Masters of Healthcare Administration Program
“Leading and managing today in healthcare requires people who can work with a diverse workforce, think strategically and look at the needs of the entire community. The MHA program at Pacific with its variety of healthcare programs provides a unique opportunity for the next generation of leaders.”
-Richard V. Stenson MHA, MBA, FACHE, FACMPE, President & CEO, Tuality Healthcare and Tuality Health Alliance
Mission Statement
The Masters of Healthcare Administration Program prepares people who lead toward excellence and who value a health care system that improves the health of individuals and communities. As a program for working clinicians and managers, the program enhances their skills and broadens their horizons so that they are high functioning members of healthcare organizations.
Pacific’s first graduate health program designed for the working adult, the Masters of Healthcare Administration Program prepares students to become leaders in the challenging and rapidly evolving health field. With classes offered online, in the evenings and on weekends, working professionals can apply their experience to the classroom, and the design of the curriculum makes it applicable and relevant to the student.
Pacific’s MHA program features:
- Faculty with real-world healthcare experience
- Learning effective financial management, project management, and human resource management skills
- Variety of programs and focus on allied healthcare professionals
- Executive format for working professionals
- Mentor program (1:1 ongoing relationship with faculty person and/or member of the health care community)
- Location in Hillsboro (adjacent to MAX)
- Intimate class-size which nurtures student-faculty interaction
- Exposure to Pacific University’s health professional programs
Program Quick Facts
Degree offered | Masters of Healthcare Administration Program
Length of program | 2 years continuous
Class size | 15 students
Application deadline | Rolling admissions
Accreditation | Pacific University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.