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Fordham MS Health Administration

Fordham University · Graduate School of Arts and Sciences · New York City, United States
  • Full time
  • Campus + hybrid
  • Lincoln Center
16 min read · Published on October 10, 2026 · Updated on October 10, 2026
Minimum-plan totalINR 95.05 lakh

Degree credits at current rates, 12 months of living, listed fees, insurance, SEVIS and visa; extra prerequisites excluded.

Tuition and feesUSD 43,051

latest 2026-27 rates

Credits31

Fordham graduate credits

Duration11-12 months / 3 terms

full-time planning route

Deadline8 January 2027 priority consideration

official cycle source

TestProgramme rule

GRE and GMAT not listed as requirements

EnglishIELTS 7.0

school-specific rule

What is the Fordham MS Health Administration?

Fordham MS Health Administration is a full-time 31-credit Master of Science for campus study at Lincoln Center. It centres on healthcare management, policy and operations. Budget USD 99,011, roughly INR 95.05 lakh for the minimum-credit route at the latest published rates. Fordham has not issued a 2027-28 price.

The degree moves through health systems, health finance, operations and leadership. Its final assessed route follows the programme’s published applied or research option. Readers can compare that structure with your earlier study before treating the Fordham brand as sufficient reason to apply. The name doesn’t settle the comparison. This page is written for Fall 2027, while Fordham has not yet published 2027-28 tuition.

How much does the Fordham MS Health Administration cost for an Indian student?

The minimum-credit current-rate planning case is USD 99,011, about INR 95.05 lakh. It combines Fordham’s latest 2026-27 charges, official New York living categories, health insurance, application where published, SEVIS and the F-1 visa fee. It doesn’t include assigned preparatory or foundation courses and is not a 2027-28 quote.

ItemINRLocal currencyWhen it is due
Latest published 2026-27 MS Health Administration programme tuitionINR 39.34 lakhUSD 40,981Across the programme at current rates
University, technology and international student feesINR 1.99 lakhUSD 2,070Across 3 main terms
Official Fordham law living, books, travel and personal-cost categories prorated to 12 monthsINR 48.10 lakhUSD 50,104Across the study period
Fordham student health insuranceINR 5.02 lakhUSD 5,232Unless an approved waiver applies
Graduate applicationINR 0.09 lakhUSD 89At application
SEVIS I-901 feeINR 0.34 lakhUSD 350Before the visa interview
F-1 visa applicationINR 0.18 lakhUSD 185At visa booking
Minimum-credit planning total at latest published ratesINR 95.05 lakhUSD 99,011Before extra prerequisites, flights and a housing deposit

The table treats the SEVIS and visa charges as separate payments. It does not add a second visa-maintenance total because the complete living plan already covers the study period. Converted at USD 1 = INR 96.00 using ECB reference-rate inputs checked on 8 October 2026. Fordham has not published 2027-28 tuition.

Graduate funding may include assistantships, fellowships, grants and scholarships; availability and conditions vary.Fordham graduate financial support

Tuition uses the latest published 2026-27 ms health administration programme tuition and the minimum 31-credit degree plan. Assigned prerequisites sit outside that total. A multi-year route can cost more if Fordham raises later-year rates.

The fee line uses a transparent 3-term planning assumption. The living line prorates Fordham Law’s itemised nine-month New York allowance across 12 months; neither assumption is an individual invoice.

Health insurance is shown separately because a student with approved comparable cover may obtain a waiver. You shouldn’t deduct it until Fordham approves that waiver.

Flights, exchange spreads, a housing deposit and contingency remain outside the table. You can’t reduce the total for scholarships until there is a written award.

Fordham has not published 2027-28 tuition. Refresh every charge against the student account and school fee page before enrolment.

Can an Indian prospective student meet Fordham MS Health Administration entry rules?

