Master of Health Administration program wins award for excellence in innovative education from CAHME

Taylor Thomas — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:45:12 +0000

Master of Health Administration program wins award for excellence in innovative education from CAHME Taylor Thomas Mon, 01/27/2025 - 09:45

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Brenda Helen Sheingold, PhD, RN, FNAP

��AV’s Master of Health Administration program has been honored for pioneering innovative education and instruction.

The Master of Health Administration (MHA), Health Systems Management program won the prestigious Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) award for innovative health care education.

Each year, the CAHME/George and Regi Herzlinger Innovation Education Award for the Development of Educational Skills Focusing on Invention, Evaluation, and Adoption of Innovation in Healthcare honors a CAHME-accredited program that has set the standard for inventive academic rigor and preparation of the next generation of health care administration professionals.

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“Our Master’s in Health Systems Management (MHA) program empowers students with the real-world skills and insights needed to excel in the competitive health care industry,” said Brenda Helen Sheingold, associate professor and division director of health administration and policy. "By graduation, our students possess hands-on experience that directly aligns with employers' needs and positions them as leaders in the field. This award recognizes how evolving innovative education with faculty colleagues, community partners and alumni contribute to successful and productive graduates. We are committed to a trajectory of success for the next generation by continually originating new education models and techniques."

This accolade includes a $10,000 grant to further innovation efforts in health systems education. The award will be presented March 23, 2025, at the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Congress in Chicago.

CAHME is the only organization formally recognized as the accrediting body for master's level health care management programs in the United States and Canada. The MHA prepares students to become leaders in evolving health systems and health-related organizations by guiding them to develop strategic, business, analytic, and decision-making skills needed to navigate the rapidly changing health care industry successfully. The program is ranked at #32 by U.S. News and World Report.

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Mason’s Master of Public Health is a Top Value, According to the Wall Street Journal

John Brandon Cantrell — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:27:24 +0000

Mason’s Master of Public Health is a Top Value, According to the Wall Street Journal John Brandon C… Thu, 10/14/2021 - 09:27

When compared to nearby programs, graduates of Mason’s MPH program boast one of the best debt-to-income ratios two years post-graduation and the best in the state.

Amid reports that many advanced degree programs in the United States leave graduates in financial debt for years after graduation, the Wall Street Journal published an online tool comparing the debt-to-income ratio of graduates from different programs and different universities across the country.

When using this metric, ��AV’s College of Health and Human Services’ (CHHS) Master of Public Health (MPH) degree fared the best compared with other MPH programs in Virginia. When compared with nearby programs in the region, the College’s program again boasted among the best debt-to-income ratios.

“As we have known for some time, a Mason degree offers great value to its students. We pride ourselves in offering a world-class education right here in Virginia,” says Dean of the College Germaine Louis. “Our graduates often stay in the region to pursue public health careers, creating further value for the region.”

“The College is just miles away from the hub of public health policy, research, and practice, which presents countless internship and job opportunities, and Mason offers a public health program that produces graduates with the lowest debt in the state,” Louis says.

Most favorable debt-to-income ratio in the state

The online tool published by the Wall Street Journal compares students’ earnings two years after graduation relative to their debt load. They looked at most universities at different program levels, including bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate, and professional degree programs. The data are based on students’ median earnings two years after graduation at every one of the 123 schools that offer a master’s in public health in the United States, according to Education Department data on federal loan borrowers.

A ratio above one means a typical student would have more debt than income two years after graduation. A ratio below one means the typical graduate has greater income than debt two years after graduation.

When compared against the other Master of Public Health programs in the state, Mason graduates had the lowest median debt at $34,709, the highest median income at $55,061, and also the best debt-to-income (0.63) ratio. Comparable numbers for Virginia Tech MPH graduates were $41,000, $48,265, and 0.85, and for University of Virginia MPH graduates, the numbers were $35,213, $50,231, and 0.7, respectively.

“The College is dedicated to educating the next generation of public health leaders—one that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve—and we’re proud that we can help do so with a high return on investment,” says Louis.

Public health graduates in high demand

News of Mason’s attractive debt-to-income ratio comes at a highly visible time for public health. With the COVID-19 pandemic at the forefront of the world’s stage, many people are turning to public health programs for careers and to find ways to help and give back.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical and immense need for public health, and the multifaceted behavioral, economic, health, and societal ramifications of an inadequate public health infrastructure,” says Louis.

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