The LSUS MHA program offers premium education at an affordable cost.

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Ranked #1 on list of Best Online Accelerated Master’s in Health Administration Programs in the nation by Intelligent.com

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

GRE/GMAT exam score not required for program admission

Dec 1, 2025

Jan 19, 2026

30 Credit Hours at $421 Per Credit Hour

*Cost per credit hour and fees are subject to change

The average national salary for an individual with a Master of Health Administration is $115,160¹

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the market for medical and health services managers is projected to grow 32% from 2020 to 2030

Through LSU Online, you earn the same MHA degree as you would on campus, and there is no mention of "online" on your diploma

LSU Shreveport's Master of Health Administration (MHA) program prepares students for professional middle and upper management positions within healthcare institutions.

How The Program is Structured

What You Will Learn in the MHA

Internationally & Regionally Accredited

• Healthcare organizational behavior and human resource management
• Healthcare marketing
• Informatics and strategic management
• Healthcare economics and finance
• Healthcare systems, law and ethics, and policy

The program consists of 10 graduate courses covering a broad range of administrative topics, including healthcare management, organizational behavior, healthcare systems, healthcare law, and ethics.

The LSUS Master of Health Administration is accredited by the SACS-COC and AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the leading accreditation agency for business schools.

The online MHA program at LSUS is top-ranked and fully accredited by SACS-COC and AACSB.

Ranked #1 on list of Best Online Accelerated Master’s in Health Administration Programs in the nation by Intelligent.com (2025)

Ranked as one of the top 25 healthcare administration master’s programs by bestmastersprograms.org

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a 3.0 on all undergraduate work (or last half-degree)

A GRE/GMAT score is not required for admission to the online LSUS Master of Healthcare Administration.

or

2.5 on all undergraduate work (or 2.75 last half-degree) + 3 years work experience

or

2.5 on all undergraduate work (or 2.75 last half-degree) + GMAT

LSU Online now offers a FREE transcript service to help you gather your transcripts—making your application process faster and easier. Learn more ›

I was immediately able to connect what I was learning to my daily work and apply some of the concepts from readings/lectures/discussions in my client implementation work."

Zack H.

MHA Graduate

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¹ Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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