The review starts with the exact programme requirements. Fordham assesses a recognised prior degree, preparation in a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, with healthcare experience and a 3.0 profile preferred, the school-specific English evidence and every listed document. General university wording can’t replace a higher programme rule. Check gaps explicitly.

RequirementPublished ruleWhat you do
Degree match (India)a bachelor's degree from a recognised institutionMap the transcript to a bachelor's degree in any discipline, with healthcare experience and a 3.0 profile preferred
Academic record (India)Fordham publishes holistic review rather than a universal admission GPA floor for this programmeSubmit the complete marks record and grading scale
English (India)IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 100 on the former scale / 5.0 on the revised scaleFollow the exact school waiver and current-score rule
Entrance test (India)GRE and GMAT not listed as requirementsSubmit a score only when it strengthens or is required for your route
Academic purpose (India)A coherent reason for advancing into healthcare management, policy and operationsConnect earlier documented proof to the published culminating assessment
International records (India)Original-language records with complete official English translations where neededApplicants should not upload self-translated or incomplete records

The first transcript audit should find concrete proof of health systems. A useful audit records the module title, mark, credit weight and syllabus topic so an assessor does not have to infer readiness from the institution name.

Next, isolate documented proof for health finance. A laboratory, project or substantial assignment is stronger than a list of buzzwords because it shows what was built, measured or decided and what limitations remained.

The statement should explain why operations is the next academic step and why Fordham’s leadership route serves it. Repeating the course webpage does not answer that personal progression question.

Finally, English, recommendations and translations remain independent document checks. A file that clears the academic match can remain incomplete if an accepted score, literal translation or required referee response is missing.

MS Health Administration uses Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone as a 31-credit checkpoint. Readiness for health systems is visible before Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone, not repaired automatically by enrolment. A transcript item, syllabus topic and assessed result together make that preparation easier to recognise.

MS Health Administration uses Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone as a 31-credit checkpoint. Readiness for health finance is visible before Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone, not repaired automatically by enrolment. A transcript item, syllabus topic and assessed result together make that preparation easier to recognise.

MS Health Administration uses Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone as a 31-credit checkpoint. Readiness for operations is visible before Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone, not repaired automatically by enrolment. A transcript item, syllabus topic and assessed result together make that preparation easier to recognise.

MS Health Administration uses Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone as a 31-credit checkpoint. Readiness for leadership is visible before Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone, not repaired automatically by enrolment. A transcript item, syllabus topic and assessed result together make that preparation easier to recognise.

MS Health Administration uses Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone as a 31-credit checkpoint. Readiness for health systems is visible before Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone, not repaired automatically by enrolment. A transcript item, syllabus topic and assessed result together make that preparation easier to recognise.

Within MS Health Administration, the relationship between health systems and operations is a readiness test for healthcare administrator ambitions. A file showing only health finance leaves the leadership part of this academic progression unexplained.

A future health policy associate still needs documented preparation in a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, with healthcare experience and a 3.0 profile preferred. For MS Health Administration, career intent cannot substitute for that academic base, while the academic record remains one part of a broader selection model.

MS Health Administration preparation check 1 connects health systems with Required health-administration curriculum and three-stage capstone. Name assessed work, the method used and the result an admissions reader can verify rather than listing a subject without evidence.

MS Health Administration preparation check 2 connects health finance with Required health-administration curriculum and three-stage capstone. Name assessed work, the method used and the result an admissions reader can verify rather than listing a subject without evidence.

MS Health Administration preparation check 3 connects operations with Required health-administration curriculum and three-stage capstone. Name assessed work, the method used and the result an admissions reader can verify rather than listing a subject without evidence.

MS Health Administration preparation check 4 connects leadership with Required health-administration curriculum and three-stage capstone. Name assessed work, the method used and the result an admissions reader can verify rather than listing a subject without evidence.

MS Health Administration preparation check 5 connects health systems with Required health-administration curriculum and three-stage capstone. Name assessed work, the method used and the result an admissions reader can verify rather than listing a subject without evidence.

