Average Yearly Cost
Georgia residents: $15,519
Non-Georgia residents: $35,858
Nonrefundable seat deposit: $250
Tuition is subject to change.
Out-of-state applicants may be eligible for in-state tuition through the Academic Common Market. Please see the Southern Regional Education Board for more information.
Evening courses allow working professionals to advance their current careers.
Where can I take classes?
Atlanta Campus, Buckhead Center (200 Tower Place)
Application Deadlines View Admissions Requirements
The Robinson College of Business reviews applications on a rolling basis. The deadlines below are intended to serve as benchmarks. Due to our rolling admissions process, we encourage you to apply as early as possible.
Applicants can expect to receive a decision within six weeks of the Office of Graduate Admissions receiving all required materials.
Students can begin coursework in the fall, spring, or summer.
Graduate Admissions
rcbgradadmissions@gsu.edu
Robinson’s MBA/Master of Health Administration dual degree will prepare you for a managerial position in a healthcare or business organization.
Build Relevant Skills
In addition to exploring case studies, you will apply your knowledge through collaborative projects with actual healthcare facilities. You will develop an understanding of market forces, policy formulation, strategic management, and health IT trends. Plus, you will emerge with the values and attitudes needed to make strategic, ethical decisions as a healthcare leader.
Examples of past immersive projects
Interact with Industry Executives
Industry executives regularly deliver guest lectures in class. Examples include:
Study in the Health IT Capital of the United States
Georgia, specifically Atlanta, is widely regarded as the health IT capital of the United States. The state is home to more than 200 health IT companies that employ approximately 30,000 professionals. According to Healthcare Informatics Magazine, seven of the 100 top healthcare organizations in the country are located in metro Atlanta, and generate revenues exceeding $4.5 billion.
Join Future Healthcare Executives
Through the Future Healthcare Executives (FHE) student organization, you will attend networking events and engage in experiential learning opportunities. As part of the FHE guest speaker series, you will interact with healthcare professionals and executives. During industry site visits, you will witness how organizations impact the healthcare field. You also will be privy to job openings as well as professional development and mentoring opportunities.
In compliance with our accrediting body (Commission on Accreditation of Health Management Education, CAHME), the Institute of Health Administration has developed a set of competencies that define the set of knowledge, skills, and abilities students should possess upon completion of Robinson's MBA/MHA program. These 15 competencies fall into three domains. Each competency has a number of dimensions that can be measured or assessed to determine whether it has been attained. Most of the dimensions are measured at the course level, but some are measured at the program level.
Financial Management
The application of basic and complex financial analysis tools to the healthcare sector
Operations Management
The application of operations management concepts to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the healthcare sector
Strategic Management
The ability to assess the internal and external environment and develop strategies that improve organizational performance consistent with the mission
Human Resource Management
The ability to interact with, recruit, manage, and motivate a diverse workforce in accordance with legal requirements and optimize performance to meet the strategic goals of the organization
Analytics
The ability to consolidate data from multiple sources and use analytical techniques to make executive, tactical, and operational decisions in the healthcare industry
Strategic Communications
Skilled in the arrangement and communication of effective messages in written and oral form, adjustment to media and setting, and adaptation to reader and audience feedback
Emotional Intelligence
The ability to recognize one’s own emotions (self-awareness), use that awareness to guide one’s thinking and behavior (self-management), accurately recognize the emotions of others, use emotional information to manage interactions and relationships, and demonstrate a personal commitment to others
Team Leadership and Participation
The ability to lead and participate in a team, manage meetings, promote team effectiveness, and evaluate team performance
Innovation and Change Management
The ability to lead through dynamic processes or projects and obtain concurrence among people for change within the governance structures of various healthcare organizations
Ethics, Honesty, and Integrity
Knowledge of and commitment to values, standards, and duties that are consistent with the ACHE code of ethics and merits trust from all stakeholders
Clinical Professions and Continuum of Care
The ability to use knowledge of the clinical and organizational participants in the delivery of healthcare and their relationships for leadership and management
Legal and Regulatory Environment
The ability to describe the legal and regulatory environment in which healthcare organizations and managers operate, recognize the implications of that environment for leadership and management, and influence the policy environment
Healthcare Economics and Financing
The ability to explain concepts, issues, and practices related to the economics of healthcare financing in the United States and how those concepts affect organizational and political decision making
Organizational Performance and Quality
The ability to understand and use quantitative and qualitative methods to measure and improve organizational performance, especially as it relates to healthcare quality
Health Information Systems and Technology
The ability to understand and effectively use health IT and health informatics to enable and support healthcare operations and transformation
Application Requirements
Learn more about the application process and what you will need to apply.
5 courses | 13.5 hours
5 courses | 13.5 hours
12 courses | 36 hours
1 course | 3 hours
Students develop and refine their managerial capabilities during HA 8810 – Administrative Residency.
Past administrative residency placements include:
Average Yearly Cost
Georgia residents: $15,519
Non-Georgia residents: $35,858
Nonrefundable seat deposit: $250
Tuition is subject to change.
Out-of-state applicants may be eligible for in-state tuition through the Academic Common Market. Please see the Southern Regional Education Board for more information.
Contact Graduate Student Financial Services
We are here to help you understand the cost of your program, the payment schedule and financing opportunities.
rcbfinancialaid@gsu.edu
404-413-7086
Robinson Scholarships
Robinson offers several scholarships through the Office of the Dean as well as the individual academic departments.
Search Georgia State’s Database
Georgia State offers a robust searchable database containing scholarships offered through the university as well as external websites.
Graduate research assistantships are available to offset program costs.
You will be paired with a Graduate Student Experience professional who stays on top of the extracurricular programming that will enhance your academic journey and propel your career. Activities include boot camps on topics that are relevant to your field, professional workshops, networking events, recruiting fairs, and meet-and-greets intended to create camaraderie with your peers.
Mission
Through its business-focused program, the mission of the Institute of Health Administration (IHA) is to prepare students to manage change, challenges, and opportunities within the healthcare sector, to conduct and disseminate rigorous research, and to engage in industry collaborations.
The mission of the MBA/MHA program is to offer a comprehensive academic course of study for early-career working professionals from across the Southeast. Our target students are those who value rigorous didactic content from the business and healthcare domains delivered in a format that facilitates applied learning and the development of professional and leadership skills as preparation for positions throughout the healthcare sector.
For the flexible program, the target market is early-career working professionals from across the greater Atlanta area. As appropriate to meet local market demand, mid- to senior-level working professionals may be offered the MBA/MHA in a cohort fashion.
Institute of Health Administration Vision
The vision of the Institute of Health Administration is to offer an appropriate portfolio of premier, business-focused health management programs and to conduct high-level health management research in service to the industry.
MBA/MHA Program Mission
The vision of the MBA/MHA program within the institute is to be a premier business-focused health management program.
Values
Completion Rate
The most recent reported 5-year completion rate for the MBA/MHA was 98 percent.
Employment Data
Program graduates from summer 2020 to spring 2021 reported the following:
Our 2020 graduates reported a 33.3% average salary increase; 100% of them secured employment within 3 months.
“Robinson’s MBA/MHA graduates typically fill consultant or senior consultant roles at our firm. They come in with a broad skill set to tackle the intense, ever-changing challenges they will face.”
-Steven Blubaugh, healthcare strategy manager, Dixon Hughes Goodman
Joe Taylor Chair in Health Administration; Former Chair, Administration Advisory Committee, Medicaid, State of Georgia
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