Overview

This Health Systems Management MHA program from George Mason University prepares future executives to assume leadership positions in health care organizations.

The United States Department of Education and Council on Higher Education Accreditation have granted formal recognition to CAHME as the only organization to accredit master's level health care management programs in the United States and Canada.

We prepare health care professionals with strategic, business, analytic, and decision-making skills needed to successfully navigate the evolving health care industry.

Key Features

This Health Systems Management program at George Mason University prepares students to work as leaders and executive-level managers in evolving health systems, or as consultants and managers of health-related organizations.

The curriculum was developed in response to the demand for advanced health management preparation for a variety of health care and allied health professionals to be employed in both the public and private sectors of health care.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Organization Behavior and Healthcare Leadership

Health Economics

Essentials of Health Insurance and Managed Care

Health Policy and Government Payment Systems for Health Care Services

Legal Issues in Health Administration

Human Resource Management in Healthcare

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by a Mason-recognized U.S. institutional accrediting agency or international equivalent and have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to be considered. Admission to the program is competitive, and a variety of criteria are evaluated in the admission decision.
For application deadlines and detailed application requirements, refer to the CHHS Admissions website. Applicants are evaluated based on past academic performance (including prior academic degrees and courses taken), letters of recommendation, personal professional goal statement and professional experience.
Work experience in the healthcare industry is preferred, but not required for admission.
The application materials are used to determine the applicant's "match" with the program and potential for success in graduate studies.

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Tuition Fee

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International

34717 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1543 USD per credit during 24 months.
National

34717 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1543 USD per credit during 24 months.
In-State

14130 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 628 USD per credit during 24 months.

Living costs for Fairfax

1330 - 2300 USD /month

Living costs

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