Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration Online
With the right skills, you can lead efforts to solve challenges in the complex health care industry. Get on the fast track to advanced roles influencing policy, improving patient care and more.
Program Overview
Accelerate your success as an aspiring health care leader
As the health care sector grows more complex, employers need professionals with an array of business and health care expertise to improve operations and efficiency. Earn your Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration online with St. Cloud State to develop skills in driving innovation and increasing quality within hospitals and other health care organizations.
This Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration program prepares you to thrive in health care management roles that demand strategic, analytical and policy skills. Learn from supportive faculty who will prepare you to navigate today’s complex health care landscape, and complete the four courses 100% online to finish in as few as eight months.
Upon completion of the online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration program, you will be able to:
- Evaluate health care operations and design solutions for health care systems
- Apply knowledge of health care systems to recommend policy and legal solutions
- Design improvements to integrated health care system models
- Develop leadership strategies in complex health care environments
- Evaluate health care operations and design solutions for health care systems
- Apply knowledge of health care systems to recommend policy and legal solutions
- Design improvements to integrated health care system models
- Develop leadership strategies in complex health care environments
Career opportunities in health care administration:
- Hospital Administrator
- Healthcare Program Coordinator
- Health Information Manager
- Practice Administrator
- Hospital Administrator
- Healthcare Program Coordinator
- Health Information Manager
- Practice Administrator
Additional graduate programs are available:
St. Cloud State offers additional graduate certificates and a Master of Business Administration online. Check out our MBA and other graduate certificate online programs.
Tuition
Benefit from our competitive, pay-by-the-course tuition
Our accredited online Healthcare Administration Certificate program offers the same tuition to all in-state and out-of-state students. Tuition is affordable and includes all fees.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grad Cert – Healthcare Administration | $633 | $1,900 | $7,600* |
*Tuition includes all standard fees and is subject to change without notice. The University reserves the right to increase tuition and fees at any time. Local students may opt-in to additional fees giving them access to several on-campus resources. Click here for more information on the cost of attendance for St. Cloud State University.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Mark our next start date on your calendar
This online graduate certificate program from St. Cloud State features 7-week courses and multiple start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer A | 5/10/26 | 4/27/26 | 5/4/26 | 5/6/26 | 5/19/26 |
| Summer B | 7/5/26 | 6/18/26 | 6/24/26 | 6/26/26 | 7/14/26 |
| Fall A | 8/30/26 | 8/17/26 | 8/24/26 | 8/26/26 | 9/8/26 |
| Fall B | 10/25/26 | 10/12/26 | 10/19/26 | 10/21/26 | 11/3/26 |
| Spring A | 1/10/27 | 12/28/26 | 1/4/27 | 1/6/27 | 1/19/27 |
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How to apply to the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration
Our streamlined admission process makes it easier for you to begin the Healthcare Administration Graduate Certificate program right away. Please read the admission requirements to ensure you qualify.
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- 2.75 undergraduate GPA
- No GMAT required
Application Requirements
- Professional resume
- Contact information for two professional references
- $65 application fee
- Short-answer questions, limited to 1,200 characters/about 200 words (note that the counter in the system counts characters):
- As a graduate student, what are you looking to learn/gain from the program?
- As a graduate student, what will you be able to contribute to the program and your fellow students?
Transcripts
Please submit unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended. We will accept unofficial transcripts at the time of application. Official transcripts will need to be submitted before the end of the first term in the program. St. Cloud State staff will download official transcripts for graduates of St. Cloud State and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Non-St. Cloud State/Minnesota State transcripts may be ordered through the records office and delivered electronically to [email protected]:
- Parchment – St. Cloud State University >> Graduate Admissions
- National Student Clearinghouse – St. Cloud State University >> Graduate Admissions
Official paper and international transcripts may be mailed to:
School of Graduate Studies
720 4th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301
Courses
Preview the Healthcare Administration Graduate Certificate coursework
To earn your Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Administration online, you must complete four courses (12 credit hours).
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