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Hospital and Health Services Administration

Graduates of professional programs in hospital and health services administration hold management positions in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care institutions, mental health centers, insurance companies, federal and state agencies. The Graduate Program in Health Management and Policy at the University of Iowa (UI) is accredited and awards M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The Health Care Administration program at Des Moines University (DMU) awards a Master of Health Care Administration (M.H.A.)

At Iowa State, undergraduates may prepare for admission to the UI master's degree program by earning a degree in any major. There are no prerequisites for the UI master's program although students may want to include introductory economics, accounting and statistics courses in their curriculum. Contact the UI Hospital and Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, 2800 Steindler Building, UI, Iowa City, IA 52242, 319-335-9627 for further information.

To enter the DMU Early Admission M.H.A. degree program, students are required to complete 90 semester credits including English composition (6 cr.), humanities (12 cr.), social sciences (9 cr.), math and science (12 cr.) coursework. With careful preparation, students may earn a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with the combination of at least 94.5 ISU credits plus credits from the first year of courses in the M.H.A. program. At least the last 32 credits before entering the M.H.A. program must be earned in residence to qualify for the ISU degree. Entry to the master's degree program requires a bachelor's degree in any major. The graduate certificate program is designed for professionals who wish to pursue coursework in health care administration but are not seeking a degree. Contact the DMU Health Care Administration Department at www.dmu.edu/dhm/mha/ or 3200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50312, 515-271-1400 for further information.

Visit the AUPHA’s (Association of University Programs in Health Administration) World Wide Web site at www.aupha.org and the ACHCE’s (American College of Healthcare Executives) World Wide Web site at www.ache.org for further information.