Master of Business Administration - Concentration in Healthcare Administration

Awarded degree: Master of Business Administration — Healthcare Administration

Master'sMBAHealthcare MBA

Overview

An online MBA in which the 9-semester-hour Concentration in Healthcare Administration covers the business of healthcare, healthcare finance and operational quality; no GRE or GMAT is required.

Official program name: Master of Business Administration - Concentration in Healthcare Administration
Awarded degree: Master of Business Administration
Source: catalog.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Program classification: MBA with a healthcare pathwayNamed option: Healthcare AdministrationA Master of Business Administration (or DBA) with an officially named healthcare management or administration concentration, specialization or track. The awarded degree is the MBA — not an MHA.
Pathway: Standard pathway
School: American Public University System
Location: Charles Town, WVWhere the university is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

ACBSP-accredited MBA with an officially named Concentration in Healthcare Administration (9 semester hours).

Source: catalog.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list healthcare administration bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated and joint degrees, and (separately labelled) MBA, MPH and other degrees with an officially named healthcare administration pathway. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Coursework delivery, campus attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “No required campus visits” appears only when official wording supports it — online coursework alone does not establish it.

Academic delivery: OnlineAll coursework is online. Campus attendance is shown separately: "No required campus visits" appears only when the university states it.
Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether any orientation, immersion or on-campus session must be attended in person. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Administrative residency, internship and practical experience

Practical training happens at a health organization, not on campus, and is shown separately from campus attendance. Hours, who arranges the placement and whether it can be completed near home are shown only when the university publishes them.

Residency, internship or practicum requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Curriculum

Concentration courses: HCAD650 The Business of Healthcare, HCAD651 Healthcare Finance, HCAD652 Operational Quality in Healthcare
Source: catalog.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

GMAT: Not required
Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026
GRE General Test: Not required
Source: apu.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All students	$470	per creditSource: apu.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, tuition discounts and employer support exactly as the university publishes them. Competitive awards are not guaranteed; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Tuition and scholarships guide

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, certification and enrollment restrictions

Separate questions: is the institution accredited, is this specific program accredited or certified (CAHME for graduate healthcare management programs, AUPHA certification for undergraduate programs), and does the university publish restrictions on who can enroll?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Program accreditation and certification

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) — programmatic accreditation: accreditedProgram covered: Master of Business AdministrationOnline Master of Business AdministrationSource: apu.apus.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside West Virginia.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

catalog.apus.edu/apu/academic-programs/masters/master-of-business-administration/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
apu.apus.edu/online-masters-programs/master-of-business-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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