Chapel Hill, North Carolina

UNC Chapel Hill Health Administration Programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CAHME accreditedGillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and ManagementPublic

What Health Administration Degrees Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer?

UNC Chapel Hill offers 2 health administration master's programs (MHA). They are offered on campus and hybrid. UNC Chapel Hill is on CAHME's accredited list.

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2 Programs at UNC Chapel Hill

Admissions and Cost at UNC Chapel Hill

ProgramGRE/GMATExperiencePublished tuition
Residential Master of Healthcare AdministrationGRE not required
Executive Master of Healthcare AdministrationAt least three years of experience in the health or human services profession

From UNC Chapel Hill's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed September 28, 2026. Blank cells: the school's pages don't state that detail. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How UNC Chapel Hill Compares

Its programs require 49 to 60 credits, against a national median of 39. It awarded 82 health administration master's degrees in 2022-23 (IPEDS), 2nd of 11 in North Carolina and 34th of 298 nationally among schools on this site.

UNC Chapel HillNorth Carolina medianU.S. median
Credits49–603639

Medians across programs on this site that publish the figure, September 2026. The MHA cost and loan calculator adds fees and 2026 federal loan limits.

Dual Degrees at UNC Chapel Hill

Is UNC Chapel Hill CAHME Accredited?

UNC Chapel Hill is on the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) accredited-program list, and the accreditation covers Residential Master of Healthcare Administration and Executive Master of Healthcare Administration. CAHME is the accreditor for graduate programs in healthcare management; it reviews each program, not the whole university, so a school can have an accredited MHA alongside unaccredited online or MBA tracks. All CAHME-accredited programs · CAHME accreditation checker

Federal data (IPEDS) show UNC Chapel Hill awarded 82 master's degrees in health administration fields in 2022-23.

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UNC Chapel Hill: Common Questions

Is UNC Chapel Hill's Health Administration Program CAHME Accredited?

UNC Chapel Hill is on the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) accredited-program list, and the accreditation covers Residential Master of Healthcare Administration and Executive Master of Healthcare Administration.

Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online MHA or Healthcare Administration Master's?

No. UNC Chapel Hill's programs are offered on campus and hybrid, according to its own pages.

Does UNC Chapel Hill Require the GRE or GMAT?

Residential Master of Healthcare Administration: GRE not required.

Does UNC Chapel Hill Require an Administrative Residency or Internship?

Residential Master of Healthcare Administration: Summer internship and applied capstone. Executive Master of Healthcare Administration: Capstone course plus a business plan or technical paper.

How Long Is UNC Chapel Hill's Program?

Residential Master of Healthcare Administration: 60 credit hours minimum, 2 years. Executive Master of Healthcare Administration: 49 credit hours, 24 months.

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Sources

  1. sph.unc.edu: program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed September 28, 2026
  2. CAHME, accredited and certified programs (September 2026)
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23

Every program on this site was checked against the school's own website. Accreditation comes only from the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) list, and graduate counts from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Sponsored listings are labeled and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs