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The MHA Resident Track is for students who are beginning their career in health administration. The program builds upon the core disciplines in public health, preparing students for competitive opportunities post-graduation.
The 55-credit hour Resident Track curriculum can be completed in 21 months (full-time) or 33 months (part-time) on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. The curriculum also includes a required 10-week summer practicum that allows you to apply classroom knowledge in a wide range of health services organizations.
The program embraces the ethic and philosophy that health services managers must provide leadership in attending to the interests of the populations their organizations serve.
Resident Track graduates have developed successful careers as managers and leaders across the health care industry spectrum including hospitals, physician offices and groups, clinics, nursing homes, health insurers, consulting firms, and trade associations.
The MHA Residential program admits in the Fall and Spring terms only (not summer term). Please see the application deadlines below.
Spring 2025
August 13, 2024 (SOPHAS application)
August 22, 2024 (HAMPCAS application)
November 1, 2024
January 8, 2025
January 13, 2025
Fall 2025
March 15, 2025 (final deadline for international applicants)
May 1, 2025 (final for domestic/US applicants)
TBD
(Mid August 2025)^
*All new graduate students must attend mandatory orientations. More information will be shared via email.
**All new international students must attend a mandatory orientation. More information will be shared via email.
^Dates will be determined upon release of the official 2025-2026 academic calendar.
For a better understanding of your total cost of attendance (COA), please visit our cost and tuition rates webpage ( https://aggie.tamu.edu/billing-and-payments/cost-and-tuition-rates). This webpage will provide you with an opportunity to review estimated COA information for undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as well as other resources such as the tuition calculator and billing and fee explanations.
Below is an overview of the courses required to complete the MHA degree. Please see the Texas A&M Course Catalog for more detailed course requirements and course descriptions.
Applicants for the Master of Health Administration Resident program must submit all necessary documents by the posted deadline in order to be reviewed for admission. International applicants should review the International Applicant information for additional requirements.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
For accepted TAMU courses and equivalents at other colleges, view the MHA Resident Program Prerequisite Courses webpage.
For any courses not on the pre-approved list, please contact SPH-OSA@tamu.edu and provide a course description and syllabus.
Applicants must complete their application and submit it to SOPHAS or HAMPCAS along with all related application fees
Visit each application service website’s FAQs for information about the application and for helpful tips:
Three letters of recommendation (professional and/or academic).
Letters must be submitted electronically to SOPHAS or HAMPCAS. The School of Public Health cannot accept hard copies of recommendation letters.
In addition to describing why you want to pursue the chosen degree plan/concentration and attend the School of Public Health, we recommend addressing the following topics in your statement of purpose:
Review the instructions section in your SOPHAS application for more details.
Official test scores (GRE or GMAT) are no longer required to apply to the MHA program.
Below are resources to help you identify the prerequisite courses offered by Texas A&M University or their equivalents at other U.S. colleges & universities
The following courses are pre-approved to fulfill the prerequisite requirement for the MHA Resident program.
STAT 312
To identify equivalent courses from community colleges in the State of Texas, refer to the Texas Common Course Numbering System website: https://www.tccns.org/
The Texas A&M University Transfer Course Equivalency website contains a searchable database of course equivalencies/evaluations for U.S. colleges & universities: https://howdy.tamu.edu/uPortal/p/tce-ui.ctf1/max/render.uP
For courses not on the pre-approved list, please contact SPH-Gradinfo@tamu.edu and provide a course description and syllabus.
The Texas A&M University School of Public Health wishes to extend a thank you to the many individuals and organizations who contribute to SPH scholarships. Without their commitment, the scholarships listed below would not be available each year to students enrolled at the School of Public Health.
Currently enrolled graduate students are required to complete the Texas A&M University Scholarship Application and the application found at TAMSPH Scholarship/Training Grant Application Portal. Graduate students currently applying to the School of Public Health with plans to enroll in fall 2024 will complete the scholarship application as a part of the application to the school through WebAdmit.
Texas A&M School of Public Health scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis from December 1 through the final application deadline, with priority given to applicants who apply early. The average scholarship award ranges from $1,000 - $2,000 per academic year. An eligible* non-resident graduate student receiving a competitive scholarship of at least $1,000 for the academic year may qualify for non-resident tuition waiver. ( https://aggie.tamu.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholarships/competitive-scholarship-non-resident-tuition-waiver)
*Non-resident distance education students who reside outside the state of Texas are not eligible for this or other non-resident tuition waivers.
The deadline for currently enrolled/continuing students to complete the university-wide scholarship application is Feb. 1, 2024. Scholarships for currently enrolled/contininuing students are very limited and will not be awarded until May/June. Please review scholarship/training grant eligibility prior to completing scholarship applications.
The following scholarships are awarded to current/continuing students through the "General SPH Scholarships" application and to incoming students through the Webadmit application for admission.
The following scholarships have different requirements and have their own scholarship application. The scholarships are awarded to both incoming and current/continuing students through the specific application.
Undergraduate students are required to complete the Texas A&M University Scholarship Application by February 1 to be eligible for one of the following scholarships.