Three checks that can block a MS Health Administration application

  1. A profile indicator is not an offer promise

    Fordham publishes holistic review rather than a universal admission GPA floor for this programme. Review can still distinguish candidates through subject depth, statement quality, recommendations and the completed file.

  2. The degree title cannot prove prerequisites

    A broad Indian degree name may hide whether a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, with healthcare experience and a 3.0 profile preferred was studied. Add syllabi or official descriptions when course titles do not make the preparation clear.

  3. English rules can be course-specific

    The working reference is IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 in each band, or another published equivalent. Fordham says individual programmes may set higher rules or restrict test formats, so the exact degree page controls.

How should an Indian applicant apply for Fordham MS Health Administration?

Apply through Fordham’s school-specific graduate route. 8 January 2027 priority consideration deadline. Submit earlier for credential evaluation, funding evidence, I-20 production and visa preparation. Indian records can also need transcript clarification, so leave enough time to answer a school request before the published cut-off.

Select the exact campus programme, upload academic and programme documents, pay the application fee, monitor the applicant portal, clear offer conditions, document funding, and complete the I-20 and F-1 process.

Start byTaskTakesWhy this date
10 Aug 2026Complete English evidence75 daysMeet IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 in each band, or another published equivalent with time for one retake.
12 Sep 2026Audit the course match14 daysMatch prior study to a bachelor's degree in any discipline, with healthcare experience and a 3.0 profile preferred and the published GPA rule.
26 Sep 2026Prepare programme documents28 daysCollect official records, translations, statement, CV and any required recommendations or test.
24 Oct 2026Submit the Fordham application1 dayApplicants can use the exact campus-immersion plan and keep the receipt.
25 Oct 2026Clear conditions and prepare F-175 daysFund the offer, obtain the I-20, pay SEVIS and book the visa process.

The allowances are Nbyula planning estimates, not processing times published by Fordham University.

The programme reports 8 january 2027 priority consideration deadline. A priority date can be followed by space-available review, while a final date closes the published window. Neither should be confused with the separate international I-20 timing needed to reach campus.

After admission, read the offer and my.fordham task list line by line. Financial guarantee, final transcripts, immunisation records and I-20 processing can each continue after the academic decision and can each delay enrolment if ignored.

For F-1 planning, check the SEVIS I-901 step and the US visa fee page directly. Fee payment does not guarantee a visa, and a programme offer does not replace consular review.

Applicants can use the in-person plan

This page covers full-time campus study. Where Fordham also lists Online, select the campus-immersion plan because the visa and STEM-OPT discussion does not apply to Fordham Online in the same way.

What jobs can follow Fordham MS Health Administration?

The study plan supports directions such as healthcare administrator, health operations analyst, quality manager and health policy associate. Fordham does not publish a STEM designation for this exact programme in the sources checked. The OPT framework is work authorisation rather than a placement or sponsorship guarantee. Each direction still needs role-specific, inspectable work samples.

MeasureFigureBasis
Health SystemsHealthcare AdministratorDocumented proof from Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone
Health FinanceHealth Operations AnalystDocumented proof from health finance
OperationsQuality ManagerRole direction inferred from the study plan
Guaranteed placement or sponsorshipNone publishedNo exact-course guarantee located

These are study plan-linked directions for MS Health Administration, not a measured probability of employment, salary, visa sponsorship or promotion.

The health operations analyst route needs a different proof item from health finance. Explain the trade-off made, the documented proof rejected and the effect of uncertainty so the work shows judgement rather than only tool familiarity.

A candidate aiming at quality manager should use the culminating assessment to join both samples around one problem. A coherent portfolio can then show progression across the degree without asking the Fordham name to stand in for capability.

F-1 graduates can normally seek up to 12 months of OPT, and an eligible STEM degree may support a further 24-month extension if every rule is met. The USCIS STEM-OPT guidance controls that process and does not require any employer to hire the graduate.

