).

Radford University is authorized by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to offer postsecondary education in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
 
Radford University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Associate, Baccalaureate, Masters and Doctorate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Radford University.

The Radford University Master of Health Administration program is a candidate for accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). In addition to accrediting graduate programs in health administration, CAHME is a partner in the resources and development of healthcare management professionals and provides benchmarking to ensure that students are prepared to lead healthcare organizations across the continuum of care. MHA student outcomes can be found on the Radford University MHA Program Profile on the CAHME website https://programs.cahme.org/?radforduniv

Candidate status is an indication that a program in health care management has voluntarily committed to participate in a plan of self-improvement and is actively progressing toward the status of accreditation. Candidate status is not accredited status and does not guarantee the eventual accredited status.