Top Online MBAs in Healthcare Management with Specialty Business Accreditation – AACSB, ACBSP, IACBE

University of California – Irvine
Paul Merage School of Business
Irvine, California
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MBA with Specialization in Health Care Management and Policy

Other Available Concentrations:

• Digital Transformation
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Real Estate and Urban Development

Related Programs:

Executive MBA

Fully Employed MBA

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: On campus or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Merage Student Association offers support and networking opportunities to students
• New Accelerated Option offers 24 month path to graduation
• FEMBA program offers Residential Experience components offer on-campus, international, and a retreat experience to cement your newly acquired skills
• Students allowed to participate in the Center’s annual Health Care Forecast Conference

UCI offered a dedicated health care MBA program but, in consultation with the local health care community temporarily closed admissions. But that doesn’t mean you can’t take care of all the faculty and program expertise that was developed for that dedicated program by taking the health care management & policy specialization. You’ll also benefit from a cadre of professors drawn from top scholars who regularly consult with Fortune 500 companies and advise global businesses. That means a lot of real-world experience to pass along. You also get access to a broad array of electives in health care subjects including health care entrepreneurship and understanding managed care. The residential experience option has included an immersive experience in federal health care policy in Washington D.C., where you have an opportunity to see the regulations being formulated and discuss topics at the center of U.S. Federal power.

University of Colorado – Denver
Business School
Denver, Colorado
Website

MBA in Health Administration

Related Programs:

MD / MBA

MArch / MBA

MURP / MBA

 

• Accreditation: AACSB and CAHME
• Delivery: On campus or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or GRE
• The Health Administration concentration itself offers three sub-specializations:
  • Financial Health Management
  • Health Information Technology
  • International Health Management
• Named one of the Top 25 Graduate Programs in Health Services Administration by U.S. News & World Report
• Member of the prestigious BAHM health administration alliance
• Advisory board includes members of major hospitals and medical groups as well as professional associations and organizations of healthcare professionals

The UC Denver MBA in Health Administration doesn’t beat around the bushes when it comes to identifying the major challenges facing health care administration professionals in today’s world: job one for faculty is helping students make sense of the enormously complex American healthcare system. Fortunately, this is a task they have mastered, with real-world experience and insight from a very large advisory board of working healthcare professionals. Students also participate in a one-year administrative residency at regional health care providers, where they receive on-the-job experience as well as feedback on both their medical and business performance. With three sub-specialty tracks that focus even further into the intricacies of health care service delivery, there’s no question you will be able to find a course of study at UC Denver to prepare you for any executive position in any health care organization in the country… or the world.

University of Delaware
Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
Newark, Delaware
Website

MBA Major in Healthcare Management

Other Available Concentrations:

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Hospitality Business Management
• Information Technology
• International Business
• Marketing Analytics
• Museum Leadership
• Sport Management
• Strategic Leadership

Related Programs:

Master of Science in Accounting / MBA

Master of Chemical Engineering / MBA

Master of Arts in Economics / MBA

Master of Science in Finance / MBA

Master of Science in Hospitality / MBA

Master of Science in Information Technology Management / MBA

Master of Science in International Business / MBA

Master of Materials Science Engineering / MBA

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering / MBA

Master of Civil Engineering / MBA

Master of Mechanical Engineering / MBA

MD / MBA

Ph.D. In Biological Sciences / MBA

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online, on campus, or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or GRE
• Courses taught both by Lerner business faculty and professors from the College of Health Sciences
• Online MBA Program is ranked #22 in the country by U.S. News & World Report
• Gateway program location opens up opportunities at employers from major Eastern seaboard metropolitan areas

The UDEL MBA in healthcare management goes a cut above the average concentration option (although you can get that, too!) as an MBA major: the program is intimately wrapped around the concerns and concepts of the American healthcare system. Although you will still study the basic business elements of accounting, finance, marketing, and strategy, the major sets you up to look at all of those areas of business from the unique angle of healthcare services. Building on that basic understanding, you’ll have the option to take on even more specialized courses in population health informatics, e-service management, and patient experience and engagement to give you a well-rounded perspective as a future healthcare executive.

Florida Southern College
Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise
Lakeland, Florida
Website

MBA with Healthcare Management Certificate

Other Available Concentrations:

• Supply Chain Management
• CPA Licensure

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: On campus, online, or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Named by the Princeton Review to Best Business Schools of 2018
• Named Top MBA Program by the Tampa Business Journal
• MBA students involved in real world consulting cases for clients facing strategic challenges
• Executive Mentor program pairs students with caring business professionals for one-on-one advice

The FSC healthcare management certification option with their MBA program offers the leadership and technical skills that executives need to get a handle on the constantly changing American healthcare system. Co-taught by the Florida Southern School of Nursing faculty, you’re not getting healthcare lite in this program—you will get current best practices from experts in the field. Just outside of 16 months you are looking at getting out into the field yourself, with a degree in hand that will get your resume noticed no matter where you apply.

