What can you do with an MSN/MHA?
An MSN/MHA combines a Master of Science in Nursing with a Master of Health Administration. It prepares nurses to run clinical departments, hospitals and health systems, with a degree focused on health care operations and policy.
MHA versus MBA
An MHA concentrates on health care settings: finance, quality, regulation and operations in hospitals and systems. An MBA is broader and keeps options open outside health care, see MSN/MBA.
Careers
Hospital administrator, department director, clinic manager, quality or patient safety leader and chief nursing officer track roles.
What to check
Look for ACEN or CCNE accreditation for the nursing side, and for the administration side, accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) is one marker. Not every good program has it, so ask. Federal pay data is on the Bureau of Labor Statistics page for medical and health services managers (opens in a new tab).
Pay and projections: Bureau of Labor Statistics. NCLEX figures: NCSBN. Enrollment: AACN. Sources and years are ondata sources.