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

The table lists examples of actual jobs and places of employment that Ohio State College of Public Health Master of Health Administration students accepted after graduation in 2022-2023.

 

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

The table lists examples of actual jobs and places of employment that Ohio State College of Public Health Master of Health Administration students accepted after graduation in 2021-22.

 

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

The table lists examples of actual jobs and places of employment that Ohio State College of Public Health Master of Health Administration students accepted after graduation in 2022-2021.

 

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.

  2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Net promoter score 71 81 80
 

This table describes the overall satisfaction with the MHA program. Scores greater than or equal to 80 indicate high satisfaction with the program.

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:

  2022 2023 2024
Retention rate 96% 100% 100%
 

This table describes the percentage of students who continued with their MHA studies past their first semester of enrollment for the years 2022-2024.