Mercer University
Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics
Macon, Georgia
Website

Online MBA with Healthcare Management Concentration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Marketing
• Finance
• Economics
• Human Resources

Related Programs:

Master of Accountancy / MBA

Doctor of Pharmacy / MBA

Master of Divinity / MBA

Doctor of Physical Therapy / MBA

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• CEO Magazine named the Mercer MBA program to both Tier One North America and Tier One Global lists
• Ranked among the Top 100 Online MBA programs by U.S. News & World Report

The fact that Mercer University has a strong dose of healthcare expertise is easy to divine from the fact that of the four dual degree option they offer with their online MBA program, two are in healthcare fields. For health administration-bound executives who aren’t in pharmacy or PT, however, the healthcare concentration to the MBA offers all the same elements of business expertise together with all the up-to-date medical industry education you need to keep up with that rapidly evolving field. Small class sizes and personalized attention from distinguished faculty help ensure that you nail all the concepts cold—no Mercer student is left behind. A quality advising staff extends that same personal service through the program and after graduation to ensure you land the job of your dreams.

South University
School of Business
Savannah, Georgia
Website

Online Healthcare Administration MBA

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online
• Entrance exam requirement: GMAT (400 or above), GRE (150 or above), or waiver
• Program designed around CAHME recommendations
• Online classroom structure designed to mimic on-site classes as closely as possible to maintain identical standards

A healthcare administration concentration is the only specialty that South University offers to their MBA program, and it’s not so much a specialization as a completely specialized degree… you will be immersed in healthcare administration topics from top to bottom, even as you learn the same essential elements of business that make up any competent MBA course of study. That means you get the same top-level instruction in economics, ethics, organizational behavior, and strategic marketing that any senior executive needs to have, but you will learn about all of those subjects in the special context of American healthcare. The laws, regulations, and governance requirements that are unique to healthcare are baked into your courses, offering an immersive educational experience that will set you up for immediate entry into upper management in any healthcare organization.

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Shidler College of Business
Manoa, Hawaii
Website

Distance Learning Executive MBA – Health Care Management Track

Related Programs:

Executive MBA

Vietnam Executive MBA

Global MBA

JD / MBA

Master of Human Resource Management

Master of Accounting

PhD in Business Administration

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or GRE
• Cohort-based model allows for an immersive learning experience and sense of community with all the flexibility of a distance-learning program
• Distance Learning program employs the latest in video conferencing technology to present class material in real-time as if you were there
• Program can be used as a track to DNP for nurses

The health care management track in the executive MBA at the University of Hawaii makes life easy for healthcare professionals who are seeking to build their business knowledge and leadership skills while still meeting all their existing professional obligations. As the only specialty track available in the program, health care gets most of the focus alongside traditional managerial skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and analytics. You’ll get unique insight into the transformational changes occurring in the health care sector from professors who have both academic and executive experience in the field. To foster a sense of community, all Executive MBA students at the Shidler College of Business meet on campus in late August for the annual Residence Weekend to begin their courses, meet fellow students and faculty, and even connect with professionals from Hawai’i’s top companies and government agencies.

Ball State University
The Miller College of Business
Muncie, Indiana
Website

MBA with Health Economics, Policy, and Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Sales Management
• General

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online, on campus, or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or GRE
• Ranked #16 in Online MBA Programs by U.S. News & World Report

Ball State’s healthcare MBA concentration goes way beyond the usual icing of healthcare-oriented introductory classes that many programs pass off as a serious degree. The faculty here go deep into the economic realities of the American healthcare system as it exists today, covering aspects of it from every viewpoint—patients, providers, and suppliers. That’s all vital information for you to consider as a healthcare executive, as is the general business education you’ll get here. Analytical and leadership skills are paired tightly with the finance and information technology training that every modern business executive needs. There’s no better place to get the full package than at Ball State.

Drake University
College of Business and Public Administration
Des Moines, Iowa
Website

MBA with Emphasis in Healthcare

Other Available Concentrations:

• Data Analytics Leadership
• Individualized

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Employment outcomes outpace national averages of similar programs

Drake provides insights into the constantly evolving world of American healthcare services with a set of courses covering healthcare policy, administration, ethics, law, and advocacy. Powered by the program’s technology-centric and data-driven philosophy, these courses will equip you to take your place among the future healthcare leaders in one of the largest sectors of the American economy. Drake also works to put you in touch with current executives through relationship with outside business executives and successful Drake alumni.

MidAmerica Nazarene University
Department of Business and Communication
Olathe, Kansas
Website

MBA in Healthcare Management

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance exam requirement: None
• Unique course offered in emotional intelligence, mediation, and conflict resolution for the rigors of HR and patient relations in the healthcare environment

MNU’s MBA in healthcare management comes out of the box ready for business. Aimed at working professionals, it’s a workforce-ready program that immediately recognizes the key feature of an MBA healthcare concentration: the dual challenges of mastering both healthcare and business principles and bringing them together in an integrated picture of today’s American healthcare industry. It accomplishes this challenge by putting you through a full slate of modern courses in technology, ethics, economics, healthcare law, strategic planning, and practice management in as little as 30 months. Then all those facets of healthcare administration and business are tied together in an eight-week residency capstone course that engages you in a cumulative research project that emphasizes evidence-based practice in your specialization area. Effective communication and skill demonstration are honed during this polishing course, ensuring that you are ready to meet all the challenges of executive healthcare leadership positions after graduation.

University of Louisiana at Monroe
College of Business and Social Sciences
Monroe, Louisiana
Website

MBA with Nursing Health Care Concentration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Criminal Justice
• Educational Leadership
• Gerontology
• Psychology
• Public Administration

Related Programs:

MBA in Hong Kong

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or waiver

ULM has more than one healthcare-oriented concentration available in their highly-respected MBA program, which makes it tough to choose which is genuinely the best. The best part is that they are all in very different fields; whether you are in psychology, gerontology, or nursing, there is a solid MBA concentration that will deliver both an excellent general business knowledge education and a highly-focused, domain-specific sequence in your chosen specialty. The nursing health care concentration truly stands out from the pack in our view, though, with overlap into the gerontology concentration that is so important in many nursing roles today, as well as overviews of health care law and policy that will help put business practices and demands in perspective from the overall view of a complex market. Together with the coursework you’ll get in economic and accounting analysis, strategic management, and marketing, you’ll be well-positioned to advance as a manager or executive in nursing care as the industry booms in the coming years.

Husson University
College of Business
Bangor, Maine
Website

MBA in Healthcare Management

Other Available Concentrations:

• Organizational Management
• Biotechnology & Innovation

Related Programs:

MBA (on-campus)

Athletic Administration

Biotechnology & Innovation

Data Analytics

General/Corporate

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Organizational Management

Risk Management

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• Husson University is the lowest-priced, four-year private university in Maine
• University boasts an outstanding alumni network of more than 18,000
• Superb career services available throughout the program and beyond 

Husson University’s MBA in Healthcare Management is a fully online, contemporary course of study that features the ideal blend of advanced study in traditional business concepts along with an in-depth examination of relevant topics in healthcare administration, including the legal environment, healthcare economics, global perspectives, and more. This program features an outstanding faculty of dedicated practitioners and plenty of peer and instructor support. Other reasons to put Husson’s MBA in Healthcare Management on the top of your list include: a superb value (it is ranked as the lowest-priced, four-year private university in Maine); an outstanding alumni network of more than 18,000; and fantastic career services that’ll help you make the most informed career decisions and guide you as you transition from student to MBA grad.

Brandeis University
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Waltham, Massachusetts
Website

Executive MBA for Physicians

Related Programs:

MBA in Non-Profit Management

Brandeis School MBA

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or GRE
• Rated among Best Graduate Schools in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report for 201

With their executive MBA for physicians, Brandeis’ Heller School takes healthcare MBA studies to a whole new level. Aimed at practicing physicians who are seeking positions of management or leadership, this highly specialized program obviously isn’t for everyone. But it’s among the very best of its kind for the elite students who meet the stringent qualifications. The EMBA comes in a combination of online and on-campus attendance that delivers the sort of flexibility that busy professionals need when extending their education at this level. The instructors speak the language and understand the concerns of healthcare professionals. You’ll learn how to improve both clinical outcomes and financial results in a medical practice, the ultimate grail of any hospital or clinic.

Simmons University
School of Management
Boston, Massachusetts
Website

MBA in Health Care

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: None
• Two in-person immersion experiences in different locations around the country expose you to a variety of healthcare service settings
• Partnership with WeWork co-working facilities allows students access to remote workspaces for study around the world
• Ranked in the Top 50 schools for Health Care Management by U.S. News & World Report

If you recognize the complexity of the American healthcare system, then you already understand that a regular MBA program doesn’t do it justice. Even an ordinary concentration, with three or four courses on top of the core business curriculum, can leave you with big gaps in your education because in healthcare, business just operates differently. But at Simmons, you don’t have to worry about that. Their dedicated HealthCareMBA@Simmons gives you a curriculum in which fully sixty percent of the core courses are specifically healthcare oriented… everything from economics to marketing gets a healthcare specific treatment instead of general theory. You’ll learn evidence-based strategies for medical decision making and how to improve communication across the specialty silos in healthcare organizations. You’ll walk away with a new perspective on technology acquisitions to boost treatment efficiency and outcomes. With the geographically diverse immersions element that puts you in multiple facilities across the country, you’ll build not only a well-informed perspective on regional approaches, but also build a strong network of contacts in the industry, anchored on your world-class faculty of experienced academic and professional instructors.