Who is Fordham MS Health Administration for, and who should avoid it?

A strong fit wants assessed progression in health systems and operations, accepts full-time study at Lincoln Center and can fund the plan without guaranteed US earnings. A weak fit needs extensive prerequisite repair, another delivery mode or a placement promise Fordham does not make.

VerdictYour backgroundWhy
Strong fitPrepared for health systemsEarlier study supports progression into Required health-administration study plan and three-stage capstone.
Strong fitNeeds documented proof in leadershipThe published culminating route can produce inspectable work.
Needs evidenceStill choosing between healthcare administrator and health operations analystElectives must turn that uncertainty into one coherent capability map.
Needs evidenceFunding is close to the ceilingThe INR 95.05 lakh case excludes flights and a housing deposit.
Do not shortlistNeeds basic preparation before health financeGraduate credits are too expensive to use mainly for prerequisite repair.
Do not shortlistNeeds a guaranteed US placementNo course-level job or sponsorship guarantee supports that assumption.

The next fit question concerns health finance. It should add a method or system that the prospective student cannot already demonstrate. If it mostly repeats a strong undergraduate module, examine the elective freedom before paying for the overlap.

The professional test is whether a healthcare administrator hiring manager can inspect output from operations. A useful artefact states the problem, data or constraints, the chosen method, the result and the limits of that result.

Someone pursuing health operations analyst work must also value leadership. If that part of the degree consumes substantial assessed time but has little use in the intended role, a differently structured master’s may be the better buy.

The final academic trade-off sits in the choice among project, thesis, portfolio or examination where Fordham lists them. A thesis serves research depth, an applied project serves delivery documented proof, and a portfolio serves synthesis. Only routes actually published for this course belong in the decision.

Affordability is separate from academic fit. The estimate uses USD 1 at INR 96.00, so exchange movement changes the rupee amount even when Fordham leaves a dollar charge unchanged.

The campus choice also matters. This page uses Lincoln Center and in-person study. An prospective student selecting an online version would face different attendance, visa and work-authorisation consequences and should not reuse this page’s F-1 assumptions.

Applicants can ask current MS Health Administration students about access to preferred electives, team formation, faculty supervision and the weekly load. The research pass did not locate three independent exact-course accounts, so those lived details remain questions rather than reported facts.

For a future health operations analyst, fit check 1 asks what new decision health finance makes possible. MS Health Administration adds value only when that result changes the evidence already in the application file.

For a future quality manager, fit check 2 asks what new decision operations makes possible. MS Health Administration adds value only when that result changes the evidence already in the application file.

For a future health policy associate, fit check 3 asks what new decision leadership makes possible. MS Health Administration adds value only when that result changes the evidence already in the application file.

For a future healthcare administrator, fit check 4 asks what new decision health systems makes possible. MS Health Administration adds value only when that result changes the evidence already in the application file.

For a future health operations analyst, fit check 5 asks what new decision health finance makes possible. MS Health Administration adds value only when that result changes the evidence already in the application file.

What does the Fordham MS Health Administration curriculum contain?

The official Fordham programme page sets the 31-credit degree and its named requirement blocks. The table preserves those published components and alternatives; it does not claim that every student completes every listed option. Applicants can use it to test sequence, prerequisites and elective room against the capability you still need.

ComponentFordham graduate creditsWhere it sits
Required health-administration curriculum and three-stage capstone31Published degree-plan component
Total31
  • Complete 31 approved graduate credit hours.
  • Follow the published choice among a three-stage health administration capstone.
  • Confirm approved electives, prerequisites and the plan of study with the academic unit.

Fordham can revise course availability and approved lists. Recheck every code, credit value, campus offering and culminating route before accepting an offer, especially where the catalogue publishes an area rather than a closed list of named electives.

Should an Indian prospective student shortlist the Fordham MS Health Administration?

