Online Healthcare Administration Degrees

Healthcare administration degrees that US colleges and universities offer online — bachelor's, master's and MHA, doctoral, and separately labelled healthcare MBA programs. “Online” describes how coursework is delivered; it does not tell you whether you must visit campus or complete an internship. Every listing shows campus attendance and practical training separately, as the university states them. Hybrid programs with substantial on-campus coursework are not listed here; find them on the program search.

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102

verified online programs

state no required campus visits

require campus residencies or visits

require an internship, residency or practicum

Online coursework, campus visits and practical training are three different questions

Coursework delivery

Whether classes are taught online, on campus or in a hybrid format. An online program can be asynchronous, scheduled live, or both.

Campus attendance

Many online MHA and DHA programs require on-campus residencies, immersions or orientations. “No required campus visits” appears only when the university states it; otherwise each required visit is listed, or the program shows the requirement as not published.

Practical experience

An administrative residency, internship or practicum happens at a hospital or health organization, not on campus. Program pages show published hours, who arranges the placement and whether it can be done near home.

George Washington University

Master of Health Administration

Master of Health Administration (MHA@GW)

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited

Washington, DCUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: immersion · Full-time or part-time

As few as 24 months (accelerated pathway); standard 30 months; decelerated up to 48 months (24 months on the accelerated pathway) · 45 credits

$2,000 per credit · All students · 2026-2027

November 5, 2026 · January 2027

Required: applied capstone project

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Georgetown University

Master of Science in Health Systems Administration

Accelerated MHSA 4+1 Pathway

Master'sMSAccelerated

Washington, DCUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: on-campus residency · Study intensity not published

5 years – 4 undergraduate years + 1 graduate year (including the undergraduate years) · 40 credits

Tuition not published / not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Georgetown University

Master of Science in Health Systems Administration

Master of Science in Health Systems Administration (MHSA)

Master'sMS CAHME accredited

Washington, DCUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: on-campus residency, capstone presentation · Part-time

21 months · 42 credits

$92,652 entire program · All students — Estimated total program cost, 2027–2028 academic year (before the 40% MHSA scholarship) · 2027-2028

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: applied capstone project, practical requirement

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Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration

Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration (online)

Bachelor'sBSTransfer entry

Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 120 credits

$490 per credit · Online students · year not statedEst. total tuition $58,800 (120 credits × $490 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: applied capstone project

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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Health Administration

Master'sMSHA

Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 48 credits

$610 per credit · Online students · year not statedEst. total tuition $29,280 (48 credits × $610 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: practicum (150 hours)

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Grand Canyon University

Master of Science in Health Administration

Master of Science in Health Administration with an Emphasis in Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

Master'sMSHA

Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 60 credits

$610 per credit · Online students · year not statedEst. total tuition $36,600 (60 credits × $610 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: practicum (150 hours)

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Grand Canyon University

Doctor of Health Administration

Doctor of Health Administration: Operational Leadership (Qualitative Research)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: on-campus residency · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 60 credits

$760 per credit · Online students · year not statedEst. total tuition $45,600 (60 credits × $760 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Grand Canyon University

Doctor of Health Administration

Doctor of Health Administration: Operational Leadership (Quantitative Research)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: on-campus residency · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 60 credits

$760 per credit · Online students · year not statedEst. total tuition $45,600 (60 credits × $760 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Idaho State University

Master of Healthcare Administration

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited

Pocatello, IDUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Full-time or part-time

Length not published · 43 credits

$592 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Graduate part time, total tuition and consolidated fee per credit (resident) · year not statedEst. total tuition $55,556 (43 credits × $1,292 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: applied capstone project

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Indiana University Indianapolis

Master of Health Administration

IU Online Master of Health Administration

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited No campus visits

Indianapolis, INUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineNo required campus visits (stated) · Full-time or part-time

Full-time 18 months; part-time 2-3 years (18 months applies to full-time study) · 42 credits

$605.25 per credit · Resident (in-state) — MHA online, Indiana residents, per credit hour (tuition only) · year not statedEst. total tuition $27,397.86 (42 credits × $652.33 per credit; fees excluded)

Rolling admission (as published)

Required: internship

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Liberty University

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (Online)

Bachelor'sBSTransfer entry

Lynchburg, VAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 120 credits

$410 per credit · All students — Undergraduate Full Time · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $49,200 (120 credits × $410 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Optional: internship

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Liberty University

Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Healthcare Administration

Combined Program: Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) & Master of Science in Healthcare Administration (M.S.)