Southwest Baptist University
Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science
Bolivar, MO
Website

MBA in Health Administration

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online or hybrid
• Entrance exam requirement: None
• School belongs to the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and has been recognized as one of America’s Best Christian Colleges since 1997 by the IREI
• Center for Global Connections offers students short-term volunteer program participation options evangelizing overseas

The SBU MBA healthcare concentration is unique not only in that it is the only one that is offered by the university, but also in the fact that it is offered by a dual-mission department in the College of Business and Computer Science. That inevitably gives the degree a technological edge over other healthcare MBA concentrations. That’s an important factor in an industry that is increasingly technology-driven in the face of staffing, funding, and regulatory challenges. But the school’s deeply Christian, faith-based approach to building business leaders ensures that you’ll be thinking about more than just machines when it comes time to make the hard decisions. Courses in ethics and servant leadership help create well-rounded senior executives with both business acumen and compassion… exactly the combination that modern health care organizations are looking for.

Franklin Pierce University
Graduate and Professional Studies
Manchester, New Hampshire
Website

MBA in Health Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Energy & Sustainability Studies
• Human Resource Management
• Information Technology
• Leadership
• Sports Management

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• Features a fully online course of study that can be completed on a full- or part-time basis
• Outstanding career services offered through the Franklin Pierce Career Center
• Exceptional student-to-faculty ratio of just 12:1

Franklin Pierce University’s MBA in Health Administration is designed to help adult learners like you develop the essential leadership and decision-making skills needed to manage the business side of any healthcare organization– and they do it all through a flexible program that’s delivered entirely online. In addition to a solid MBA core, you’ll explore relevant topics in health policy, healthcare payment systems, and quality improvement. Offered on a full- or part-time basis, the MBA in Health Administration at Franklin Pierce is designed to accommodate your current professional and personal commitments. And while you’ll learn from a distance, you’ll never feel disconnected, thanks to outstanding student services offered through the Franklin Pierce Career Center, which provides the support and guidance you’ll need to successfully navigate the MBA program, and your eventual transition into the healthcare field after graduation.

Centenary University
School of Professional Studies
Parsippany, New Jersey
Website

MBA Accelerated in Health Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Leadership
• Management
• Marketing

Related Programs:

MBA Traditional (on-campus, hybrid)

 

• Leadership
• Management
• Marketing 

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus, hybrid
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• First university in New Jersey to offer an accelerated MBA for adult learners
• Accelerated, eight-week courses make going back to school while satisfying your professional responsibilities manageable and convenient
• Outstanding student support services offered through dedicated program advisors

As the first university in New Jersey to offer an MBA in an accelerated format, you know that Centenary University has its finger on the needs of today’s adult learner. Combine that with a fully online course delivery and its easy to see why this university made our list of the best of the best MBA programs. The MBA Accelerated in Health Administration features accelerated eight-week courses that allow you to easily manage your professional responsibilities while earning your MBA. But you’ll never need to sacrifice quality for convenience here, as this program’s curriculum is the same curriculum that the university’s on-campus students enjoy. Along with a solid MBA core, you’ll study contemporary issues in healthcare, including health organizational design, behavior, policy, and population health management. You’ll also love the outstanding support services here, which include a dedicated program advisor who is there to guide you and prepare you for success as you work toward your MBA.

SUNY – Empire State College
School for Graduate Studies
Saratoga Springs, New York
Website

MBA in Healthcare Leadership

• Advanced Certificate in Optometry Business Management
• Advanced Certificate in Health Care Management

Related Degrees:

MBA in Business Management

 

• Management
• International Business

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• Program features a fully online course delivery with three executive retreat requirements
• Superb faculty of successful, experienced practitioners
• NYC executive retreat experiences feature exceptional opportunities for networking and first-hand experience from industry experts 

SUNY Empire State College is where healthcare professionals like you prepare to climb the career ladder. Whether you have a clinical or administrative background, SUNY’s 42-credit MBA in Healthcare Leadership is designed to enhance your analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills – all in a fully online program. Just a few of the highlights of this progressive program include: a distinguished faculty that includes a former hospital executive, a former assistant NYS attorney general, and a physician within one of NYC’s largest healthcare systems…three executive retreats in NYC for the best in practical, hands-on learning…and the option of further specializing your MBA with a graduate certificate program. As a student here, you’ll also have full access to comprehensive career services and academic support.

University of Mount Olive
Robert L. Tillman School of Business
Mount Olive, North Carolina
Website

Master of Business Administration: Healthcare Management

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online
• Entrance exam requirement: None
• Aligned with CAHME standards for healthcare education
• Business Research Guide has named UMO as one of its 50 Most Innovative Small College Business Departments

UMO’s objective in their healthcare management MBA program is to help you stand out from the crowd in a highly competitive industry. By equipping students with the knowledge and business skills necessary to compete at the highest levels of healthcare management, the program offers a way to either being or advance your career in a highly specialized industry. Every course is taught with a consideration of the special demands of the American healthcare system and its influences. From healthcare law and compliance to policy and strategic planning, you get a comprehensive perspective on the unique demands of American healthcare management from a very reasonably priced program.

