The Best Master's in Healthcare Administration in Florida for 2026

FIU's Master of Health Services Administration is CAHME-accredited, requires no GRE, and runs in two formats built around the same curriculum: an 18-month hybrid track that splits evenly between online and in-person eight-week courses, and a fully online 24-month track in 16-week courses. Both close with a capstone project or an administrative internship inside a healthcare organization.

FIU earns an 89.7 Hakia Score, fourth in Florida, on a 74% graduation rate and a 55% admit rate, more than double UF's 24%, though not the highest in the state: Florida Atlantic (66%) and Florida Southern (64%) both admit at higher rates. In-state tuition is $4,721 a year against $16,529 out-of-state, and FIU's own published program cost runs $33,687 for the hybrid track and $38,687 for the fully online track.

It's the pick for applicants who want flexibility, an online option, no GRE requirement, and good odds of admission among Florida's healthcare administration programs.

UNF's Master of Health Administration is a CAHME-accredited, 45-credit minimum program built to train administrators, managers, and leaders across the Southeastern health services field. Every student earns a Lean Competency System 1C Green Belt equivalent certification and completes Human Centered Design training sponsored by Guidewell/FloridaBlue, both built into the degree rather than sold as electives. Jacksonville's healthcare corridor, Mayo Clinic, Baptist Health, HCA Memorial, St. Vincent's Hospital, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, supplies the internship and employment pipeline. UNF undergraduates in the Bachelor of Health Administration can also enter through the BHA-MHA Accelerated Pathway, banking up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework while still an undergrad. The program admits for fall and summer terms only.

UNF posts a 69% graduation rate and a 53% admit rate, roughly average selectivity among Florida's healthcare administration programs. In-state tuition runs $3,996 a year against $16,799 out-of-state, a $12,803 gap that makes Florida residency worth roughly 4.2 times the in-state price. That combination, a solid graduation rate, a mid-size 16,154-student campus, and a below-average sticker price for residents, earns UNF a Hakia Score of 88, good for the #5 rank in Florida. It fits a Florida resident who wants an accredited, employer-connected MHA without paying private-school prices.

FAU's Master of Health Administration runs through the College of Business and carries both AACSB and SACS accreditation. The degree requires 31 credit hours for most students, or just 30 for applicants with significant professional health administration experience, and pairs core business courses (Business Analytics and Big Data, Graduate Business Communication) with healthcare-specific ones: Healthcare Finance, Health Law, Health Policy, Healthcare Organizations, and Quality Management in Healthcare. Classes meet in person during the day on FAU's Boca Raton campus, with full-time and part-time enrollment options. The required internship (HSA 6855) can be waived for students who already hold two or more years of management experience with hire and fire and budget authority in a healthcare organization.

FAU reports a 63% graduation rate and a 66% admit rate, the least selective in Florida. In-state tuition is $2,522 a year against $14,374 out-of-state, nearly 5.7 times the price for non-residents. Set against a 31,607-student university, the low cost and business-school accreditation give FAU a Hakia Score of 84.2, good for #6. It fits a Florida resident who wants the lowest sticker price on this list and is willing to commute to Boca Raton for daytime, in-person classes.

UWF delivers its Master of Healthcare Administration entirely online, targeting early-to-mid-career healthcare professionals rather than recent grads. The 45-credit-hour program runs in 8- to 16-week course blocks with an estimated 24-month completion timeline, admits students three times a year, and organizes them into cohorts with part-time study available. Instruction comes from clinical, non-tenure faculty the program describes as bringing real-world healthcare experience into the classroom, covering administration, finance, health economics, human resources, systems operations, and quality improvement.

UWF's graduation rate is 59%, the lowest in Florida, against a 58% admit rate. In-state tuition is $3,735 a year versus $16,004 out-of-state, a $12,269 gap, or about 4.3 times the resident price. Across a 14,822-student university, that mix of full online delivery and moderate cost gives UWF a Hakia Score of 82.9, ranking #7. It fits a working healthcare professional who needs a flexible, cohort-based online format over a campus-based one.

Strayer's Master of Science in Health Services Administration is built as 12 courses at 11 weeks apiece, priced at $1,715 per course, fully online. Students choose between two concentrations, Clinical Care Management or Public Health Management, and the curriculum covers healthcare policy and law, financial management, and information technology alongside team leadership and budget analysis. The school holds regional accreditation through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, last reaffirmed in 2017; the program page does not claim CAHME or AACSB accreditation.

Strayer posts a 100% graduation rate, the highest in Florida, though the school does not publish an admit rate, consistent with its open online-enrollment model. Tuition is a flat $13,725 regardless of state residency, more than any of the six public schools' in-state rates but cheaper than all six of their out-of-state rates: it undercuts FAU's $14,374 out-of-state price by $649, UWF's $16,004 by $2,279, and UNF's $16,799 by $3,074. With a much smaller 1,303-student enrollment than the public options, that combination of completion rate and no-residency-penalty pricing gives Strayer a Hakia Score of 82.8, landing at #8. It fits an out-of-state or working student who wants predictable pricing and a fast, term-based schedule over a state school's residency discount.

Florida Southern's MBA in Healthcare Management is an AACSB-accredited concentration built for working professionals who want to move fast: the college structures it as a 12 to 24 month accelerated program rather than a standard two-year MBA. Coursework centers on healthcare analytics, finance, policy, and quality, and the program's page points to a BLS projection of 32% growth in health services manager employment as the reason the concentration exists. AACSB accreditation is a real filter here too: the school notes it goes to only 6% of business schools worldwide.

The numbers back a mid-tier, accessible pick. A Hakia Score of 82.2 ranks this program #9 among Florida's best healthcare administration master's programs for 2026, with a 71% graduation rate and a 64% admit rate, wide enough that most qualified applicants get in. Tuition runs $42,900 flat, the same whether you live in Florida or not, since Florida Southern is a private nonprofit with no in-state discount to chase. That price and the accelerated timeline suit a professional who wants to finish an MBA in a year or two and values a large alumni network, the school lists graduates at Amazon, Publix, and Lockheed Martin, over the lowest possible sticker price.

Florida Tech's Healthcare Management MBA is delivered fully online through the school's IACBE-accredited business program, built for students who want the credential without relocating. The curriculum covers financial management, information technology, healthcare planning, marketing, and the legal side of the industry, and folds in general MBA topics like strategic decision-making and organizational behavior. Students work through case studies of real healthcare institutions and build a full business plan with a balanced budget as a capstone exercise; the program lists health services manager, hospital administrator, health care finance manager, and director of health care marketing as the roles it targets.

A Hakia Score of 82.0 places this program #10 in Florida for 2026, just behind Florida Southern, but the two schools compete on very different terms. Florida Tech admits only 40% of applicants, tighter than Florida Southern's 64%, and charges $12,480 in tuition, the same for in-state and out-of-state students. That is about 29% of Florida Southern's $42,900, so a student who gets in pays less than a third as much for the online option. Florida Tech does not report a graduation rate, so weigh the price and selectivity against that missing data point. This program fits a self-directed applicant comfortable studying online who wants the lowest tuition among the private programs on this list, not someone who needs a residential program or a stated completion rate to plan around.