Master of Health Administration (MHA): Global Health Specialization

Two 10-Day Study Abroad Opportunities

The Global Health specialization of The University of Scranton’s MHA program is built around two 10-day study-abroad opportunities to locations in Europe and South America. Past classes have visited Brazil, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary and the Netherlands.

Take your healthcare leadership skills to communities around the world with the Global Health specialization of our Master of Health Administration.

You’ll finish this specialization ready to work with relief organizations, government agencies, and national and community leaders in other countries.

You’ll gain firsthand experience with the obstacles faced by international healthcare systems. Hear diverse perspectives on healthcare delivery, improve your intercultural communication skills, and discuss public health, health management, and social justice issues.

These 10-day travel courses add just 6 credits to your curriculum. Travel expenses for this specialization are not included in your tuition. 

Career Outlook: Help the World’s Most Vulnerable

Go to work across the world supporting health organizations and practitioners as they care for the planet’s most vulnerable populations.

You could lead global health work around women’s and children’s well-being, as well as epidemiology, mental health, HIV or AIDS, tuberculosis, vaccines, or any number of the world’s most urgent and pressing public health challenges.

Global health administrators earn an average $93,225, and are employed at organizations such as the World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control, UNICEF, and more.¹

Specialization Outcomes: Finding Systemic Solutions

You will complete the Global Health specialization ready to:

• Explain the ethical, social, and environmental consequences of local and national decisions on global health systems.
• Analyze major elements of global health systems to derive solutions to complex problems.
• Apply cultural, historical, and scientific perspectives using applied research techniques to plan and evaluate solutions to global health challenges.
• Articulate values in the context of personal identities to recognize and contemplate diverse positions on social, civic, and population health problems.
• Comprehend multiple world views, experiences, histories, and power structures, on important issues.
• Initiate and engage in meaningful interaction with people from other cultures in the context of health problems and solutions.

Tuition Details

Scranton’s Master of Health Administration program with a specialization in Global Health consists of 53 credit hours and costs $920 per credit hour.

We strive to provide you with an affordable, high-quality education. That’s why we’re ranked a Best Value School, Regional Universities North, by U.S. News & World Report for 2020.

Faculty: Staffed With Real-World Leaders

In the online MHA, you’ll work directly with distinguished healthcare leaders.

These real-world practitioners understand the challenges you’ll face in your career and know how to help you overcome them. They’ll share their wisdom and expertise from decades of experience.

Our faculty are led by program chair Dr. Daniel West, Ph.D., FACHE, who sits on the nationally renowned CAHME Board of Directors that’s at the forefront of healthcare education.

Earn a degree without interrupting your career. You’ll be part of an online learning community led by a diverse and expert faculty. Online programs reflect the same rigorous standards as our on-campus programs.