Lake Erie College
School of Business
Painesville, Ohio
Website

Online Parker MBA – Health Care Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Health Informatics
• Information Technology Management

Related Programs:

Traditional MBA (on-campus)

Professional Parker MBA – Health Care Administration (on-campus*)

 

• Health Informatics
• Health Care Administration
• Information Technology Management

 

Accelerated Parker MBA – Health Care Administration (on-campus*)

 

• Health Informatics
• Health Care Administration
• Information Technology Management

*Offered at the Holden University Center of Lakeland Community College in Kirtland and the University Center of Lorain County Community College in Lorain

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus
• Entrance exam requirements: none; applicants may supplement their admissions application with GRE/GMAT scores
• Outstanding Lifelong Learning Guarantee includes free courses for the rest of your life as a Parker MBA graduate
• Superb career support services offered through comprehensive career support services that include a Pathways to Success colloquium featuring workshops, career curriculum, and career events

Lake Erie College is all about flexibility and its MBA programs reflect this commitment to the adult learner. The Parker MBA – Health Care Administration, offered as a fully online program, as well as on-campus Accelerated (Saturday only) and Professional (evening program) programs, is sure to accommodate you, regardless of your professional and personal responsibilities and geographical limitations. Taking just two courses a semester, you’ll graduate in two years! This course of study is focused on leadership and managerial roles in the health care industry. You’ll study contemporary topics in health informatics, the application of business concepts in the healthcare industry, and legal and ethical issues. Choose the Online Professional Parker MBA and you’ll enjoy outstanding resources, including comprehensive career support services that includes a Pathways to Success colloquium featuring workshops, career curriculum, career services, and more.

Wright State University
Raj Soin College of Business
Dayton, Ohio
Website

MBA with Healthcare Management Concentration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Business Economics
• Finance
• Interdisciplinary Business
• International Business
• Investments
• Management, Innovation, and Change
• Marketing
• New Venture Creation
• Project Management

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online, on campus, or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Corporate advisory board made up of leading local executives helps keep the program aligned with current business needs
• Concentration co-sponsored by the Boonshoft School of Medicine

It doesn’t take too much time working in healthcare for most people to realize that it’s a unique type of business venture—one where lives are literally at stake, costs are high, and regulation and tradition are powerful constraints. To operate as a sustainable organization in that environment, whether for profit or as a non-profit, requires a special set of skills that you won’t find in just any MBA program. You will find them in the healthcare management concentration at Wright State, though. A cooperative effort with the Boonshoft School of Medicine, the concentration introduces students to health-specific business concepts alongside traditional measures of business acumen. This includes health resource management and policy, financial aspects of healthcare, and strategic leadership. You’ll graduate well-equipped to take on executive roles in the growing field of medical services and equipment.

Southern Nazarene University
College of Professional and Graduate Studies
Bethany, Oklahoma
Website

MBA – Health Care

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance exam requirement: None
• A unique exit interview process affords you the opportunity to evaluate and help improve the program as well as getting answers to your own last-minute questions
• Build a portfolio that presents real examples of your work product to potential future employers

A program that is designed to give you everything you need to be a successful manager in the healthcare industry, the SNU MBA in Health Care challenges you to improve your competencies in communication, leadership, and critical thinking skills. You’ll be asked to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of current business and health care trends and, more importantly, how they influence one another. You’ll get a framework for understanding how strategic human resources planning works in a perpetually understaffed field, and learn how to use financial statement analysis and other quantitative techniques to solve the problems of health care organizations. With the strong ethical guidance that comes from a Nazarene program, you’ll be ready to take the helm of major healthcare initiatives at hospitals, clinics, insurers, or other major industry flagships.

Portland State University
School of Business
Portland, Oregon
Website

Healthcare MBA

Other Available Concentrations:

• Athletics & Outdoor Industries
• Business Analytics
• Finance
• Global Supply Chain Management
• HR Analytics
• Real Estate
• Social Innovation
• Taxation

Related Programs:

JD / MBA

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Named one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online MBA Programs of 2017
• Instructors with deep medical education and experience offer a realistic perspective on the reality of modern healthcare practice
• Summer application projects allow students to earn credit for applying teaching from previous classes in their current workplace

The Portland State Healthcare MBA stands out from every other option at the school. While other specializations are lumped in under the general MBA program, the healthcare MBA has its own title and format: it’s the only specialization that can be taken as a hybrid, with approximately 80 percent online and 20 percent classroom time. The school is serious about creating transformational leaders for a healthcare industry that is experiencing dramatic changes. Realistic skills and practice are the methods for shaping students into that mold. A team-based capstone project tops off the curriculum, putting you and your cohort onto a 20-week consulting project tackling a real-world problem for a healthcare business and performing an analysis and presentation using the skills you have built up over the course of earning your degree.

