• Master's degree programs in health administration prepare students for health care careers.ordner image by Angelika Bentin from Fotolia.com
  
  Health care administrators are responsible for planning and directing the services within a health care institution. These professionals must deal with the integration of health care systems, improvement of health care equipment and quality of care delivered, while maintaining a budget and staying profitable. Careers are available in hospitals, veterans facilities, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, not-for-profit organizations and community health centers.
  
  

University of Washington

• The Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management accredits the master's of health administration program at the University of Washington. The program is responsible for developing students' leadership, conceptual and technical skills and ensures that students are prepared for a variety of careers in the health care industry. The university offers a traditional program and an executive MHA program. The traditional MHA program is a 2-year program; curriculum covers topics in business development, project management, clinical program evaluation and policy analysis and development. Students participate in internships between the first and second years. The executive MHA program includes courses in managing health care organizations, health economics, capital planning and health policy development.
  
  University of Washington
  Box 357660
  Seattle, Washington 98195
  206-543-8778
  washington.edu
  
  

University of Southern California

• The University of Southern California's School of Policy, Planning and Development offers a master's of health administration program. The 44-unit program takes two years to complete. Core courses include problems and issues in the health care field, economic concepts applied to health, quantitative analysis, health information systems and strategic management in health care organizations. The program offers flexible course scheduling on weekends and evenings in order to accommodate working students.
  
  University of Southern California
  Lewis Hall 312
  Los Angeles, California 90089
  213-740-6842
  usc.edu
  
  

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis' 51-credit master's degree program in health administration is available for both full-time and part-time students. The program focuses on the technical, practical and theoretical aspects of health care administration. The courses cover topics in human resource management, marketing, information systems, policy, law, economics and accounting. Students can take part in an internship during the summer after their first year. Fellowships have been awarded at the Cleveland Clinic, University of North Carolina Hospitals Fellowship, Baylor Fellowship in Houston and Abbott Northwestern Hospital Administrative Fellowship in Minneapolis. Fellowships offer a one-year, paid experience in a health care administration setting.
  
  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
  801 West Michigan Street, BS 3027
  Indianapolis, IN 46202
  317-274-4656
  iupui.edu