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University of Iowa

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The Department of Health Management and Policy in the University of Iowa College of Public Health offers a Master of Health Administration as a two-year full-time general program with a required summer internship, an Executive MHA track taught fully online in synchronous evening sessions, and combined MHA/MBA and MHA/JD programs. Its PhD and MS programs focus on health services and policy research.

Healthcare administration programs at University of Iowa

4 eligible programs verified (4 master's); 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

University of Iowa

Master of Health Administration

Master of Health Administration (General Program)

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited
Location: Iowa City, IA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Full-time
Duration: generally 21 months of full-time study (Full-time study) · 60 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Practical training: Required: internship
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University of Iowa

Master of Health Administration

Executive MHA Track

Master'sMHAExecutive CAHME accredited
Location: Iowa City, IAUniversity 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: typically two years, including two summer sessions · 45 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
Practical training: Residency / internship not verified
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University of Iowa

Master of Health Administration and Juris Doctor

JD-MHA Combined Degree

Master'sMHAJoint degree
Location: Iowa City, IA
Delivery: Format not verifiedFormat not verified · Study intensity not published
Duration: typically four years · 51 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 08/31/2029

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

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…).
  • PhD in Health Services and PolicyHealth services research and policy doctorate; title does not name administration or management.Source: public-health.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • MS in Health Services & Policy ResearchResearch master's in health services and policy, not administration.Source: public-health.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • MPH in Policy (Master of Public Health)MPH concentration in policy, not health policy and management or health administration.Source: public-health.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Graduate Certificate in Healthcare ManagementGraduate certificate.Source: public-health.uiowa.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Iowa
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
101 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242-1316
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. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. public-health.uiowa.edu/emha-how-to-apply/ — Official admissions page, verified October 12, 2026
  4. public-health.uiowa.edu/hmp-degree-programs/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  5. public-health.uiowa.edu/hmp-phd/ — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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