Advance your career in healthcare leadership with the University of Florida’s Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) program. Review our admissions requirements and application process below to start your M.H.A. application today.
Admissions requirements
To be considered for the UF M.H.A. program, all applicants must meet the following requirements:
- A prior bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a degree deemed equivalent to them by the UF Office of Admissions’ evaluation of official transcripts. UF cannot accept applicants with degrees from U.S. institutions that are not regionally accredited.
- At least a 3.0 grade point average.
- Completed or are in the process of completing three quantitative college level courses that total to nine or more credit hours and received a grade of B or better. Examples include: Algebra, Accounting, Calculus, Finance, Statistics. If you do not meet this requirement, you can elect to take the GRE as a substitute. The minimum score for the GRE is 150 in the quantitative section and 300 overall.
- Non-U.S. and Puerto Rican applicants must also meet satisfactory English test scores, TOEFL (90 or higher) or IELTS (7 or higher). Some applicants may meet certain exemption criteria.
How to apply to the UF MHA program
Ready to take the next step? Submit each of the following items with your UF M.H.A. application:
- UF Graduate School online application.
- Non-refundable application fee of $30.
- Unofficial transcripts from all college or university level institutions attended. International applicants will need to provide a course by course evaluation for all international institutions attended. These evaluations must be completed by a NACES member. The most common report used is WES ICAP.
- Current resume
- Statement of purpose explaining your career goals and why you wish to earn a UF M.H.A. degree.
- Extended response question (no word count requirement).
- What is one way in which you have failed as an adult? What specific insight did you gain from the experience?
- How has the failure you described in the previous question shaped your development?
- Quantitative outline showcasing at least three of your quantitative classes with a final grade of B or better. These courses should total nine or more credit hours. Download an example outline and list of commonly submitted courses.
- Two letters of recommendation. One letter should be from a prior academic reference and one should be from a professional reference.
Looking for a comprehensive guide to applying? View our Graduate application instructions.
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