Online Doctoral Degrees in Healthcare Administration

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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

online doctoral programs

awarded DHA

awarded PhD

require campus residencies or visits

Each doctorate is labelled by the degree it awards. A Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) is a professional doctorate for practicing leaders; a PhD is a research degree. We never relabel a DHA or DBA as a PhD to fill a category. Online DHA programs · DHA vs PhD

Capella University

Doctor of Health Administration

DHA - Doctor of Health Administration

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Minneapolis, MNUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 76 credits

$820 per credit · All students — GuidedPath coursework, per quarter credit · year not statedEst. total tuition $62,320 (76 credits × $820 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: applied capstone project

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Central Michigan University

Doctor of Health Administration

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Mount Pleasant, MIUniversity location, not a residency requirement

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

Three-year or five-year degree plan (Three-year plan: two courses per term; five-year plan: one course per term.) · 63 credits

$962 per credit · All students — Special program rate: Doctor of Health Administration · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $60,606 (63 credits × $962 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Franklin University

Doctor of Healthcare Administration

Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Columbus, OHUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

As few as 3 years, including one year for the dissertation (Minimum time) · 60 credits

$828 per credit · All students — Standard tuition · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $49,680 (60 credits × $828 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 (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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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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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Doctor of Science in Healthcare Leadership

Executive Doctor of Science (DSc) in Healthcare Leadership

Professional doctorateDScExecutiveFunding not verified

Birmingham, ALUniversity location, not a residency requirement

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

three years (two years of coursework and one year of applied dissertation research) · 66 credits

$36,600 per academic year · All students · year not stated

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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University of North Florida

Doctor of Health Administration

Doctor of Health Administration (DHA)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Jacksonville, FLUniversity location, not a residency requirement

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

Length not published · 48 credits

$493.53 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Total Tuition and Fees for 1 Credit Hour (Florida Resident) · Fall 2026 - Summer 2Est. total tuition $54,090.24 (48 credits × $1,126.88 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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University of Phoenix

Doctor of Health Administration

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Phoenix, AZUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 54 credits

$810 per credit · All students — Cost per credit · year not statedEst. total tuition $43,740 (54 credits × $810 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Walden University

Doctor of Healthcare Administration

Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA)

Professional doctorateDHAFunding not verified

Minneapolis, MNUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

as few as 24 months (Applies to students who already hold an MHA (58 quarter credits).) · 58 credits

$835 per credit · All students — Tuition per quarter credit (coursework and capstone) · year not statedEst. total tuition $48,430 (58 credits × $835 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: applied capstone project

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Walden University

Doctor of Philosophy in Healthcare Administration

PhD in Healthcare Administration

PhDFunding not verified

Minneapolis, MNUniversity location, not a residency requirement

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

Length not published · 53 credits

$775 per credit · All students — Tuition per quarter hour (coursework and dissertation) · year not statedEst. total tuition $41,075 (53 credits × $775 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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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

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.

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”.

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