Shortlist the Fordham MS Health Administration when its full-time 31-credit structure and work in health systems close a documented capability gap. Keep it off the list when the budget depends on uncertain income or the degree would mostly repeat prior study.

The decision turns on whether operations and the final assessment can create work relevant to a healthcare administrator or health operations analyst conversation. Fordham's name is not a substitute for that match.

You shouldn't choose MS Health Administration for the Fordham name or work-authorisation assumptions alone. The 31-credit curriculum must justify the INR 95.05 lakh planning case, and Fordham publishes no guaranteed job, salary or sponsorship outcome for this exact degree. That promise won't come from the course page.

Key takeaways
  • Fordham MS Health Administration is a 31-credit, full-time in-person master's at Lincoln Center.
  • Fordham publishes holistic review rather than a universal admission GPA floor for this programme.
  • The working English reference is IELTS 7.0 with 6.5 in each band, or another published equivalent.
  • The working Fall 2027 point is 8 january 2027 priority consideration deadline.
  • The conservative full-programme planning case is USD 99,011, about INR 95.05 lakh.
  • The standard OPT route is not a placement, salary or sponsorship guarantee.

Frequently asked questions

How much is Fordham MS Health Administration for an Indian student?

The current-rate planning total is USD 99,011, about INR 95.05 lakh. It includes the latest published 2026-27 tuition, university fees, 12 months of living categories, health insurance, SEVIS and the F-1 visa fee. It excludes flights, exchange spreads, a housing deposit and any later tuition increase.

What GPA is required for Fordham MS Health Administration?

Fordham does not publish one universal guaranteed-admission GPA for this exact programme in the sources checked. The school can assess the complete transcript, subject preparation, statements, recommendations and any programme-specific evidence. Submit the grading scale and full marks record rather than converting your result into an unofficial U.S. GPA.

Is Fordham MS Health Administration available full time on campus?

Yes. Fordham lists an in-person option at Lincoln Center, and this page covers full-time campus study only. Some selected Fordham degrees also advertise an Online modality. Applicants should not transfer the F-1 visa, campus-cost or STEM-OPT assumptions here to an online enrolment without checking the university and immigration rules.

What is the Fall 2027 deadline for Fordham MS Health Administration?

The working programme point is 8 january 2027 priority consideration deadline. Priority review and final closure are different, and rolling review can end when capacity is filled. International applicants should also leave time for a financial guarantee, I-20 production, SEVIS payment, the visa process and travel after the academic decision.

Is Fordham MS Health Administration STEM-OPT eligible?

Fordham does not publish a STEM designation for this exact programme in the sources checked. An eligible F-1 graduate may still seek standard post-completion OPT under the applicable rules, but should not assume a STEM extension. Work authorisation is not a job or sponsorship guarantee.

What should an Indian applicant prepare for Fordham MS Health Administration?

Prepare complete academic records, official English translations where needed, accepted English evidence and every programme-specific item on the degree page. Map previous study to a bachelor's degree in any discipline, with healthcare experience and a 3.0 profile preferred. Add the statement, CV, recommendations or test scores the programme requests, then keep funding proof ready for the post-admission financial guarantee.

Sources

These sources support the programme, admission, cost and immigration information used on this page.

Sources checked on October 8, 2026. Current intake information follows. Fall 2027 full-time campus route.

No.SourceEvidence role
01Fordham University, MS Health Administration official programme pageCore programme evidence
02Fordham 2026-27 school tuition and feesCore programme evidence
03Fordham school-specific admission requirementsCore programme evidence
04Fordham international student financial documentsSupporting external evidence
05ICE SEVIS I-901 feeCore programme evidence
06US Department of State visa feesCore programme evidence
07ICE Optional Practical TrainingCore programme evidence
08DHS STEM OPT requirementsCore programme evidence
09Research Organization Registry, Fordham UniversityCore programme evidence
10European Central Bank reference ratesCore programme evidence
11Fordham MS Health Administration CAHME accreditation statusCore programme evidence

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