Master'sMSJoint degree

Lynchburg, VAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Degree must be completed within 5 years (Maximum completion time, not a typical duration) · 60 credits

Tuition not published / not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: practicum (300 hours)

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Liberty University

Master of Science in Healthcare Administration

Master of Science in Healthcare Administration Online

Master'sMS

Lynchburg, VAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Degree must be completed within 5 years (Maximum completion time, not a typical duration) · 42 credits

$600 per credit · All students — Graduate Full Time · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $25,200 (42 credits × $600 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Loma Linda University

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration (BSHA Online)

Bachelor'sBSDegree completionDegree completion

Loma Linda, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Full-time or part-time

5 quarters full time, or 8 or 12 quarters (2 to 3 years) part time (Depends on full-time or part-time enrollment)

$26,070 per academic year · Online students — Estimated tuition & fees, Year 1 (12 months enrolled); Year 2 (12 months) $20,840 · 2026-2027

August 31, 2027 · Autumn 2027

Required: internship (120 hours)

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Loma Linda University

Master of Healthcare Administration

Master of Healthcare Administration (Online)

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited

Loma Linda, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Full-time or part-time

2 years (7 quarters) (Full-time enrollment) · 57 credits

$24,240 per academic year · Online students — Estimated tuition & fees, Year 1 (9 months enrolled); Year 2 (12 months) $34,110 · 2026-2027

August 1, 2027 · Autumn 2027

Required: practicum (800 hours)

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Medical University of South Carolina

Master in Health Administration

Master in Health Administration - Online

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited

Charleston, SCUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

eight semesters (standard plan) or five semesters (accelerated plan) · 49 credits

$705 per credit · All students — In-state and out-of-state tuition (same rate) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $34,545 (49 credits × $705 per credit; fees excluded)

December 2, 2026 · Spring 2027

Required: practicum

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Medical University of South Carolina

Doctor of Health Administration

Doctor of Health Administration - Hybrid (DHA)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Charleston, SCUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: on-campus residency, immersion · Study intensity not published

eight semesters · 57 credits

$1,050 per credit · All students — In-state and out-of-state tuition (same rate) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,850 (57 credits × $1,050 per credit; fees excluded)

July 28, 2027 · Fall 2027

Residency / internship not verified

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Medical University of South Carolina

Doctor of Health Administration

Doctor of Health Administration - Online (DHA)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Charleston, SCUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

eight semesters (standard plan) or five semesters (accelerated plan) · 57 credits

$1,050 per credit · All students — In-state and out-of-state tuition (same rate) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $59,850 (57 credits × $1,050 per credit; fees excluded)

December 2, 2026 · Spring 2027

Residency / internship not verified

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New York University

Master of Health Administration

Online Master of Health Administration (MHA)

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited

New York, NYUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required campus visitsRequired in person: immersion · Part-time

28 months (7 terms), part-time · 45 credits

$2,591 per credit · Online students — Cost per credit · year not stated

December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027

Residency / internship not verified

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Ohio University

Master of Health Administration

Online Master of Health Administration

Master'sMHA No campus visits

Athens, OHUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineNo required campus visits (stated) · Part-time

2-year, part-time format; as little as six consecutive Fall, Spring and Summer semesters · 36 credits

$700 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Ohio resident · year not stated

December 7, 2026 · Spring 2027

Residency / internship not verified

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Online MHA and master's tuition on one comparable basis

Universities publish online tuition per credit, per term or for the whole program, and often separately for residents and nonresidents. We estimate total tuition only where a program publishes both a per-credit rate and its required credits (or a whole-program figure), using the rate that applies to all students or, when rates differ, the nonresident rate. Fees and residency travel are excluded. 51 of 64 online master's programs publish enough to be compared; the full method is on the affordable online MHA page.

Online healthcare administration master's programs ordered by estimated total tuition (published rate × required credits, fees excluded).
School and program	Format	Published rate used	Credits	Estimated total tuition
University of PhoenixMaster of Health Administration (Competency-Based)	Fully online	$10,800 entire programAll students — MHA-CB estimated program cost · year not stated	36	$10,800published total
Wichita State UniversityMaster of Health Administration	Fully online	$350.73 per creditOnline students — Basic Fees: Graduate Tuition, Resident (online majors are charged the resident rate per footnote 1) · 2025-2026	43	$15,081.39rate × credits
Appalachian State UniversityMaster of Health Administration (MHA) – Online	Fully online	$344.21 per creditOnline students — App State Online graduate, NC Resident, total per credit hour (before MHA differential) · Fall 2026/Spring 202	46	$15,833.66rate × credits
Texas State UniversityMaster of Long-Term Care Administration	Fully online	$16,566 entire programAll students · year not stated	33	$16,566published total
American Public University SystemOnline Master of Science in Healthcare Administration	Fully online	$470 per creditAll students · year not stated	40	$18,800rate × credits
Texas State UniversityExecutive Master of Healthcare Administration (Executive Concentration, online)	Fully online	$20,080 entire programAll students · year not stated	40	$20,080published total
Colorado State University GlobalOnline Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)	Fully online	$675 per creditAll students · year not stated	36	$24,300rate × credits
Franklin UniversityMaster of Healthcare Administration (MHA)	Fully online	$690 per creditAll students · year not stated	36	$24,840rate × credits
University of PhoenixMaster of Health Administration	Fully online	$698 per creditAll students — Cost per credit · year not stated	36	$25,128rate × credits
Liberty UniversityMaster of Science in Healthcare Administration Online	Fully online	$600 per creditAll students — Graduate Full Time · 2026-2027	42	$25,200rate × credits

Online MHA or online healthcare MBA?

