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The Ohio State University

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Ohio State's College of Public Health offers a two-year residential Master of Health Administration with a summer administrative residency, an online Executive MHA for professionals with five or more years of healthcare experience, MHA dual and combined degrees with the MBA, MPA, JD and MD, and a PhD with a specialization in Health Services Management and Policy.

Healthcare administration programs at The Ohio State University

7 eligible programs verified (6 master's, 1 doctoral); formats: on campus, online. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Master's in Healthcare Administration and MHA Programs

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Master of Health Administration

Residential MHA

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited
Location: Columbus, OH
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Full-time or part-time
Duration: Two years full time or three years part time · 57 credits
Tuition: $1,100 per credit · All students — Instructional Fee per credit hour, Master of Health Administration (Columbus graduate fee table; per-credit fees capped at the cost of 8 credit hours; non-residents also pay a surcharge) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $62,700 (57 credits × $1,100 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Practical training: Required: administrative residency, practical requirement, applied capstone project
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Executive Master of Health Administration

Online Executive Master of Health Administration

Master'sMHAExecutive CAHME accredited
Location: Columbus, OHUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: OnlineAll coursework is online. Campus attendance is shown separately: "No required campus visits" appears only when the university states it.Campus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published
Duration: As quickly as 18 months (5 semesters) (Minimum pace.) · 45 credits
Tuition: $1,070 per credit · Online students — Instructional Fee per credit hour, Executive Master of Health Administration – Distance Learning (per-credit fees capped at the cost of 8 credit hours) · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $48,150 (45 credits × $1,070 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: December 4, 2026 · Spring 2027
Practical training: Required: applied capstone project
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Master of Health Administration and Doctor of Medicine

Master of Health Administration/Doctor of Medicine (MHA/MD)

Master'sMHA/MDJoint degree
Location: Columbus, OH
Delivery: Format not verifiedFormat not verified · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Practical training: Residency / internship not verified
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Master of Health Administration and Juris Doctor

Master of Health Administration/Juris Doctor (MHA/JD)

Master'sMHA/JDJoint degree
Location: Columbus, OH
Delivery: Format not verifiedFormat not verified · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Practical training: Residency / internship not verified
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Doctoral Degrees in Healthcare Administration

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Doctor of Philosophy — Health Services Management and Policy

Health Services Management and Policy - Doctor of Philosophy

PhDNamed concentrationFunding not verified
Location: Columbus, OH
Delivery: Format not verifiedFormat not verified · Study intensity not published
Duration: Typically a minimum of four years · 80 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Practical training: Residency / internship not verified
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2027

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

The university states: “Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission” Source: online.osu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institutional accreditation (recorded in the U.S. Department of Education's DAPIP database) covers the whole institution. It is not a ranking and does not describe any one program.

Departments and schools

Academic units that administer the listed programs.

Published enrollment restrictions

State authorization rules decide whether the university can enroll you in an online program from your state. The university's location never decides it.

State authorization

  • Ohio State participates in SARA; California is not a SARA member state, but OSU may offer online programs to students in California under the California Private Post-Secondary Act of 2009.
    Source: online.osu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists healthcare administration bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees (and labelled MBA/MPH pathways). These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, minors, nursing leadership degrees, generic MBA or MPH programs, health informatics degrees…).
  • Graduate Certificate in Health Services ResearchGraduate certificate.Source: cph.osu.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Master of Public Health (specializations) (Master of Public Health)The MPH specializations listed (biomedical informatics, biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health behavior and health promotion, program for experienced professionals, veterinary public health) do not include a management or administration track.Source: cph.osu.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
The Ohio State University
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
15 E. 15th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43201
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in health/hospital administration (IPEDS CIP 51.07, first major)
59 master's (2023-24)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. cph.osu.edu/future-students/graduate-admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  2. cph.osu.edu/mha/master-health-administration/scholarships-financial-aid — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. cph.osu.edu/phd/health-services-management-policy — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 51.0701/51.0702 Health and Hospital Administration — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. online.osu.edu/admissions/accreditation/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  7. online.osu.edu/masters-degree/executive-master-of-health-administration/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  8. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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