Healthcare Administration (M.S.)
The Master of Science in healthcare administration focuses on leadership, service and innovation in the healthcare management field. This program equips students to become effective leaders as they learn to tackle healthcare challenges of cost, access and quality with innovative solutions, cutting-edge technology and industry best practices. With seven specialized tracks, students will hone their skills and be prepared for work in a variety of fields.
Upcoming Start Dates:
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Sep. 19, 2023
Trevecca’s Master of Science in healthcare administration equips students with the skills to succeed in the competitive field of healthcare management. The program focuses on leadership, service, innovation, technology, information security and value-based management as they apply to the growing healthcare industry.
Program Benefits
- Complete your degree online in 18 months with no residency requirements.
- Continue to work and focus on your other priorities while earning your degree, taking one course at a time with all materials delivered to you.
- Utilize a built-in support system and complete your degree alongside others who are working toward similar goals through Trevecca’s cohort model.
- Establish a sustained advantage in a competitive market with a focus on healthcare innovation.
- Learn from faculty who possess the highest degrees in their fields and have relevant and valuable real-world experience.
What to Expect
As a student in Trevecca’s Master of Science in healthcare administration program, you’ll learn the theories and practices surrounding the three pillars of healthcare: cost, access and quality. Our leadership focus will help you to become a patient-centered, effective and self-aware leader in healthcare management.
Choosing one of seven specialty tracks gives you another level of expertise within healthcare administration that can set you apart. The tracks include:
- Crisis and emergency management
- Data analytics
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Human resources management
- Interdisciplinary studies
- Nonprofit leadership and management
- Project management
These will enable you to move forward in your career with expertise that will set you apart in your field. You’ll also improve your organizational, critical thinking, communication and decision-making skills. You’ll work with cutting-edge technology; learn industry trends; and identify best practices for cost containment, patient access and overall healthcare experience. The research component of the program will allow you to connect with current industry leaders and complete a field experience or industry project. In just 18 months, you’ll be fully equipped to serve in your desired field.
Why Choose Trevecca?
Founded in 1901 and a leader in online education for more than two decades, Trevecca helps students discover and pursue an individual calling by providing innovative instruction; cultivating a supportive, Christ-centered community; and establishing relationships that open doors.
Recognized nationally and locally for academic quality, Trevecca has earned a reputation for providing the world with servant leaders, problem solvers and difference makers. Trevecca’s holistic approach to education encompasses intellectual, social, emotional, physical and spiritual growth.


Course Descriptions
Get details on all the courses you’ll complete as you work toward this degree at Trevecca.
Read MoreHere’s a look at the approximate tuition rates you could expect for this program at Trevecca, including the cost per credit hour and the total tuition expense for the full degree program. Please note that rates and fees are subject to change.
Here’s a look at the approximate tuition rates you could expect for this program at Trevecca, including the cost per credit hour and the total tuition expense for the full degree program. Please note that rates and fees are subject to change.
Cost/Credit Hour$500 |
Hours36 |
Tuition Cost*$18,000 |
*$150 Student Resource Fee assessed per course. Books are not included.
- Admissions
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Our three-step enrollment process is fast, easy and free! Simply complete the application, submit your transcripts and we’ll take care of the rest.
Getting started
- Complete the online application (it's free!). No GRE or GMAT scores required
Need help applying? Read the step-by-step instructions here! - Fill out FAFSA to be considered for financial aid.
- Request official transcripts from your undergraduate institution.
Admissions requirements
- Have earned a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by a CHEA-recognized regional accrediting agency or the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Students who do not meet these degree requirements may be conditionally accepted in accordance with the Conditional Admission Policy
- 2.75 cumulative GPA for all prior coursework
- Completion of a college-level math course with a grade of C or higher
- Completion of a college-level English course with a grade of C or higher
- Provide photocopy of government-issued identification (e.g., driver's license, state ID, military ID or passport). This requirement ensures that Trevecca complies with the U.S. Department of Education expectations for student verification. (This is only required for students enrolled in an online program.)
If you feel you may not meet these requirements, please fill out the form below to be connected with an enrollment counselor.
We understand life is busy and you may not have time to attend class on campus. You can earn your degree with us while focusing on one class at a time, any time—24/7. Through Trevecca Online, classes are taught digitally through our learning management system, Blackboard. Additionally, books and materials are delivered to your front door. And when we say the degree is entirely online, we mean it. Our program is structured so that you never have to step foot on campus—not even once!
Our online students also benefit from a cohort model, where students begin and complete their degree alongside a group of other online classmates working toward similar goals.
The following are required courses by the track they fall under:
Crisis and Emergency Management
- Foundation of Emergency Management
- Social Media Communications and Crisis Information Management
- Crisis and Emergency Management Planning
Data Analytics
- Introduction to Data Analytics
- Processing Data for Decision-Making
- Leading Data Analytics Projects
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- New Venture Creation
- Small Business Management
Human Resources Management
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Staffing and Development
- Compensation and Benefits
Nonprofit Leadership and Management
- Introduction to Nonprofit Leadership and Management
- Raising Human and Financial Resources for Nonprofits
- Fiscal Administration in Nonprofits
Project Management
- Introduction to Project and Program Management
- Project Schedule and Risk Management
- Cost, Contract and Procurement Management
Career Opportunities: Master's in Healthcare Administration
With a Master of Science in healthcare administration, you’ll be ready to advance your career and tap into higher earning potential. When combined with your work experience, your degree will position you to be competitive in the following roles:
Degree and 1-4 Years Work Experience:
- Supervisory positions
- Coordinator/specialist roles in specific areas)
- Office manager
- Business manager
- Associate administrator
- Administrative coordinator
Degree and 5+ Years Work Experience:
- Regional vice president (corporate level)
- Hospital administrator
- Nursing home administrator (must possess state licensure)
- Executive director
- Associate C-Suite level
- Senior VP level(s)
- Chief executive officer
- Chief operating officer
- Health information director
- Director of operations
- Program manager
“The program has also helped develop research academic skills to a much deeper level thus enhancing my professional competency.”
