The students within the UIC Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program, accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) and the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), experience a rigorous course curriculum that provides core knowledge and concepts within the major healthcare disciplines.
Courses are taught by healthcare academicians and practitioners that provide students with a blend of cutting-edge theory and an understanding of how theory is applied within the healthcare sector, and are aligned with the NCHL Competency Model. Faculty possess a broad range of expertise in essential healthcare subjects, including healthcare finance, population health management, strategic marketing and planning, physician relations, and operational leadership.
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Residential Program (59 SH)
Designed for early careerists who aspire to become leaders in the healthcare industry.  Students are generally in the first few years of their career within the healthcare industry or new college graduates. This campus-based track is offered full and part-time. Keep reading on this page to learn more about the program.
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Professional* Program (40 SH)
Preparing mid to senior-level clinical and executive healthcare professionals who seek a graduate degree that will lead to progressively responsible leadership roles in the healthcare field. Learn more about the Professional* MHA track.
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2 Earned Accreditations
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2 Semesters of Capstone
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3 Semesters of Preceptorship
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Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Emily Stiehl, Clinical Associate Professor in Health Policy and Administration & MHA Faculty is the co-principal investigator for the CDC’s Vaccinate with Confidence Strategy for COVID-19 Vaccines with SPH’s Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center (P3RC). This project explores the drivers behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy which are of a newfound importance for public health leaders.
Alumna Highlight
MHA alumna Sarah Carter received her Master of Healthcare Administration(MHA) in Health Policy and Administration (HPA) in 2019. She transitioned from the MHA program into an administrative fellowship with Kaiser Permanente based in Portland, Oregon, where she then continued to work for three years before returning to Chicago. She is now a Senior Manager at Northwestern Medicine.
