Health Services Administration

Graduate Certificate

Why choose our health care administration graduate certificate?

Over the course of one year, this 15-credit program provides you with essential skills to move up to health care administration. Courses include:

• Fundamentals in health care administration.
• Health care management and ethics.
• Health care finances.
• Legal aspects of health care including laws, compliance and risks.

You’ll also choose an elective course that matches your goals and your organization’s needs. There's even the option to do a travel course in health care education, so you gain exposure to the latest programs in international health care management.

Whether you choose to learn on campus or online, you’ll tackle real-world challenges facing today’s health care leaders while preparing to drive meaningful change in your organization.

Path to a Master of Science in Administration

A graduate certificate is the perfect next step if you’ve earned a bachelor’s degree but need specialized training to advance or pivot in your career. Typically consisting of five to six graduate-level courses focused on a specific subject, these certificates are designed to sharpen your expertise – in this case, leading management at the medical office, clinic, nursing home/ home health or case management level.

Each course takes eight weeks, allowing you to complete this graduate certificate in about a year. Even better, these courses seamlessly transfer into our M.S. in Administration degree with a concentration in health services administration. By completing the graduate certificate first, you’ll already have almost half of the coursework for your master’s degree completed.

Highlights of the Graduate Certificate in Health Services Administration

• Move into management: Show employers that you’re ready to advance into team leadership and administration by earning this graduate-level certificate.
• Online or on campus: This program is available on campus or through CMU online. The flexibility of online courses allows you to do your coursework at the time and in the place that fits your work and personal life.
• Credits transfer to master’s degree: The 15 credits earned in your Graduate Certificate in Health Services Administration will transfer into our 36-credit M.S.A. in health services administration. You’re almost halfway there!