Master's of Healthcare Administration MHA

Master of Healthcare Administration Degree

Fully Online

Accelerate Your Healthcare Career

Our fully online Master's of Healthcare Administration (MHA) degree program is designed to meet the needs of today’s healthcare leadership. In our MHA program, you will develop the extensive expertise needed to build a career as a leader in the healthcare industry.

Earn your degree in just two years.
All classes offered fully online.
Work closely with our highly-experienced faculty.
Complete a specialized capstone project in a healthcare setting of your choice.
Move your career as a healthcare leader forward.

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Program Details

Accreditation

Advisory Board

This committee plays a very important role in keeping our program current with today’s practice so that graduates are prepared to enter the workforce.

Barb Welborn, MBA

Department of Risk, Medical Staff and Patient Safety
Corewell Health - Reed City and Big Rapids Hospital
300 N. Patterson
Reed City, MI 49677
[email protected]

Shannon K. English, MD

Medical Director and Primary Care Physician
PACE Central Michigan
1750 East Bellows Street
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
[email protected]

David N. Richardson, MSA

Contract Manager, Payor Contracting
Forefront Dermatology
801 York Street
Manitowoc, WI
[email protected]

David E. Herbel

President and CEO
LeadingAge
201 N. Washington Square, Suite 920
Lansing, MI 48933
[email protected]

Annette McBride

Talent Acquisition Senior Partner
Mercy Health West Michigan
[email protected]

Kim Lubbers

Vice President, Network Development and Contracting
Meridian Health Plan of Michigan
777 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI
[email protected]

Trevor London, CNMT, MBA

Director of Imaging at Beaumont Royal Oak
Macomb, MI
[email protected]

Joseph Wildern, PharmD, MHA

Pharmacy Supervisor
Sparrow Hospital
1215 E. Michigan Ave.
Lansing, MI 48912
[email protected]

Mark S. Kopson, Esq.

Healthcare Attorney
Plunkett Cooney
38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
[email protected]

Jeannette Pollatz, DNP, BSN, RN

Director of Interprofessional Education
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
[email protected]

James C. Glasheen MHA, R.T. (R)(MR) MRSO (MRSC)

System Manager Imaging Services
Bronson Healthcare
601 John Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
[email protected]

Julie Ward, Ed.D.

Senior VP, Chief Human Resources Officer
MyMichigan Health
4000 Wellness Dr.
Midland, MI 48670
[email protected]

Kathryn Stewart, MHA, BSN, RN

National Director Ambulatory Risk Management
Ascension Risk Services
4600 Edmunson Road
St. Louis, MO 63134
[email protected]

William Cosby, MHA

Director of Sales and Marketing
Glacier Hills Retirement Community
Ann Arbor, MI
[email protected]

Rachael L. Telfer, MHA

Project Consultant,
Community Benefit Compliance
Trinity Health
20555 Victor Parkway,
Livonia, MI 48152
[email protected]

Paul Pruitt

Chief Operating Officer
Mission Point
Metron Health HIS
[email protected]

Admission Requirements

New Student Admission Requirements

Completed application for admission.
Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a 3.00 or higher GPA (on a 4.00 scale).
Submit official transcripts from all institutions of higher education previously attended. Ferris graduates need not submit transcripts for coursework completed at Ferris.
Submit a current, professional resume or curriculum vitae.
Submit a personal statement of your interest in healthcare administration.
Request three (3) professional references from individuals familiar with academic or professional backgrounds and can provide an assessment of the applicant’s current work quality and ability to complete graduate education successfully.
Have successful completion of a college-level mathematics course equivalent to MATH 115 or higher, with a grade of C or higher.
Have successful completion of a basic statistics course, equivalent to COHP 350 and COHP 450, with a grade of C or higher.
Should have coursework that includes college-level social and natural science courses, such as Biology, Chemistry, and Social Science electives and have grades of C or higher.
International students whose first (native) language is not English need to have English proficiency test scores sent directly from the testing agency to demonstrate meeting the Ferris standards for English proficiency (e.g., TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo).
Application Deadline: June 1 for Fall Semester and November 1 for Spring Semester
Applicants may need to complete an interview with program faculty in instances where the program has reached enrollment capacity.
Provisional admission may be granted if an applicant does not meet all the admission requirements. If provisional admission is granted, the applicant must successfully complete the first nine (9) credit hours of graduate-level coursework with a 3.00 GPA (on a 4.00 scale) and correct all deficiencies in their admission requirements within the first nine (9) credits of the program.

These requirements also apply to Transfer Students.

Application Deadlines

Faculty and Staff

Key Courses

Program Effectiveness

Recent Graduates

Jeremy Demark

Lead PET/CT Technologist at Karmanos Cancer Institute

"Since graduating from the Ferris Master's of Health Administration program, I started a new position at Karmanos Cancer Institute. As the lead PET/CT technologist, I have used the skills I built in the MHA program to oversee cutting-edge cancer research studies, hire a highly effective team, and move our department forward with new technology and processes. The MHA program at Ferris has helped accelerate my career while making a difference in the lives of patients."

Kathryn Stewart

National Director, Ambulatory Risk Management at Ascension Risk Services

"After receiving my MHA degree, I was promoted to National Director of Ambulatory Risk Management. Using the skills I obtained in the MHA program, I built a program that addresses ambulatory risk needs across 12 states, greater than 2,000 sites of care and greater than 6,000 providers. The MHA faculty have had a profound impact on my professional growth and success. They ensure the curriculum is relevant to the healthcare industry while challenging students to tackle difficult tasks and topics to meet their academic and professional goals."

Amy Bomay

The MHA Faculty are pleased to announce that Amy Bomay, RT(R)(T), MHA Candidate 2025 is the GLACHE (Great Lakes Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives) Student Liaison, representing the Ferris State University Master of Healthcare Administration program. Experienced in healthcare and seeking graduate education to advance her career, Amy is very excited and honored to serve in this role.

Career Opportunities

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment opportunities for medical and health services managers to increase by 32% during the period from 2019 to 2029, much faster than most occupations. The national median wage is $100,980 per year.

The term health services manager encompasses individuals in many different positions, including healthcare executives and administrators who plan, organize, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care. These individuals lead change that aligns with current healthcare laws and regulations, as well as current trends in technology and services models to meet the needs of the community(s) they serve. Health services managers include both generalists (administrators who manage or help to manage an entire facility or system), and health specialists (managers in charge of specific departments or services found only in the health care industry), and executives (administrators responsible for healthcare delivery systems, or the divisions within healthcare delivery healthcare systems).

Master's of Healthcare Administration