Health Administration M.H.A. (Ithaca)
Field of Study
Public Policy [M.H.A., M.H.A./M.P.A. administered by School of Public Policy]
Program Description
The Sloan Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is a prescribed two-year program designed to prepare individuals for administrative careers in health care settings such as hospitals, management consulting firms, private industry, government agencies, health care delivery systems, long-term care, and mental health and social welfare agencies. Students’ complete requirements in health services administration and selected electives in functional areas such as finance, marketing, information systems, and human resource management.
For further information, check the Department website.
Contact Information
Website: https://publicpolicy.cornell.edu/masters/sloan/Email: sloan@cornell.edu
Phone: 607 254-6461
2301 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Concentrations by Subject
- health administration
Tuition
Visit Fall: September 15, January 1, and March 15
Requirements Summary:
- All Graduate School Requirements
- Unofficial transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
- Two letters of recommendation
- Resume
- Statement of purpose
- Online video interview
- TOEFL or IELTS scores, if applicable
- Visit the Graduate School Admissions site for more information regarding the English language proficiency requirement, including standing exemptions.
* See the program website for details.
Learning Outcomes
All Sloan program MHA graduates are expected to meet the following competencies:
Communication
- Business writing skills
- Presentation skills
Leadership Skills and Relationship Management
- Leading, communication with, and managing others
- Change management
- Ability for honest self-assessment
- Problem solving and decision making
- Working in teams
Professionalism
- Personal and professional ethics
- Emotional intelligence and critical thinking
Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
- Health care issues and trends
- Health care legal principles
- Health policy
- Population health and the social determinants of health
- Cultural competence
Business and Analytical Skills
- Financial management and accounting
- Organizational behavior and managing human resources
- Strategic planning and analysis
- Marketing
- Information management
- Operations management and quality and performance improvement
- Quantitative skills
- Planning and managing projects
- Economic analysis and application