The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is introducing an online master of healthcare administration degree program in 2021. The degree will be the first of its type to be offered by a University of California campus.
The new graduate degree will launch as an online program to meet the growing need for health care management specialists by developing students' skills in finance, strategic marketing, quantitative problem solving and analytics. The program extends access to UCLA's high-quality education for students across the country. Graduates will be equipped to start or advance their careers and to make a difference in their own communities.
"The Master of Healthcare Administration program will provide a strong management foundation for professionals to excel in critical roles across the health care landscape, from hospitals to community clinics, and at biopharmaceutical companies, insurance firms and public agencies," said Ron Brookmeyer, dean of the Fielding School. "We're thrilled to add the MHA degree to our unique roster of opportunities for students who are dedicated to leading improvements in health care for both individual patients and communities as a whole."
In the coming years California and the United States overall are expected to have greater demand for health care management specialists as the population expands and a substantial portion of the current workforce reaches retirement age. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were more than 422,300 jobs for medical and health services managers in 2019, and there will be more than 555,000 such positions by 2029 — more growth over the next decade than any other occupational group.