Course Descriptions
Get details on all the courses you’ll complete as you work toward this degree at Trevecca.*
Cohort Schedule
View a sample schedule of the courses you will be taking when you enroll.
Organizational Behavior and Change in Healthcare
HCL 5110
This course evaluates dynamics of healthcare organizations and suggests ways healthcare leaders might influence organizational behavior among personnel to attain desirable outcomes and meet organizational goals.
Principles of Healthcare Leadership and Strategy
HCL 5140
Value-Based Financial Management and Budgeting
HCL 6115
Health Reform and Alternative Healthcare Delivery Solutions
HCL 6130
Health Information Informatics and Security
HCL 6160
Human Resource Management in Healthcare
HCL 6170
Health Economics
HCL 6180
Healthcare Operations and Key Performance Indicators
HCL 6190
FIELD EXPERIENCE (CHOOSE ONE)
Field Experience Project
HCL 6205
Healthcare Industry Field Experience
HCL 6240
The industry field experience offers students an opportunity to shadow healthcare professionals in various roles and settings. Students will obtain real-world experience and gain exposure to multiple disciplines within the landscape of healthcare administration. Successful completion of the field experience will assist students with identifying areas of interest specific to their chosen career pathway. The industry field experience is a required, 120- hours, 12-week course for students enrolled in the M.S. Healthcare Administration Program who possess less than three (3) years of healthcare experience.
OPTIONAL PRACTICUM TRACK
Health Industry Practicum Continuation
HCL 6230
This course is a continuation of HCL 6240, healthcare industry field experience, that will allow students additional time to meet the 120 hour, 12-week requirement to successfully complete the program. It will run for six additional weeks at zero credit hours.
Choose a Track
Crisis and Emergency Management
TRACK
Data Analytics
TRACK
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
TRACK
Healthcare Administration
TRACK
Healthcare delivery has been influenced by the legal issues surrounding the delivery, security, and research associated with the patient / provider relationship. The legal influences on the corporate healthcare environment will be presented. Discussions of the influences on the delivery process and policy will be reviewed, including, but not limited to, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).
Outcome-based healthcare delivery and case management have been topics of discussion for some time, and the influence on delivery and reimbursement will continue to impact the healthcare environment. Topics include the quality of care and the influencers, such as staff shortages, educational shortcomings and technology velocity, and their influence on healthcare delivery. Patient safety and patient satisfaction will be presented through current data on the topic and the results of quality initiatives such as the Healthcare-focused Baldrige award and audit process. The influences of the organizational efficiencies on healthcare delivery and the opposing healthcare delivery process on organizational efficiencies will be reviewed and discussed.
Healthcare delivery in the U.S. has been influenced and changed significantly through the legislative process at the federal, state and local levels. These changes have significantly altered the strategic planning of healthcare delivery. This course will present and discuss the strategies available to address the changing landscape of healthcare delivery through the use and study of healthcare issues and how they will influence the future of healthcare delivery. Case studies will be a major portion of this course to determine how others have approached the policies in the past and how they have been impacted by the choices made.
Human Resources Management
TRACK
This course analyzes the strategic role of the human resource management function. The following topics will be examined: the environment of HR, job analysis, HR planning, labor relations, and health and safety considerations.
This course analyzes the steps necessary for recruiting and selecting the employees needed to effectively execute an organization’s strategy. Topics related to successful performance appraisal, training, and development are also explored.
This course examines theoretical and practical issues of compensation and benefits including legally mandated benefits (social security, worker compensation, unemployment, health insurance, family and medical leave, etc.) as well as voluntary programs (retirement, disability, life insurance, time off, etc).
Nonprofit Leadership and Management
TRACK
Project Management
TRACK
Development of project scope, work breakdown structures, project planning and project budgets will be discussed and presented. Project Management tools and techniques will also be introduced to support the project development process. The Project Manager must maintain a knowledge of the current systems and solutions available to ensure successful project/product delivery. In addition to the waterfall techniques, the tools and processes that support Agile, Lean and Six Sigma will be reviewed and presented. Detailed discussions regarding the benefits and limitations of each technique and the supporting tools will be of value to the participant when presented with making choices regarding the selection, development and delivery of projects.
The development of the sequencing and timing of project components and the risks associated at every point within the project must be understood and addressed. Recognition of the risk and the influence of the costs associated with risk, the scope challenges presented by the risk, and the schedule complexity that adds to and is influenced by risk must be understood by the successful Project Manager. Quantitative and qualitative techniques for risk management are components of Project Management, but the ability to recognize the threat is perhaps more critical. Threats can take the form of human, operational, procedural and technical threats or they may be political in nature. In any case, addressing threats and risks associated with these threats must be a tool in the Project Management arsenal.
Many Project Managers are confused or sidetracked by the legalities of the cost management issues when utilizing contract or outsourced providers for portions of project delivery. The procurement process is often subjugated to the purchasing group(s) within the organization. The responsibility for the project cannot, however, be transferred to others. Therefore, the process must be understood and managed by the successful Project Manager. Most projects have some contract and procurement component that will influence the overall success of the project. With competitive bidding, technology advancements, and federal and state legal issues that influence the process of procurement, it is important that the Project Manager be aware of and knowledgeable in this aspect of the project process.
*For a complete list of courses, tracks and other relevant information, view the program's course catalog.