Doctorate of Health Care Administration (DHA), Online
Get a Doctorate of Health Care Administration Online Through OSU
Format
This professional degree program has been designed to accommodate the busy schedules of working professionals, and as such is delivered completely online & the majority of courses will be completely asynchronous.As a professional degree, there is no dissertation requirement.
Curriculum
The Doctorate of Health Care Administration is a 62 credit hour program comprised of coursework designed to prepare students in both technical and administrative objectives. Students who have completed prior graduate-level coursework no older than 20 years from DHA completion may be eligible to use up to 30 credit hours towards their DHA matriculation. Transcripts will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis after application and department approved transfer credit will be communicated after admission.
Required courses include (but are not limited to):
- Dynamics of Health Care Markets
- Healthcare Public Policy
- Advanced Clinical Operations Management
- Advanced Cases in Health Care Leadership
- Contemporary Topics in Health Care Management
- Cases in Health Care Quality and Process Improvement
- Advanced Health Care Law
- Graduate Seminar - Various Offerings
Research and Faculty
We are so excited to accept our first cohort of Doctoral students in the School of Health Care Administration this fall (2022). We encourage applications from students who are interested in working at a high-level of health care administration and management. We work hard to make sure that our students have a robust curriculum of advanced training in both technical and administrative aspects of health care administration, to prepare the next generation of health care system leaders.
Chair and Director, School of Health Care Administration.
Meet our Departmental Faculty & Staff
Admissions
Applicants are encouraged to apply anytime. Please refer to our admissions page for more instructions and deadlines. Applicants are expected to have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.00 (or an equivalent) or higher. A statement of career goals will be used in admission decisions. Where English is not the native language, students must have scored above 550 on the paper based TOEFL or above 79 on the Internet based TOEFL.
Cost & Assistance
We are proud to offer one of the most affordable Doctorate of Health Care Administration programs in the nation whether you are an in state or out of state student. In state residents will receive the 'Oklahoma Resident' tuition rates and out of state students will receive the 'Non-residents - Online Only**' tuition rates listed on the Tuition & Financial Aid page linked below.