DEGREES & PROGRAMS
An Online Healthcare Master's Program That Prepares You to Have a Positive Influence
Healthcare Master's Degrees
Health & Nursing
Master of Healthcare Administration
A master's focused on managing comprehensive, value-based care, directly...
A master's focused on managing comprehensive, value-based care, directly in line with innovations in health and healthcare.
- Time: 60% of grads finish within 21 months.
- Tuition: $4,995 per 6-month term.
- Courses: 12 total courses in this program.
Skills for your résumé that you will learn in this program:
- Collaborative Leadership
- Healthcare Models and Systems
- Healthcare Financial Management
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Healthcare Information Technology
Your rich experience in a health-related field can mean more when you bring a master's level of understanding to the problems that organizations need to solve.
Compare degrees
This program is not the only degree WGU offers designed to create leaders in the field of healthcare. Compare our health leadership degrees.
Health & Nursing
Master of Public Health
This online Master of Public Health degree program is a perfect fit for...
This online Master of Public Health degree program is a perfect fit for students who want to make a difference in their community.
- Time: 60% of students finish similar programs in 21 months.
- Tuition: $4,995 per 6-month term
- Courses: 12 total courses in this program
Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program:
- Biostatistics and analysis
- Environmental health
- Epidemiology
- Global health
- Public health policy and advocacy
- Health education and promotion
This degree prepares you with relevant industry skills and experience that will help you move forward in your career.
Business
MBA Healthcare Management
Prepare for a career leading private or public healthcare organizations....
Prepare for a career leading private or public healthcare organizations.
- Time: WGU lets you set a schedule so you can finish your MBA in just one year.
- Tuition: $4,755 per 6-month term.
- Courses: 11 total courses in this program.
Skills for your résumé you will learn in this program include:
- Regulatory compliance
- Patient care improvement
- Service line development
- Healthcare trends
- Health policy and legislation
Healthcare is big business in today's complex economy. Steer your career with this specialty MBA.
Compare online business degrees
This program is not the only online business degree WGU offers that is designed to create leaders in the field of healthcare. Compare our health leadership degrees.
HEALTH AND NURSING MASTER'S DEGREES
An Online Master's Degree in Healthcare That Helps You Influence Better Patient Outcomes
Leaders in nursing and healthcare are focused in creating better patient outcomes, influencing crucial decisions, and improving communities. A master's degree in nursing or a master's degree in healthcare can give you the skills and credentials you need to lead in the industry. Join the force of healthcare and nurse professionals who have taken the next step and are leading the industry to better patient outcomes and improved health. Advance your career with a master’s degree in nursing education, nursing leadership and management, nursing informatics, or health leadership and administration. WGU has options to get you to MSN whether you have your BSN already—or not!
Accredited, Respected,
Recognized™
The baccalaureate degree programs in nursing, master's degree programs in nursing, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at WGU are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
WGU has been named a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing.
WGU has partnered with The DAISY Foundation to honor WGU nursing faculty with The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty.
Online. Nonprofit. Affordable.
Experience + Hard Work Could Help You Graduate Ahead of Schedule—and Under Budget
Our unique approach to education is an ideal match for experienced nurse or healthcare professionals like you, who have extensive real-world experience. At WGU, you earn your master of nursing or healthcare by demonstrating skills and knowledge in career-relevant subject areas through a series of assessments. If you already know the material or study hard to learn it faster, you can complete your assessments more quickly. With the personalized guidance and instruction of knowledgeable faculty, you’ll be able to earn your MSN or healthcare degree online, on your schedule, and on your budget.
COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION
Competency: Demonstrated knowledge, skill, or ability required to advance in a degree program.
At WGU, course competencies are defined by an expert council, including employers.
AT YOUR OWN PACE
At WGU, you are in charge of setting the pace. Spend time on areas where you need more understanding and accelerate in subjects where you already have knowledge.
Celebrating Health Leaders with a Special Scholarship
Honoring the leadership of Linda Knodel, WGU announces the Linda Knodel Leaders in Nursing and Health Scholarship. This scholarship will be awarded quarterly to a new MSN or health leadership student at WGU who exemplifies the spirit and commitment to leadership exemplified by Linda.
Transfer Graduate Credits to Your WGU Degree
WGU offers students the unique opportunity to transfer graduate coursework to their degree program. You may transfer up to 17 competency units (47%) of your MSN courses taken at the graduate level at an accredited institution to a WGU BSN to MSN degree program.
See How Our Students Are Making a Difference
Students and graduates of the Leavitt School of Health are unified by their service to caring for others. One grad, Rhonda, was also driven by duty. She found a way to connect her duty to serve and her calling to care. Discover how you can join thousands of students like Rhonda, focused on making a difference in the lives of patients.
What Students Are Saying About WGU
Our students say it best. See why their WGU experience means so much to them, and what makes us different.
"I truly believe that my MBA and the experience I gained while earning the degree have resulted in me having my dream job.”
—Jill Howard
MBA Health Management
"I received my master’s degree in health leadership from WGU and that afforded me the opportunity in the role that I serve at Shriners Hospital. I manage all of the patient care services departments—radiology, rehab, the nursing department, the prosthetics department— anything that would involve patient care services. I oversee all the touch points for each child that enters our building."
—Hope Cummings
Master of Health Leadership
"Not only did my degree at WGU help me advance my career—it also helped save a rural hospital and the community's access to local, quality healthcare."
—Sarah Aronack
M.S. Nursing – Leadership and Management (BSN to MSN)
Where WGU Nursing & Healthcare Graduates Work
Frequently Asked Questions about Healthcare Master's Degrees
The best health master's degree will directly depend on what your career goals are. If you want to work more on the business side of healthcare, as an administrator or manager, an MBA can give you the additional skills and credentials you need. But if you want to work as a case manager or healthcare director, a health leadership degree could be a better fit.
Health leadership professionals can see salaries as high as $200,000 per year, depending on where they work.
