MHA · Current · 34 CUs

Master of Healthcare Administration

Source: WGU Program Guide·v202602·10/2/2025

About This Degree

WGU Catalog 2026-03

The Master of Healthcare Administration degree requires completion of project-based courses and a capstone culminating in five programoutcomes: transformational leader, value innovator, tactical manager, analyst, and integrated systems expert. The program also embeds themes of person-focused care, professionalism, technology, and ethics, and fosters innovation and sustainability in health systems. Courses become progressively complex as the curriculum advances, integrating key skill sets and a knowledge base that will foster career development in healthcare administration.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

Degree History

First offered2023-04StatusCurrentCUs (latest)34(was 31)

Program Learning Outcomes

WGU Catalog 2026-03

Official WGU-authored outcomes from the catalog Program Outcomes section.

•The graduate recommends methods of organizational communication to increase effectiveness of interpersonal communication, collaboration, and problem-solving among healthcare organizational stakeholders.
•The graduate proposes solutions that use strategies and processes to lead effective healthcare organizational change.
•The graduate assesses operational, ethical, governance, regulatory, legal, and financial factors in healthcare that manage, mitigate, exacerbate, and shift risk.

Areas of Study

1 groups · 9 courses

Course groups from the WGU Program Guide. Expand each group to see course descriptions and competencies.

Course Roster (10 courses)

WGU Catalog 2026-03

Term 1

Code	Title	CUs
D907	Health Services Research	3
D908	Healthcare Management	3
D909	Healthcare Law and Ethics	3

Term 2

Code	Title	CUs
D910	Data Analysis for Healthcare Decisions	3
D911	Transforming Healthcare Through Technology	3
D912	Healthcare Quality	3

Term 3

Code	Title	CUs
D913	Risk Management and Compliance	3
D914	Healthcare Economics	3
D915	Resource Management and Performance	3

Term 4

Code	Title	CUs
D916	MHA Capstone	4

Total: 31 CUs across 10 courses. Degree total per catalog: 34 CUs.

Capstone

MHA Capstone

Capstone is the culminating course in the MHA program that provides an integrative experience with all competencies and assessment topics throughout the program. Students synthesize concepts from previously completed coursework and demonstrate an understanding of responsible practices to promote quality, optimization, and innovation within healthcare organizations. The capstone includes a student-designed project intended to illustrate your ability to envision the future and effect change within a healthcare organization. Students are required to use data and research to identify opportunities for improvement or change for a healthcare organization and then visually present a solution to implement. In addition, the capstone encourages work in the healthcare industry that will be showcased in the student’s collection of work and help solidify professional relationships in the industry. There are no prerequisites to the course.

•The learner develops a sustainability plan to address an organizational challenge in healthcare.
•The learner presents a sustainability plan to address an organizational challenge in healthcare.
•The learner proposes a business case to address an organizational challenge in healthcare.

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