Waynesburg University
Department of Business Administration
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Website

MBA in Health Systems Administrator

Other Available Concentrations:

• Applied Business
• Energy Management
• Finance
• Human Resources/Leadership
• Market Development
• Project Management

Related Programs:

MBA (on-campus*)

*Offered at the main campus, as well as the following satellite locations:

• Southpointe
• Cranberry
• Monroeville

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus*)
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• Excellent 99% employment rate among graduates
• Outstanding opportunities to network with other working professionals in the Pittsburgh region
• Program can be completed on a full- or part-time basis
• Features accelerated, eight-week courses 

Fully online and totally flexible, Waynesburg University’s MBA in Health Systems Administrator is designed for busy, working professionals like you who demand a robust program and a convenient, online format. Designed in two, eight-week sessions, with six sessions throughout the year, you’ll be able to complete this program in as little as a year. Or, take as little as one class at a time and you’ll graduate in just two years. The 36-credit curriculum of the MBA in Health Systems Administrator features a comprehensive MBA core, along with an in-depth study of the U.S. healthcare system. Other reasons to put Waynesburg University at the top of your list for an MBA in health administration include: a 99% employment rate among graduates and ample opportunities to network with other working professionals in the Pittsburgh region.

Francis Marion University
School of Business
Florence, South Carolina
Website

MBA in Healthcare Executive Management

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Faculty required to have both professional work experience in their field and a PhD for the ultimate in academic and real-world qualifications
• Healthcare courses taught by faculty from the ACEN-accredited FMU Master of Science in Nursing
• Consistently ranked among Best Regional Universities by U.S. News & World Report
• A 15 student to 1 instructor ration ensures plenty of personal attention during the course of your program

You might have noticed something unique about the MBA-HEM option at Francis Marion… it’s the only specialty concentration the school offers. In fact, it’s expert graduate instructors from the FMU department of nursing who lead the 12 credits of healthcare courses in this plan of study. That tells you right away that you’re looking at something special. With a focus that other types of MBA programs can’t match, the highly qualified instructors at Francis Marion can dive deep into the extraordinarily complex mixture of healthcare regulations and business practices that combine to form the modern American healthcare system. You’ll need every ounce of that preparation to deal with the dynamic and complicated healthcare landscape.

South Carolina State University
College of Business and Applied Professional Sciences
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Website

MBA with Healthcare Management Concentration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Agribusiness
• Entrepreneurship

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online, on campus, or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT

SCSU offers advanced skills and fosters social awareness in all its MBA graduates, but the healthcare management program offers something a little extra. Required courses cover healthcare policy, law, and ethics, preparing students for the challenging and dynamic healthcare environment in America today. You’ll learn how to balance the constant concern of providing quality care with running a financially sustainable practice in a constantly-evolving regulatory and technology environment. Combined with the general business skills from your core classes, you’ll leave SCSU ready to manage just about anything you will encounter in the healthcare industry… and to manage it with care and sensitivity to both patients and employees.

University of Sioux Falls
School of Business
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Website

Part-Time MBA – Healthcare

Other Available Concentrations:

• Business Innovation and Marketing
• Management

Related Programs:

Part-Time MBA – Healthcare (on-campus)

Full-Time MBA in Organizational Leadership (on-campus)

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus
• Entrance exam requirements: none; applicants may submit GMAT scores to strengthen their application
• 21-month, part-time program features a manageable curriculum for working professionals
• University boasts a long history of student achievement, including a 98% placement rate among graduates

The Part-Time MBA – Healthcare at the University of Sioux Falls is where you’ll find the flexibility you need and the robust, innovative curriculum you demand to advance in the dynamic U.S. healthcare field. This 21-month, fully online program is designed for experienced professionals like you with clinical or business backgrounds. Along with a comprehensive MBA core, you’ll dive deep into all aspects of healthcare administration, focusing on areas like legal and regulatory issues in healthcare systems. Choose the Part-Time MBA – Healthcare and you’ll be part of a long history of academic excellence in a Christian-centered environment. Just a few of the highlights of the University of Sioux Falls include outstanding faculty engagement, a low, student-to-faculty ratio of just 14:1, and an impressive 98% placement rate among graduates.

Freed-Hardeman University
College of Business
Henderson, Tennessee
Website

MBA – Healthcare Management

Related Programs:

5-Year BBA / MBA

 

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online.
• Entrance exam requirement: None

The FHU Healthcare Management MBA isn’t just a concentration—it’s a full-on, specialized MBA degree built around the complexity of the American healthcare system. With classes devoted to the fundamentals of healthcare administration, healthcare information systems, and operations management, you get a lot of industry-specific information on top of the typical legal, financial, and strategy courses that come with the core MBA. A broad overview of the U.S. healthcare system helps to orient you, and a course on total quality management in healthcare gives you the tools to put together a safe, effective, and profitable organizations structure when you get into an executive position in the industry. An internship experience offers a taste of what those positions are like to give you hands-on familiarity before you graduate.

Middle Tennessee State University
Jennings A. Jones of Business
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Website

MBA with Healthcare Management Concentration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Concrete Industry Management
• Music Business

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: On campus or hybrid
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT or GRE
• Market-driven program that incorporates study of today’s hot business topics into the curriculum
• The Business and Economic Research Center and Office of Consumer Research provide high-quality data for student projects

Your healthcare management concentration with the MTSU MBA will give you both a solid layer of understanding of the economics of the American healthcare industry and its unique management demands and a variety of options for specialization that you won’t find in other healthcare MBA concentrations. Electives available include broad-based courses looking at the national healthcare system as a whole as well as highly specialized courses in topics such as health care marketing and non-profit governance. All of these courses tie in closely with the general MBA fundamentals in accounting, economics, information systems, and supply chain management that any manager in any industry needs to be successful.

