- Ranked #14 by U.S. News and World Report
- Highest-ranked program in Pennsylvania
- 2023 Graduation Rate*: 100%
- 2023 Placement Rate**: 100%
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program offers students a competency-based curriculum and an array of professional development resources and activities to prepare graduates for managerial roles in health care systems and networks, managed care, health insurance, and long-term care organizations. The broad curriculum provides students with a foundation of knowledge, analytical and communication skills, and core values for ongoing career growth and professional and leadership development. Upon completion of the MHA program, our graduates obtain post-graduate fellowships or full-time employment in hospitals, academic medical centers, physician practices, long-term care facilities, health plans, and consulting firms.
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Degree Requirements
- 60 credits of coursework in health management, health policy, methods/analysis, public health foundations, and elective courses
- Management residency in an organization within the health industry
- Masters essay
MHA Program Mission and Vision
Mission: The Pitt MHA program seeks to transform motivated, service-oriented early careerists into health industry professionals who are optimally prepared to compete nationally for entry-level and mid-level management and leadership positions across the health industry spectrum. We facilitate this transformation through an engaged learning experience that leverages research-focused faculty and industry practitioners, as well as integrative residency and capstone experiences. This approach creates a dynamic learning experience enriched by evidence-based practice and high-impact scholarship.
Vision: The Pitt MHA aspires to be one of the premier programs in the country, as recognized by prospective and current students, our alumni community, and our health industry stakeholders.
Recent Graduate Employment and First Jobs Post Graduation
Employers of April 2023 graduates:
- UPMC, Pittsburgh
- UPMC Health Plan (multiple)
- UPMC Department of Medicine (multiple)
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
- UPMC Magee Womens Hospital
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- UPMC Asbury Heights
- Greater Pittsburgh Vascular Associates, Pittsburgh
- Jefferson Health, Voorhees, NJ
- Trinity Health, Livonia, MI
- Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn
- Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
- HSHS, Springfield, IL
- Revenue Cycle Solutions, Pittsburgh
- NYU Langone Hospital, New York
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC
- Highmark Health, Pittsburgh
- University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore
- NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, FL
- Penn Medicine, Philadelphia
Position titles include:
- Administrative Fellow (7)
- Project Analyst (2)
- Project Manager (2)
- Practice Manager
- Practice Coordinator
- Business/Sales Manager
- Revenue Cycle Coordinator
- Supervisor of Nursing Administrative Support
- Administrative Supervisor
- Manager, Patient Access
- Associate Strategy Analyst
- Compliance and Privacy Program Manager
- Rotational Business Professional
- Strategy Consultant, Medicare & SNP Product Innovation
- Quality Coordinator
Employers and job titles for previous graduates, 2019-2023 (PDF)
Location of Alumni Network
*percent of students who graduate within expected program timeline, 2 years for MHA or 3 years for MHA/MBA
**percent of students with full-time employment within 90 days of graduation