Health Administration M.H.A. (Ithaca)
Field of Study
Program Description
The Master of Health Administration program (Sloan 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 the Graduate School's Tuition Rates page.
Application Requirements and Deadlines
Application Deadlines:
The residential MHA program has three deadlines: September 15th, January 2nd, and March 15th and offers admission for the fall semester only.
Requirements Summary:
- All Graduate School Requirements, including the English Language Proficiency Requirement
- Unofficial transcripts
- Statement of purpose*
- Current resume
- Two letters of recommendation (one academic)
- Video interview (to be completed after the application is submitted)
- GRE and GMAT scores are not required
* See the program website for details.
Learning Outcomes
The Sloan Program is designed to develop student competency in five areas:
- Communication consists of business writing and presentation skills.
- Leadership skills and relationship management consists of leading, communicating with, and managing others; change management; ability for honest self-assessment; problem solving and decision making; working in teams.
- Professionalism includes personal and professional ethics; emotional intelligence and critical thinking.
- Knowledge of the health care environment includes health care issues and trends; health care legal principles; health policy; population health and the social determinants of health.
- Business and analytical skills consist of 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.