Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration online
Strengthen your leadership skills and effectiveness in healthcare environments by developing a comprehensive understanding of healthcare organization, finances and quality management.
Program Overview
Delve into the benefits of our online healthcare administration graduate certificate
Improve your management skills, understanding of financial operations and knowledge of the complexities of the healthcare delivery system in the Murray State University online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration program. Prepare for career advancement as a hospital or healthcare administrator by exploring the delivery of care in a variety of settings. Gain comprehensive knowledge of administration strategy, finance, accounting, trends and ethics while exercising your ability to find creative solutions to healthcare dilemmas in this flexible program.
Additional benefit of our online graduate certificates:
- Our faculty is dedicated to your success both in the program and in the workforce, providing personal attention, advisement and support.
- Our faculty is dedicated to your success both in the program and in the workforce, providing personal attention, advisement and support.
This program will prepare you for careers in healthcare administration such as:
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital Administrator
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Nursing Home Director
- Clinical Manager
- Compliance Manager
- Patient Services Manager
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital Administrator
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Nursing Home Director
- Clinical Manager
- Compliance Manager
- Patient Services Manager
Graduates of this certificate program will:
- Understand the dynamics of competing economic and political systems in the U.S. healthcare system
- Learn the financial operations of healthcare organizations
- Understand the management of healthcare quality
- Understand complex ethical issues and healthcare management strategies and their influence on national health outcomes
- Understand the dynamics of competing economic and political systems in the U.S. healthcare system
- Learn the financial operations of healthcare organizations
- Understand the management of healthcare quality
- Understand complex ethical issues and healthcare management strategies and their influence on national health outcomes
Also available:
Murray State University offers a variety of online graduate certificates. Check out all of our graduate certificate online programs.
Tuition
An online graduate certificate program makes financial sense
Murray State University offers you the opportunity to earn an online certificate with affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition that includes fees.
Tuition breakdown:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grad Cert – Healthcare Administration | $581.50 | $1,744.50 | $5,233.50* |
*The tuition rate is subject to annual changes based on approval by the Murray State University Board of Regents and the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. Refer to Graduate Tuition Rates for more information on the cost of attendance for Murray State.
Calendar
Take note of these important dates
Murray State University online programs are delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.
Now enrolling:
| Term | Start Date | Application Deadline | Document & Financial Aid Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Last Class Day | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2 | 3/11/25 | 3/5/25 | 3/6/25 | 3/7/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/6/25 | 7 weeks |
| Summer 1 | 5/12/25 | 5/6/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/8/25 | 5/9/25 | 6/21/25 | 7 weeks |
Admissions
Here is what you need to apply for the Grad Certificate – Healthcare Administration online program
At Murray State University, we've streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration, including where to send your transcripts.
The requirements include:
For admission to this online program, domestic students must meet one of the following sets of requirements:
- Master's degree in a relevant field or doctoral-level degree from an accredited institution OR
- Students who hold an undergraduate degree with an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher, or are currently enrolled in a graduate degree program may apply.
- Persons who already hold a graduate degree may also apply for the certificate program.
Applicants must comply with Murray State University requirements (see Graduate Admissions).
International students have additional admission requirements. Please see the Academic Bulletin and/or the International Admissions webpage for complete requirements.
Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent from issuing institutions to:
Email address: [email protected]
Mail address:
Graduate Admissions
Murray State University
B2 Sparks Hall
Murray, KY 42071
Questions? Call 866-906-0541.
Courses
Discover what you will learn in this online healthcare administration graduate certificate program
For the Healthcare Administration Graduate Certificate online, you must complete nine credit hours.
Student must choose one elective
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