Post-Baccalaureate Healthcare Quality & Process Improvement Certificate

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Overview
Admission
Tuition and Fees
Overview
Advance your healthcare career with our 100% online certificate in Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement.

Xavier’s online, 12-credit Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement certificate equips you with evidence-based skills to enhance patient safety drive efficiency, and lead transformative organizational change.  Plus, the credits you earn in this certificate program are fully transferable to Xavier’s Executive Master of Health Services Administration (EMHSA) program.

Admission

Applications are accepted throughout the year. Applicants are notified of the admission decision as soon as possible.

Applicants to the Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement must meet the following requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Minimum of one year of healthcare experience
  • Free Online Application
  • Official Transcript
    • One official transcript directly from all colleges or universities that you have attended for any undergraduate and graduate course work. Applicants must have a degree from a regionally accredited university. Send transcripts to:
      • Xavier University
        ATTN: Admission Processing Center
        3800 Victory Parkway
        Cincinnati, OH 45207-5131
      • For electronic transcripts, send to:
        xuadmit@xavier.edu
  • 1 Letter of Recommendation
    • One letter of recommendation from your current or former supervisor.
  • Current Resume 
    • Resume must indicate one or more years of healthcare experience, or similar.
  • Statement of Intent
    • The statement should address your career aspirations and how the certificate will assist you in achieving them. The length should be 500 – 750 words.

Due to state regulations regarding the delivery of distance education, as well as requirements of each individual state board of nursing, Xavier is not currently able to accept applications from all states into all of its online programs.

View the complete list of approved states on the State Authorization page. Students must reside and complete practicum hours in approved states only.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition

  • MHSA..............$739

Fees

  • Student ID Fee..............$15
  • Graduate Student Association Fee, degree-seeking full-time..............$15 (per semester)
  • Graduate Student Association Fee, degree-seeking part-time..............$10 (per semester)
The amounts listed are for the 2026-2027 academic year, and include classes from Fall 2026 through Summer 2027. Tuition cost is per credit hour unless otherwise stated.
For the full, official listing, please visit xavier.edu/costs.
Xavier University reserves the right to correct any computational or clerical errors.
100%
Online Format
12
Credit Hours
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Why Choose Xavier Online?

You'll get more from your online education, from the personal attention of faculty to rigorous courses taught in the Jesuit Catholic tradition.

100% Online Flexibility

This program was designed for busy professionals. Earn your credentials without stepping away from your career.

Jesuit Values

Experience an education rooted in Cura Personalis (care for the whole person) and a commitment to changing the world for the better.

Small Classes, Big Impact

Benefit from personalized attention from faculty who are active practitioners in the field.

Curriculum (12 credit hours)

Our 12 credit hour Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement Certificate is designed to fit the schedule of working professionals while ensuring you meet the highest academic standards.
This course covers behavioral theory and its underlying principles as applied to the development of managerial and team work skills for health services administrators.
This course addresses the nature and application of various quantitative methods for analyzing and improving organizational systems and processes within the health care field.
This course jntroduces the theoretical application of statistical quality management in health care as well as the practical application of quality improvement methods in health care settings.

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • HESA 559: Healthcare Project Administration- This course prepares students to plan, organize, lead, participate in, control, and improve projects in health care settings.
  • HESA 567: Applied Epidemiology- This course introduces students to the application of epidemiology to population health and health services and to the application of epidemiologic literature in health services management. regular education teachers and administrators.
Seamless Transition to Master’s Degree
All 12 credit hours earned in the certificate program are fully transferable to Xavier’s Executive Master of Health Services Administration (EMHSA) program, providing a streamlined pathway to further your education.
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