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Healthcare Insight + Management Skills

Flexible, 100% Online

Earn your Master’s in Healthcare Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Healthcare financial management
Technology, data analytics, and information governance
Strategic leadership in healthcare
Health law and policy
Quality and performance improvement
Communications and marketing
Human resources

Courses are completed entirely online—an ideal format for busy professionals, especially those working variable shifts.

Aptitude tests, such as the GMAT or GRE, are not required for admission.

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Growth in healthcare offers opportunity, flexibility, reward.

Demand for healthcare professionals will add an estimated 1.8 million new jobs each year over the next decade. Employment of medical and health services managers, which includes healthcare administration, is projected to grow 28 percent from 2022 to 2032, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Whether your experience is in patient care or healthcare management—a degree from the University of Wisconsin will give you an advantage in this rapidly expanding field.

Study online, anytime, while staying connected.

Access course content from any device

Zero on-campus meetings or requirements

No need to be online at a specific time for classes

Interact with faculty and fellow students via online discussion boards

Learn how to lead in today’s dynamic healthcare environments.

Nearly every medical organization needs compassionate leaders who have in-depth knowledge of healthcare systems. As a graduate of the Master of Science in Healthcare Administration you’ll be qualified for leadership roles in a variety of healthcare settings, urban to rural.

Opportunities can be found in clinics, hospitals and health systems, nursing homes, physician practices, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation hospitals and centers, health insurance organizations, healthcare associations, and more. As a healthcare administrator, you can have a significant impact on your organization, its employees, and the patients receiving care.

What are the admission requirements?

To apply to the Master of Science in Healthcare Administration students must have:

Earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university (min. 3.0 GPA)
Completed college-level courses in elementary statistics, medical terminology, and oral communication/public speaking

I came into this program with a solid background in healthcare, in both an administrative and clinical role. This course has expanded my knowledge about how the healthcare system works and how to make it better moving forward. This class has offered many applicable lessons that I use every day in my career. I now feel more confident in my role and in the opportunities I will have moving forward.

—Haylee, Master of Science in Healthcare Administration student

A COLLABORATION OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF WISCONSIN

The Universities of Wisconsin is one of the largest and most widely respected public higher education systems in the country. By partnering with UW campuses to offer online degrees and certificates, students of UW online collaborative programs receive a quality University of Wisconsin education—no matter where they live and work.

UW Healthcare Administration programs are a partnership of

University of Wisconsin institutions offering the online Master of Science in Healthcare Administration are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The programs have been approved by the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.