Wichita State University

Wichita State University's Department of Public Health Sciences offers an AUPHA-certified Bachelor of Science in Health Management on campus or 100% online, and a 43-credit online Master of Health Administration that holds CAHME candidacy status. An accelerated BS in Health Management to MHA pathway lets students take up to 9 graduate credit hours as undergraduates.

Healthcare administration programs at Wichita State University

3 eligible programs verified (1 bachelor's, 2 master's); formats: online. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Bachelor's Degrees in Healthcare Administration

Bachelor of Science in Health Management

BS in Health Management

Bachelor'sBS AUPHA certified

Wichita, KSUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 120 credits

$259.75 per credit · Resident (in-state) — Basic Fees: Undergraduate Tuition, Resident · 2025-2026Est. total tuition $73,832.40 (120 credits × $615.27 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: practicum (160 hours)

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Master's in Healthcare Administration and MHA Programs

Wichita State University

Master of Health Administration

Master'sMHA CAHME accredited

Wichita, KSUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published · 43 credits

$350.73 per credit · Online students — Basic Fees: Graduate Tuition, Resident (online majors are charged the resident rate per footnote 1) · 2025-2026Est. total tuition $15,081.39 (43 credits × $350.73 per credit; fees excluded)

No upcoming verified deadline

Required: practicum

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Wichita State University

Bachelor of Science in Health Management and Master of Health Administration

Accelerated BS in Health Management to Master of Health Administration

Master'sBS/MHAJoint degreeAccelerated

Wichita, KSUniversity location, not a residency requirement

OnlineCampus visit requirements not published · Study intensity not published

Length not published

Tuition not published / not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Residency / internship not verified

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Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1934 · next review 8/31/2027
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.

Department of Public Health SciencesSource: catalog.wichita.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…).

MA in Aging Studies to Master of Health Administration / Master of Health Administration to MA in Aging StudiesSequential credit-sharing arrangement between two separately completed degrees (one must be finished before credits apply), not a joint program; the MA in Aging Studies concentration is named healthcare leadership.Source: catalog.wichita.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name: Wichita State University
Control: Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location: 1845 N. Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0124
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in health/hospital administration (IPEDS CIP 51.07, first major): 34 bachelor's, 14 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.

catalog.wichita.edu/graduate/health-professions/health-sciences/public-health-sciences/ma-aging-stud — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
catalog.wichita.edu/undergraduate/health-professions/health-sciences/public-health-sciences/bs-healt — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 12, 2026
IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
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
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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