Southern Adventist University
School of Business
Collegedale, Tennessee
Website

MBA in Healthcare Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Accounting
• Management

Related Programs:

MBA (on-campus)

 

• Accounting
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing Management 

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus
• Entrance exam requirements: GMAT; may be waived for applicants with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or a GPA of 3.0 AND at least five years of full-time business related management experience
• Flexible curriculum may be completed on a full- or part-time basis; complete it on a full-time basis and you’ll graduate in just a year
• Outstanding student-to-faculty ratio of just 14:1
• Program features an engaging faculty of experienced practitioners

Southern Adventist University’s MBA in Healthcare Administration is designed to position adult learners like you for career advancement, thanks to a comprehensive and innovative curriculum and a truly convenient online course delivery. In addition to a robust MBA core, you’ll explore a wide array of relevant topics in healthcare administration through courses such as healthcare policy, research, operations management, and finance. As a student here, you’ll enjoy an engaging faculty of professors with industry experience, a flexible curriculum that allows you to complete the program on a full- or part-time basis, and a student-to-faculty ratio of just 14:1 for the best in personalized learning.

Concordia University Texas
College of Business & Communication
Austin, Texas
Website

Online MBA in Healthcare Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Organizational Development and Learning

Related Programs:

MBA (on-campus)

 

• Healthcare Administration
• Organizational Development and Learning
• School Finance and Operations

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• Program features accelerated, eight-week courses
• Outstanding 24/7 technical support and online student support through the university’s Student Success Center
• University features one of the lowest tuition rates in Texas

Thirty-six credits, an MBA curriculum that includes a blend of core business concepts, leadership, and organizational development, and a fully online curriculum that features case study analysis, practical projects, and valuable collaboration with your peers are just the beginning of what the Concordia University MBA has to offer. Just a few of the perks of earning the Concordia MBA in Health Care Administration include a focused curriculum, an accelerated course of study that features eight-week courses that allow you to graduate in as little as two years, and 24/7 technical support. You’ll enjoy a comprehensive MBA core, along with advanced study in contemporary health administration topics like Healthcare Strategy and Business Planning, Ethical and Legal issues in Healthcare Management, Policy Trends, and more. Pursue your MBA here and you’ll enjoy access to the university’s Student Success Center, which is staffed with success coaches who are there to provide you with support and guidance along the way.

Lamar University
College of Business
Beaumont, Texas
Website

MBA with Concentration in Healthcare Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Construction Project Management
• Criminal Justice Management
• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Experiential Business & Entrepreneurship
• Financial Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Management
• Port Management

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: On campus or online
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Ranked as one of the top 294 business schools in the nation by the Princeton Review
• Study abroad options in China, France, and Central America

Lamar’s College of Business has a wide array of unique and interesting concentrations available, but one of the most important specializations they offer is in healthcare administration. Closely monitoring the key trends of aging population, decreasing provider numbers, and unpredictable healthcare reform efforts, the school understands that today’s healthcare executives have to be more prepared than ever to deal with uncertainty and unexpected developments in order to keep providing top-flight medical services for the richest nation in the world. You’ll get a window into healthcare economics, policy and finance, and healthcare information systems through the course of your MBA work at Lamar. You’ll also have two key courses to help you plan and direct healthcare operations using the insights and metrics that those foundational classes give you.

Our Lady of the Lake University
School of Business and Leadership
San Antonio, Texas
Website

MBA in Healthcare Management

Other Available Concentrations:

• Management

 

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance exam requirement: None
• 24/7 technical support available for online students

Not only is healthcare the fastest growing field for employment in the U.S., it’s also one of the most complex. A big jump in the number of new staff means a big opportunity for promotions and new executives in the field, which is exactly where Our Lady of the Lake’s Healthcare Management MBA specialization comes in. With an array of courses specific to healthcare law and ethics, finance, and management, you get the tools that you need to cope in the fast-changing healthcare industry. Additional specialization courses give you a theoretical and practical background on planning and policy and dealing with the broadening aspects of the managed care environment in American healthcare.

University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Brownsville, Texas
Website

MBA in Health Care Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Financial Planning
• International Trade

 

• Accreditation: AACSB
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance Exam Requirement: GMAT, GRE, or waiver
• Ranked 3^rd among all University of Texas system schools by Forbes Magazine
• School emphasizes educating future leaders who are culturally fluent and understanding of diverse languages, needs, and backgrounds in patient and workforce populations

It’s true that health care is a business like any other type of business, with roots in finance and accounting, management and human resources. All those cylinders have to fire to make the average hospital or clinical practice into a sustainable enterprise, and you learn all those basic elements as part of the core MBA program at UTRGV. But the school recognizes that health care is also far more than just the business basics, and the health care concentration at the school doesn’t restrict you to two or three elective choices to try to get you up to speed. Instead, you select from a menu of highly specialized courses in everything from health care accounting to health information systems to human resource management in health care… all the unique and specialized aspects of medical practice that make it a different kind of business altogether.

