In the UNH online Master of Science in Health Care Management degree, you'll learn about the complex issues that surround contemporary health care systems and develop strategies to help your organization manage change and address future challenges.
Credit Hours: 30 | Program Length: Finish in 18 months or sooner | Tuition Cost
What is Health Care Management?
The Master of Science in Health Care Management (MSHM) is designed to prepare individuals to make a career change or seek promotion to a mid‐level or upper‐level management position in the private or public sector of the health care industry, including hospitals, health system management, position practices, and government and non‐government agencies. The MSHM program emphasizes strategic and analytical skills required to understand and manage in today’s health care organizations. Students will have the opportunity to understand and master the organizational, legal, financial, political and managerial aspects of health systems management.
Why study Health Care Management at UNH College of Professional Studies?
Deepen your knowledge of the dynamic health care field and gain specialized skills to help grow your career. Developed in partnership with regional health care leaders, our master’s in Health Care Management can prepare you to navigate a career change or seek promotion to mid- to upper-level positions in the private or public sector of the health care industry, including hospitals, health system management, position practices, and government and non‐government agencies.
Potential Career Areas
- Health Care Manager
- Health Care Administrator
Deepen your knowledge of the dynamic health care field and gain specialized skills to help grow your career.
Developed in partnership with regional health care leaders, our master’s in Health Care Management can prepare you to navigate a career change or seek promotion to mid- to upper-level positions in the private or public sector of the health care industry, including hospitals, health system management, position practices, and government and non‐government agencies.
Available fully online with select blended course options, this ten-course program is built for working professionals and offers you the opportunity to apply what you learn in a workplace setting, integrating your studies with your professional goals.
- Ethical Decision-Making
- Project Management Seminar
- Organizational Behavior
- Health Care Delivery and Innovations
- Advocacy and Health Policy
- Health Care Quality and Safety
- Health Care Technology and Informatics
- Health Care Financial Management
- Health Care Management Integrative Capstone
ELECTIVE OPTIONS
- Mathematics and Statistics for Health Data Science
- Translation of Health Data
- Health Data Systems
- Change Management and Communication
- Conflict Management & Negotiation
- Evidence-Based Decision-Making
- Epidemiology
Why UNH CPS?
Our 30-credit master’s degree offers courses in emerging and trending topics in the health care sector. In your courses, you’ll learn from well-respected faculty with rich health care experience that spans the clinical, financial, operational, and technology sides of the sector.
- Regionally accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education, Inc. (NECHE)
- GAC Accredited by the Project Management Institute
- Available fully online with select blended or hybrid courses
- Affordable tuition
- Career counseling is available to all students and alumni. We also extend this service to those considering their college options
- Faculty who are subject matter experts and share their real-world expertise, to help you apply what you learn to your personal goals and career
- Bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 GPA average in the last 60 credit hours, or Graduate Degree completed from a regionally accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA minimum overall.
- Official transcripts for all previous college work
- Transcripts from other countries will need to be translated and evaluated prior to full acceptance
- 500-1000 word statement which includes professional goals and aspirations, motivation for applying for the degree, and relevant formal or informal experiences. The statement is evaluated on applicant’s writing and its content alignment with the program’s purpose and outcomes
- (2) professional or academic references
Contact information for your references is submitted via the admission application. This will generate an email inviting your references to complete a short questionnaire to assess your candidacy. A formal letter of recommendation is not required; however, your references are welcome to upload one within the questionnaire. - Current resume
Earn a 12-credit graduate certificate in Health Care Management as you progress through your master’s degree program. Ask your advisor for details.
The accelerated program option is for undergraduate students currently enrolled in either the B.S. Health Care Management or B.S. Allied Health Leadership program who want to streamline their educational path to achieving a graduate degree. This option allows students to complete their bachelor’s and graduate degrees in a fast-tracked five-year timeline.
Qualifications:
- Current UNH undergraduate student enrolled in either the B.S. in Health Care Management or B.S. in Allied Health Leadership program.
- GPA of 3.2 or higher.
- Apply and be accepted into to one of the graduate programs of choice: MS Health Care Management or the Graduate Certificate in Health Care Management.
- Completed 90 undergraduate credits (to begin taking courses for dual credit). Most students apply in their junior year; once admitted to the program, students can begin taking select courses for dual credit, provided they’ve completed 90 undergraduate credits.
