Health Administration, MHA

Awarded degree: Master of Health Administration

Master'sMHADedicated degree CAHME accredited

Overview

An online MHA with 8-week courses, six starts a year and a 16-week final capstone, which the college states is accredited by CAHME. Full-time study (two courses per term) is listed at 1 year 9 months and part-time at 3 years 6 months.

Official program name: Health Administration, MHA
Awarded degree: Master of Health Administration
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Program classification: Dedicated healthcare administration degreeThe awarded degree or official major is healthcare administration or management itself (an MHA, an MS in Healthcare Management, a BS in Health Administration, a DHA).
Pathway: Standard pathway
School: Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Location: Standish, MEWhere 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: Full-time, 1 yr 9 mo. Part-time, 3 yr 6 mo. (All preparatory classes met, no breaks between terms; full-time is two courses per term, part-time one course per term.)
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Master of Health Administration.

Source: sjcme.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: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus attendance: Campus attendance not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time or Part-time
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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

Academic calendar

Courses are offered in 8-week terms with six starts per year; the final capstone course is 16 weeks.
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Accelerated options

MHA Fast-Track Option lets students in specific SJC undergraduate health administration programs substitute MHA courses for comparable undergraduate courses.
Source: sjcme.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”.

Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
GMAT: Not required
Source: sjcme.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 deadline
Rolling admission · for All terms
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Rolling

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
Online students — Graduate Health AdministrationFrom the university's online tuition table	$645	per credit · 2026-2027Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
All students — Total Cost (excludes textbooks and fees; assumes no transfer credit)	$26,334	entire programSource: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $26,334 (published program total)

Comparison basis: All students — Total Cost (excludes textbooks and fees; assumes no transfer credit), academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Online Fee per Semester 6+ credits: $124 per semester
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Online Fee per Semester 0 – 5 credits: $62 per semester
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Graduation fee: $75 entire program
Source: sjcme.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

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Program accreditation and certification

Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) — programmatic accreditation: accreditedProgram covered: Master of Health AdministrationCAHME accredits specific graduate programs, not universities. About CAHMESource: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Licensure disclosures

A healthcare administration degree is not a clinical license. Some roles, such as nursing home administrator, are licensed by each state separately.

For students pursuing long-term care administrator licensure, the page advises confirming administrator-in-training requirements with the state board.
Source: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

Saint Joseph's College is authorized or exempted from authorization in all 50 states and participates in NC-SARA. Official pageSource: sjcme.edu · verified October 12, 2026

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.

DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sjcme.edu/admissions/online/applying-to-sjc/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
sjcme.edu/admissions/online/applying-to-sjc/state-disclosure-information/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
sjcme.edu/admissions/online/costs-and-billing/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
sjcme.edu/degrees/master-health-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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Key facts

Degree
MHA · Master'sDedicated degree
Delivery
Online
Campus attendance
Campus visit requirements not published
Residency / internship
Not verified
Program accreditation
CAHME — accredited
Study intensity
Full-time or part-time
Length
Full-time, 1 yr 9 mo. Part-time, 3 yr 6 mo. (All preparatory classes met, no breaks between terms; full-time is two courses per term, part-time one course per term.)
Tuition
$26,334 entire programAll students — Total Cost (excludes textbooks and fees; assumes no transfer credit)
Next deadline
Rolling admission
Location
Standish, ME

The university publishes enrollment restrictions for online students. Check your state before applying. Details

Official program page How to apply

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