Viterbo University
College of Business and Leadership
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Website

MBA in Health Care Leadership

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online, with two, on-campus intensives lasting 2.5 days each
• GMAT may be waived for applicants with a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0, with a graduate degree, or with extensive work experience
• Full- and part-time formats available
• Start dates in the fall and spring

If you’re looking for an advanced business degree aimed at the healthcare industry, look no further than Viterbo’s MBA in Health Care Leadership. This program is offered entirely online, with the exception of two, on-campus intensives. Your on-campus visits are time well spent, giving you opportunities to connect with instructors and peers and develop valuable working relationships that could last your entire career. Viterbo University’s College of Business and Leadership has a long legacy of producing informed, ethical, and effective leaders, and its online MBA in Health Care Leadership is no exception. You’ll be welcomed into the program regardless of your undergraduate major and professional background. If you’re a non-business undergrad major, you’ll be able to get up to speed by taking a three-credit Foundations in Business course. Even as an online program, Viterbo’s cohort format encourages and promotes meaningful collaboration and communication between students and instructors.

Cardinal Stritch University
College of Business and Management
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Website

MBA: Healthcare Management Concentration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Justice Administration
• Marketing

 

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online or on campus
• Entrance exam requirement: None
• Business and Advisory Board composed of local business executives to provide feedback and guidance on real business demands for education

It may be coincidence that a college with an unusual name also has an unusual commitment to innovation and flexibility in graduate studies, but that’s exactly the combination you get at Cardinal Stritch. In an MBA program already structured around high-quality instructors with real-world experience, the healthcare management concentration adds specialized expertise in healthcare specific courses on information management, human resources, and economics. The theoretical constructs you learn in those classes will be applied to case studies examining their application to current and classic issues experienced throughout the healthcare industry.

Concordia University – Wisconsin
Batterman School of Business
Mequon, Wisconsin
Website

MBA – Health Care Administration

Other Available Concentrations:

• Accounting
• Communications and Public Relations
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• Management
• Management Information Systems (STEM)
• Nonprofit Management
• Public Administration
• Risk Assessment and Management
• Sport and Entertainment Business
• Strategic Marketing
• Sustainability Management and Analytics (STEM)

Related Programs:

MBA (on-campus*)

MBA/PharmD

*In addition to the main campus, student can take in-person courses at eight satellite locations:

• Appleton
• Beloit
• Green Bay
• Kenosha
• Madison
• Midtown
• Miller Park Way
• Waukesha

 

• Accreditation: IACBE
• Delivery: Online, on-campus*
• Entrance exam requirements: none
• Outstanding student services include online tutoring, career assistance, and personalized support and guidance through a dedicated Online Student Advisor
• Outstanding curriculum taught by industry experts
• Convenient and manageable eight-week courses designed to accommodate adult learners

Concordia University’s MBA – Health Care Administration is 39 credits of robust and comprehensive study in business and healthcare that can be completed entirely online in just two years. As a student of this program, you’ll enjoy manageable, eight-week courses that are designed to best accommodate your busy schedule, and you’ll be taught by industry experts through convenient and flexible distance-based study. You’ll also study alongside like-minded peers while you receive excellent advising from a dedicated staff committed to your success. Want to add a global element to your MBA? Consider one of the university’s outstanding study abroad experiences to China or Austria. Concordia University is committed to its online students, which is why you’ll enjoy access to a dedicated Online Student Advisor, designed to be your ‘go-to’ person throughout the program.

Edgewood College
School of Business
Madison, Wisconsin
Website

MBA in Health Systems Leadership

Related Programs:

MSA / MBA

 

• Accreditation: ACBSP
• Delivery: Online
• Entrance exam requirement: GMAT or waiver
• Graduates hold leadership positions in the UW Hospital system and American Family Insurance among other major healthcare organizations
• Curriculum developed in concert with the Henry Predolin School of Nursing and local healthcare system experts for deep and up-to-date knowledge of medical systems
• Active guidance and support from an Executive Advisory Council of healthcare system experts
• Member of the American College of Health Executives—students eligible for a free ACHE membership

A lot of schools offer an MBA in the United States—more than 1,000—and many of those offer a concentration in healthcare management. But the Edgewood MBA is special… their sole MBA focus area is healthcare. In coordination with the Henry Predolin School of Nursing, students are offered a deep dive into actual current practices in the business of healthcare, a unique and highly specialized area that demands expert instruction and a unique curriculum. You’ll get both at Edgewood, ensured by active supervision from local and regional healthcare executives servicing on the Executive Advisory Council for the program. Whether you are bound for the insurance industry or a high-level management position in a hospital group, you’ll find courses in the Health Systems Leadership MBA at Edgewood that will have you fully prepared by the time you graduate.