MHA program and graduate outcomes
Each year, students graduate from Ohio State’s Master of Health Administration program excited, motivated and prepared to start their careers in health care administration. From 2021-2023, 100% of our students were employed within 90 days of graduation. Our students are hired in health systems, consulting, fellowships and other roles to help improve the health care system.
Career outcomes
The following statistics reflect career outcomes for the graduating classes between Autumn 2020 and Spring 2023. Additionally, learn more about Ohio State’s MHA outcomes from our accreditor, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education.
2022-23
- Total graduates: 22
- Administrative fellowships: 9
- Hospitals/Health systems: 9
- Consulting: 2
- Health sector: Other: 2*
Sectors include: Payer organizations, retail health care
2021-22
- Total graduates: 25
- Administrative fellowships: 14
- Hospitals/Health systems: 5
- Consulting: 1
- Health sector: Other: 5*
Sectors include: Health care research, payer organizations, elder care, government, nonprofit
2020-21
- Total graduates: 30
- Administrative fellowships: 17
- Hospitals/Health systems: 5
- Consulting: 1
- Health sector: Other: 7*
Sectors include: Payor organizations, health care IT, military
2022-2023 MHA fellowship and career outcomes
The outcomes listed are a partial list of Ohio State’s 2022-23 MHA graduates.
| Job title | Employer | Location |
| Administrative Fellow | Houston Methodist | Houston, Texas |
| Quantitative Fellow | Vizient, Inc. | Chicago, Illinois |
| Administrative Fellow | UPMC | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Administrative Fellow | Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Administrative Fellow, Joint Ventures | OhioHealth | Columbus, Ohio |
| Performance Management Consultant | Trinity Health | Columbus, Ohio (Remote) |
| Project Analyst | Rady Children's Hospital | San Diego, California |
| Health Care Consultant | Plante Moran | Chicago, Illinois |
| Quality Program Coordination, Senior Analyst | Wexner Medical Center - Transplant | Columbus, Ohio |
| Senior Manager | Procter & Gamble | Cincinnati, Ohio |
2021-2022 MHA fellowship and career outcomes
The outcomes listed are a partial list of Ohio State’s 2021-22 MHA graduates.
| Job title | Employer | Location |
| Administrative Fellow | UNC Rex Healthcare | Raliegh, North Carolina |
| Administrative Fellow | Columbia University | New York, New York |
| Administrative Fellow | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Administrative Fellow | Loyola Medicine - Trinity Health | Chicago, Illinois |
| Administrative Fellow | Henry Ford Health System | Detroit, Michigan |
| Administrative Fellow | University of Chicago Medicine | Chicago, Illinois |
| Administrative Fellow | MedStar Health | Columbia, Maryland |
| Administrative Fellow | University Hospitals | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Strategy Fellow | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Strategic Planning Program Manager | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Columbus, Ohio |
| Associate Management Consultant | McKinsey & Co. | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Value-Based Care Program Consultant | Northwestern Medicine | Chicago, Illinois |
| Provider Relations Advocate | Optum | Pennsylvania (Remote) |
| Rev Cycle Mgt. | OSU Physicians, Inc. | Columbus, Ohio |
| Fee Schedule Manager | Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation | Columbus, Ohio |
2020-2021 MHA fellowship and career outcomes
The outcomes listed are a partial list of Ohio State’s 2020-21 MHA graduates.
| Job title | Employer | Location |
| Administrative Fellow | UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, Texas |
| Administrative Fellow | Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Administrative Fellow | Emory Healthcare | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Administrative Fellow | Duke University Hospital | Durham, North Carolina |
| Administrative Fellow | Kaiser Permanente | Oakland, California |
| Administrative Fellow | UCHealth | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Administrative Fellow | Northwestern Medicine | Chicago, Illinois |
| Project Manager | The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center | Columbus, Ohio |
| Associate Consultant | The Chartis Group | Chicago, Illinois |
| Senior Financial Analytics Professional | Humana | Columbus, Ohio |
| Senior Network Pricing Consultant | UnitedHealth Group | Columbus, Ohio |
| Clinical Quality Specialist | Mount Carmel Health System | Columbus, Ohio |
| Business Administrator | University of Chicago Medicine | Chicago, Illinois |
Graduate student satisfaction
Each year, graduates are surveyed on their overall satisfaction with the MHA program. Scores greater than or equal to 80 indicate high satisfaction with the program.
| 2023-24 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | |
| Net promoter score | 80 | 81 | 71 |
Retention Rate
The retention rate reflects the percent of students who continued in the program past the first semester. The retention rates for recent graduating classes are as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Retention rate | 100% | 100% | 96% |