Become a Healthcare Leader at UNF
The 海角社区 offers face-to-face and primarily online health administration degrees. UNF’s award-winning programs are designed to provide a high-quality and flexible learning experience for students in and beyond Florida.
Our Health Administration faculty are dedicated to providing a top-quality education, blending modern business and leadership skills with a commitment to community service. Our students actively participate in service projects with organizations like Mayo Clinic, Baptist Health, HCA, Saint Vincent's, UF Health Jacksonville, and Florida Blue.
Why Choose a Career in Health Administration?
- High Demand: The healthcare industry is rapidly growing, increasing the need for skilled health administrators.
- Diverse Opportunities: Careers in hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, and public health organizations.
- Impactful Work: Play a key role in improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes.
- Competitive Salaries: Health administrators often earn above-average salaries with excellent benefits.
- Career Advancement: Opportunities for leadership roles in healthcare management and policy-making.
- Flexibility: Work in various settings, from urban hospitals to rural clinics.
A Master of Health Administration has been a valuable complement to my clinical background as a dentist. As an international student, I have experienced the uniqueness of faculty in supporting diversity. I selected the MHA program at 海角社区because the school is embedded in a medical hub community, which provides networking opportunities. Learning from healthcare leaders was paramount for my professional development since the first day of classes. The program has been an outstanding learning opportunity to develop my leadership skills and critical thinking to seek innovative strategies to address healthcare challenges globally.
~Laura Marin, DDS, MHA, 2021
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Overview
The Department of Health Administration offers an undergraduate program culminating in a Bachelor of Health Management (BHM) degree. The upper-level courses in this degree are fully online. The program is designed to prepare graduates for entry-level administrative positions in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, mental health organizations, insurance companies, public agencies and many other types of health care organizations. It also serves to help enhance careers of students already working in the health services industry.
Delivery: Fully Online at the Upper Level
Term: Traditional. 16 weeks
Credit Hours: 60
Starts: Fall, Spring, SummerPrograms of Study
The Bachelor of Healthcare Management (BHM) degree has two programs of study.
Enrolling in the BHM program was one of the best decisions I’ve made. The fully online upper-level courses allowed me to balance work and study seamlessly, while gaining the skills needed for a successful career in healthcare administration. Whether you're just starting out or looking to advance, this program prepares you for a wide range of opportunities in the health services industry.
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Overview
The 海角社区's Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is designed to prepare individuals in the Southeastern United States to serve as effective administrators, managers, and leaders in the wide variety of organizations and agencies that make up the health services field. The MHA is a 45 (minimum) credit degree program designed for those individuals who want to work in the field of management and administration within a healthcare delivery setting.
Delivery: Campus-Based
Term: Traditional. 16 weeks
Credit Hours: 45
Starts: Fall, SummerProgram of Study
Master of Health Administration (MHA)
The 海角社区MHA program has served as the ideal environment to develop skills related to the world of healthcare administration by utilizing instructors with a wealth of knowledge and insight in many areas paired with engaging coursework. This program has provided me the opportunity to increase my professional network and guide me towards the best path to becoming a leader in today's society.
~Chandler M.
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The 海角社区EMHA program is a largely online and structured cohort program that allows students to meet their professional demands while conveniently earning their advanced degree so they can become executive leaders in the healthcare industry. The EMHA program is for working health care professionals due to the largely online delivery format. This allows health care executives, physicians and clinician leaders to earn an EMHA degree from any location and at times convenient to each student.
Delivery: Primarily Online
Term: Traditional. 16 weeks
Credit Hours: 30
Starts: Fall, SpringProgram of Study
The Executive MHA program at 海角社区was the best educational decision I could have made! As a working parent, I was initially apprehensive about starting the EMHA program, but I quickly realized that many of my fellow students were also balancing their studies with full-time jobs and various personal commitments. The deep connections that I forged with classmates from diverse healthcare disciplines were among the most valuable aspects of the program. The 海角社区faculty members were not only knowledgeable but also engaging and empowering. I carry the skills and knowledge I gained into my everyday work at Florida Blue and future healthcare leadership roles. The program was incredibly rewarding academically, professionally, and personally, and I would not hesitate to pursue it again if given the opportunity.
~Nicole Jones, MHA, CMPE, CPC, 2021
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The Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) is a STEM degree that prepares students for careers as Clinical and Nursing Informaticists, Health Information Managers, Data Analysts, Chief Information Officers, and other health information roles in any organization that utilizes healthcare data in decision making. The program is offered primarily online (or in-person effective fall 2025) and is comprised of 11 courses (33 credits total). It is offered through the Department of Health Administration in the Brooks College of Health in partnership with the Coggin College of Business and the College of Computing, Engineering, and Construction.
Delivery: Primarily online or in-person (effective fall 2025)
Term: Traditional. 16 weeks
Credit Hours: 33
Starts: Fall, Spring, SummerProgram of Study
The MSHI program at 海角社区has equipped me with essential skills in health informatics, from data analytics to health information management. The flexible online format made it easy to balance work and study, and the strong job prospects in this growing field make it a smart investment for anyone in healthcare.
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The Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) is a doctoral program with an emphasis on global health leadership and advanced evidence-based management of healthcare facilities and institutions. The DHA is considered an applied doctorate, which focuses on taking the evidence available in clinical, organizational, and policy areas and using it to directly solve complex problems in healthcare.
Delivery: Primarily Online
Term: Traditional. 16 weeks
Credit Hours: 48
Starts: Fall onlyProgram of Study
The DHA program at 海角社区is the perfect blend of academic rigor and practical application. The hybrid format allows me to balance work with advanced studies in global health leadership. The program's focus on solving real-world healthcare challenges has prepared me for top-tier leadership roles and the opportunity to teach the next generation of health administrators.
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The 海角社区graduate interprofessional Certificate in Health Informatics introduces students to an exciting field of study that is at the intersection of information technology, healthcare, and information management. The objective of this 12-credit certificate is to expose students to modern healthcare IT, including data acquisition and analysis, clinical systems design, decision support, interoperability, artificial intelligence, and health information regulations. It focuses specifically on the electronic health record and how data are acquired, interpreted, shared, stored, and retrieved accurately and seamlessly in support of patient care.
Program of Study
Delivery: Fully Online
Term: Traditional. 16 weeks
Credit Hours:12
Starts: Fall, Spring, Summer
