Overview

In fact, we specifically designed our program specifically so you'll get critical applied instruction that you can integrate with the daily tasks of your profession. Your coursework will focus on leadership skills, data system design, patient safety, policy, and more. You'll also take an elective to round out your curriculum. Your choices here will run the gamut from Six Sigma seminars to lectures on health insurance and cost-effectiveness analysis. Best of all, every class is available online so you can fit it into your already busy schedule. In the end, you should have a better understanding of how to improve patience care and safety outcomes.

The Master’s program in Healthcare Quality and Safety at The University of Alabama at Birmingham culminates in a capstone project where knowledge and lessons learned are applied. Each student identifies a quality, process, or safety improvement initiative in their organization and partners with a faculty mentor who guides them through the development and completion of their capstone project.

Recent capstone projects include:

Reducing Repeat Echocardiograms in CHF Patients
Improving the Reliability of Measuring Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Factors
Establishing a High Reliability Culture in a Healthcare IT Company
Maximizing Radiation Therapy Simulation Scheduling
Reducing 30 Day Readmission Rates for Patients with a Mental Health Disorder Diagnosis

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical Quality Improvement
Quantitative Methods, Measurement, and Tools for Quality Improvement
Advanced Data Use in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Patient Safety
Leadership of High Reliability Healthcare Organizations
Project Management: Leading Successful Healthcare Initiative
Healthcare Policy and Regulation
Population Health for Healthcare Quality Leaders

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

Health Administration Health Sciences Occupational Health and Safety View 48 other Masters in Occupational Health and Safety in United States

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General requirements

Online Application

Citizenship/Immigration Documents

Application Fee

English Proficiency Exams

Transcripts and Proof of Degree

Official Test Scores

Recommendation Letters

Personal Essay

Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

29430 USD / year

≈ 29430 USD / year
Out-of-State

27900 USD / year

≈ 27900 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

11304 USD / year

≈ 11304 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

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