Program Overview
The Master of Health Administration (MHA) program has been preparing students for careers as health care administrators for more than forty years. It is the only program in Arkansas accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), and our graduates work in a range of healthcare organizations, including operations, finance, insurance, quality, and more.
Mission, Vision, Values & Outcomes
Mission
Prepare well-rounded healthcare managers and leaders by integrating traditional and emerging instructional methods with practice-based learning experiences.
Vision
To be the program of choice for healthcare management education.
Values
Respect, Integrity, Learning, Collaboration, and Excellence
Student Retention Rate by Academic Year
2025: 94%
2024: 100%
2023: 94%
2022: 100%
2021: 100%
*Students who started this period and continued in the next semester.
Time to Completion Rate by Graduation Year
2025: 83%: 2yrs; 100%: 4yrs
2024: 86%: 2yrs; 100%: 4yrs
2023: 92%: 2yrs; 100%: 4yrs
2022: 88%: 2yrs; 100%: 4yrs
2021: 100%: 2yrs; 75%: 4yrs
Graduation Rate by Start Year
2021: 97%
2020: 73%
2019: 94.7%
2018: 92.3%
2017: 100%
2016: 100%
*Students have up to 6 years to complete the program
Job Placement Rate by Academic Year
2025: 100%
2024: 80%
2023: 95%
2022: 75%
2021: 82%
2020: 92%
*Graduates placed in jobs within 90 days of graduation