A Master of Health Administration (and an MS in Healthcare Administration or Management) is a dedicated healthcare management degree. A healthcare MBA is a Master of Business Administration with a healthcare concentration: its core is general business, and the awarded degree is the MBA. We keep them apart — MBA pathways appear on the online healthcare MBA page, not in the MHA results.

MHA vs MBA in healthcare management

Accreditation online

CAHME accredits specific graduate programs. An online MHA is CAHME-accredited only when the online program itself is covered — the campus program's accreditation does not transfer automatically. 40 online master's programs have a verified CAHME record in our directory. CAHME-accredited programs

Admissions for online programs

Online master's programs usually require a bachelor's degree; some ask for healthcare or management experience, especially executive pathways. Each profile shows what the university publishes.
GRE and GMAT policies are shown as published. A program that does not mention a test is shown as not verified, not as “no GRE”.
Missing work-experience information is never treated as “no experience required”.
Online programs often have several start terms a year — check the intake listed with each deadline.

Master's admissions requirements guide

Where you live still matters

An online program listed under a state is offered by a school based in that state. That does not limit enrollment to residents, and it does not guarantee that every resident can enroll: institutions must be authorized to enroll online students in each state, and some publish states they cannot accept. Where a university publishes these restrictions, the program page shows them; use the enrollment-restrictions filter to find them.

International students: online study generally does not lead to a US student visa. Programs that publish whether international students may enroll show it on their page.

Online healthcare administration degrees: common questions

Is an online MHA the same degree as the on-campus MHA?

Often the award is the same, but the online program may have its own curriculum, tuition, residency schedule, admissions and accreditation status. We list each format as its own program when the university publishes different facts, and show the awarded degree on every profile.

Do online healthcare administration programs require campus visits?

Some do, some do not, and many do not say. We show "No required campus visits" only when the university states it. Required residencies, immersions and orientations are listed on each program page with their frequency and location when published.

Can I complete an internship or administrative residency near home?

Some programs let students complete practical experience at a health organization in their own community or at their current employer; others arrange placements. We show this only when the university states it — check the residency and internship section of each profile.

Is an online MHA CAHME-accredited?

Only if CAHME's accreditation covers that online program. We record CAHME status program by program, verified on the program's own page or CAHME's site, and show candidacy and probation as published.

Are online programs cheaper?

Not necessarily. Online rates range widely, and some universities charge online students the same as campus students. Compare estimated total tuition on the same basis (rate × credits, fees excluded), then add fees and any residency travel each program lists.

School or program keyword

Delivery format

Campus attendance

“No required campus visits” only when the university states it. Internships and residencies at a health organization are shown separately.

Degree

Degree level

Exact degree

Program classification

Also include healthcare MBA, MPH and other named pathways

e.g. an MBA with a Healthcare Management concentration. The awarded degree is the MBA, not an MHA.

Pathway

Executive is a pathway for experienced professionals, not a format.

Accreditation / certification

Verified for the specific program. Institutional accreditation is shown on every school profile.

Bachelor's entry route

Only routes the university publishes for the program.

University location

State

Where the university is based — not where you must live, and not proof that residents of that state may enroll.

Institution type

Schedule & length

Study intensity

Online class schedule

Only where the university states it.

Published length

Conditional minimums (“as few as…”) do not count as the program length.

Cost, admissions & funding

Tuition

Estimated total = published per-credit rate × required credits (or a published program total), using the rate for all students or nonresidents. Fees excluded. Programs without comparable data never match. How it works

GRE / GMAT policy

Missing test information never counts as “not required”.

Work experience

Missing information never counts as “not required”.

Funding

Assistantships that exist do not make a program fully funded.

Published enrollment restrictions

Programs whose university publishes state authorization or residency restrictions for online students.

Deadline

Order

Reset

Unknown never counts as a match: a program without verified tuition is not “under $X”, and unpublished attendance rules are not “no campus visits”.

By degree level

Online degrees

Collections

By university location

Online Healthcare Administration Degrees

Online coursework, campus visits and practical training are three different questions

Online MHA and master's tuition on one comparable basis

Online MHA or online healthcare MBA?

Accreditation online

Admissions for online programs

Where you live still matters

Online healthcare administration degrees: common questions

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