Contact Your Advisor to Learn More
If you want to enroll in an accelerated graduate program, contact your advisor for more information and full eligibility requirements.
Curriculum & Requirements
The Master of Science in Health Care Management (MSHM) is designed to prepare individuals to make a career change or seek promotion to a mid‐level or upper‐level management position in the private or public sector of the health care industry, including hospitals, health system management, position practices, and government and non‐government agencies. The MSHM program emphasizes strategic and analytical skills required to understand and manage in today’s health care organizations. Students will have the opportunity to understand and master the organizational, legal, financial, political and managerial aspects of health systems management.
Degree Requirements
Minimum Credit Requirement: 30 credits
Minimum Residency Requirement: 30 credits must be taken at UNH
Minimum GPA: 3.0
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major in Health Care Management 1 | ||
| LD 821 | Ethical Decision-Making | 3 |
| PM 800 | Project Management Seminar | 3 |
| MGMT 805 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| HLTC 800 | Health Care Delivery and Innovations | 3 |
| HLTC 802 | Advocacy and Health Policy | 3 |
| HLTC 810 | Health Care Quality and Safety | 3 |
| HLTC 811 | Health Care Technology and Informatics | 3 |
| HLTC 801 | Health Care Financial Management | 3 |
| Complete three credits from the following: | 3 | |
HDS 800 | Mathematics and Statistics for Health Data Science | |
HDS 803 | Translation of Health Data | |
HDS 804 | Health Data Systems | |
LD 810 | Change Management and Communication | |
LD 831 | Conflict Management & Negotiation | |
IDIS 805 | Evidence-Based Decision-Making | |
PHP 901 | Epidemiology | |
| Integrative Capstone: | ||
| HLTC 850 | Health Care Management Integrative Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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Graduate credit is only granted for courses completed with a grade of B- or higher
Students will have the opportunity to:
- Identify and analyze the organizational, economic, political and legal components of health care delivery systems in the United States;
- Evaluate ethical issues relevant to the policies, practices, and management of health care ethics;
- Acquire functional knowledge of current health care management policies, practices and theory and develop, and communicate design solutions that guide health care organizations to change and adapt to future challenges;
- Conduct financial analysis, explain financial and accounting information for a health care organization;
- Synthesize and assimilate an understanding of the environmental factors and management skills required to be innovative and successful in the health care field;
- Apply project management and quality improvement tools to evaluate and improve health care delivery.
Deadlines
Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission:
- Fall: Term 1 - September 1; Term 2 - November 1
- Spring: Term 3 - February 1; Term 4 - April 1
- Summer: Term 5 - June 1
- Special: N/A
Application Fee: Application fee waived for CPS Online applicants.
Campus: Online
New England Regional: No
Accelerated Masters: Yes (for more details see the accelerated masters information page)
New Hampshire Residents
Students claiming in-state residency must also submit a Proof of Residence Form. This form is not required to complete your application, but you will need to submit it after you are offered admission or you will not be able to register for classes.
Transcripts
If you attended UNH or Granite State College (GSC) after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally; this includes UNH-Durham, UNH-Manchester, UNH Non-Degree work and GSC.
If you did not attend UNH, or attended prior to September 1, 1991, then you must upload a copy (PDF) of your transcript in the application form. International transcripts must be translated into English.
If admitted, you must then request an official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy:
- Electronic Transcripts: Please have your institution send the transcript directly to grad.school@unh.edu. Please note that we can only accept copies sent directly from the institution.
- Paper Transcripts: Please send hard copies of transcripts to: UNH Graduate School, Thompson Hall- 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824. You may request transcripts be sent to us directly from the institution or you may send them yourself as long as they remain sealed in the original university envelope.
Transcripts from all previous post-secondary institutions must be submitted and applicants must disclose any previous academic or disciplinary sanctions that resulted in their temporary or permanent separation from a previous post-secondary institution. If it is found that previous academic or disciplinary separations were not disclosed, applicants may face denial and admitted students may face dismissal from their academic program.
Letters of Recommendation: 2 Required
Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted.
Resume
A current resume is required with your submitted application.
Personal Statement/Essay Questions
Prepare a brief but careful statement regarding:
- Reasons you wish to do graduate work in this field, including your immediate and long-range objectives.
- Your specific research or professional interest and experiences in this field.
International Applicants
Prospective international students are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent examination scores. English Language Exams may be waived if English is your first language. If you wish to request a waiver, then please visit our Test Scores webpage for more information.