About the Field

Healthcare administration focuses on educating management leaders for the healthcare industries.

Placement

The Full-time M.H.A. program is well positioned to launch the careers of the healthcare leaders of the future. Most full-time students seek a one or two year administrative fellowship opportunity following graduation to bridge the gap between being a student and becoming a junior executive. Fellows work under the guidance of senior-level executives. Most fellowships lead to a permanent position in the organization.

Minnesota graduates are placed in fellowships in the nation’s leading healthcare delivery organizations, such as the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, Cleveland Clinic, and Kaiser Permanente. The remaining students are placed in consulting firms, insurance industry, health maintenance organizations, and public health agencies.

The average salary in 2008 for administrative fellowships at graduation was $54,368; the average salary for jobs at graduation was $96,000.

MHA students participate in the Leadership Edge, a career and professional development program, which includes leadership assessment, feedback, and personal coaching, resume writing and interviewing skills workshops, and videotaped mocked interviews.

Why Pursue A Career in Healthcare Administration?