Category: Online MHA

Health care professional Kendra Lenth was working 12-hour shifts as an emergency room financial services coordinator when she started thinking about going back to school. Though she enjoyed her job, she wanted to move up the ladder and take on more responsibilities. But all the new opportunities she was interested in had a condition she couldn’t yet meet: They required a master’s degree.  

Written By: Rachel Barton  Health care professional Kendra Lenth was working 12-hour shifts as an emergency room financial services coordinator when she started thinking about going back to school. Though she enjoyed her job, she wanted to move up the...

Purdue University online Master of Health Administration (MHA) graduate Lisa Sheeley is excited to grow old. Since her time as an undergraduate in the late 2000s, she’s been thinking about aging — why people are afraid of it and what effect that fear has on our lives. These questions motivated her to start a career in health care nearly 15 years ago and eventually brought her back to Purdue to pursue her master’s degree.

Written By: Rachel Barton Purdue University online Master of Health Administration (MHA) graduate Lisa Sheeley is excited to grow old. Since her time as an undergraduate in the late 2000s, she’s been thinking about aging — why people are afraid of...

Named the Purdue University Department of Public Health’s Graduate Student of the Year in 2022, Karrah Teruya’s journey from receiving a life-changing cancer diagnosis to becoming a Master of Health Administration (MHA) candidate inspired her professors and graduate cohort alike. Now that she’s finished the program and walked across the graduation stage, Teruya is celebrating her accomplishment.

Written By: Rachel Barton Named the Purdue University Department of Public Health’s Graduate Student of the Year in 2022, Karrah Teruya’s journey from receiving a life-changing cancer diagnosis to becoming a Master of Health Administration (MHA) candidate inspired her professors...

From the moment online Purdue Master of Health Administration graduate Suesan Coleman was born, military life was baked into her DNA. Her dad served in the U.S. Army for 24 years. When Coleman was a child, her family moved around constantly in support of her dad’s career. During her military childhood, Coleman developed a deep appreciation for the sacrifices service members make for their country, and the sacrifices their families make for them.

Written By: Rachel Barton From the moment online Purdue Master of Health Administration graduate Suesan Coleman was born, military life was baked into her DNA. Her dad served in the U.S. Army for 24 years. When Coleman was a child,...

The United States’ healthcare system has gone through massive changes in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it clear healthcare is a dynamic industry where growth is necessary for success. Purdue University’s online Master of Health Administration (MHA) program prepares students to excel in this evolving field by providing practical, market-driven skills training that translates to the real world.

Written By: Rachel Barton, barton53@purdue.edu The United States’ healthcare system has gone through massive changes in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic made it clear healthcare is a dynamic industry where growth is necessary for success. Purdue University’s online Master...

When Karrah Teruya started college, she wanted to learn more about the healthcare field, ultimately choosing an undergraduate major in public health. After graduation, Teruya’s interests shifted away from healthcare. Her long-held zeal for food and wine motivated her to move into the restaurant industry, where she worked for several years as a sommelier and wine consultant. Teruya’s career in wine was the ultimate passion project; a job she genuinely enjoyed with good future prospects. Going back to school for another degree was the furthest thing from her mind, let alone being honored as Graduate Student of the Year from Purdue University’s Department of Public Health.

By: Rachel Barton When Karrah Teruya started college, she wanted to learn more about the healthcare field, ultimately choosing an undergraduate major in public health. After graduation, Teruya’s interests shifted away from healthcare. Her long-held zeal for food and wine...

To give professionals who are interested in healthcare an opportunity to develop valuable skills in business, management and quality improvement in healthcare delivery, Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences is offering two new online graduate certificates in healthcare operations management and healthcare quality improvement.

Written By: Rachel Barton To give professionals who are interested in healthcare an opportunity to develop valuable skills in business, management and quality improvement in healthcare delivery, Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences is offering two new online...

As it meets the evolving needs of healthcare, Purdue University’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program was recently named one of the best online master’s degree programs in health administration by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD), earning the No. 3 spot on the list.

Written By: Rachel Barton As it meets the evolving needs of healthcare, Purdue University’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program was recently named one of the best online master’s degree programs in health administration by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD), earning the No....