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M.P.A. in Public Administration – Healthcare Administration

The Public Administration – Healthcare Administration program from Marist College provides graduate students with critical information needed to optimize both a health care organization and career.

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Duration

2 years

Starting Date

January, August

Tuition Fee

$890 per credit
Health Insurance: $ 3,275

Location

Online

About the program

Health care administrators and managers face problems unique to their industry, from working within the framework of extensive regulation, through ongoing reimbursement and profitability difficulties, to managing a diverse and highly educated workforce. Meeting those challenges effectively requires specialized preparation.

With America’s health care system undergoing dramatic changes, there is a need for educated health care professionals with extensive knowledge, insight, and problem-solving skills. Students enrolled in the Public Administration – Healthcare Administration program from Marist College will gain the necessary knowledge needed to become effective leaders particularly relating to the rising cost and shifting accessibility of quality health care industry.

Why Choose this program

If you are already working in health care, this concentration will help you understand the big picture of the industry and how the various provider systems interact. The Healthcare Administration M.P.A. program provides graduate students with the essential knowledge required for senior managerial and planning work in the health services and systems sectors.

If you are new to health care, this concentration will give you a necessary orientation to the industry. Either way, you’ll become a more effective manager in health care for having taken the time to develop a deeper, more nuanced understanding of the industry and of the unique situations healthcare managers cope with on a daily basis.

Through the Healthcare Administration Master’s degree, students will gain the knowledge and competencies needed for careers in health administration, involving the management of hospitals and other health services organizations as well as public health infrastructure. Healthcare Administration graduates will be prepared to handle complex new developments in technology, economics, ethics, finance, policy, and management.

Graduates of the online Master’s of Public Administration Healthcare concentration should be prepared to seek leadership and management positions in government and non-profit organizations.