MBA in Healthcare Management
School of Healthcare BusinessMaximize your leadership potential in healthcare or life sciences with an MBA in Healthcare Management.
Build Leadership Skills with a Focus on Innovative, Critical Thinking
Your MBA Journey
The MBA in Healthcare Management prepares you to lead change and deliver impact in a variety of health-sector pathways, including payer, healthcare services, nonprofits, and pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biomedical device organizations. The program offers expert instruction and hands-on experience in the business-related aspects of healthcare service delivery, clinical management, drug development, and biotech innovation. Upon completion, you will have earned the knowledge and skill to:
- develop and demonstrate practical approaches to population-level health that include innovation, technology, and entrepreneurial values
- demonstrate ethical decision-making that is informed by critical thinking and evidence-based approaches
- apply analytical skills in evaluation and dissemination of solutions to core challenges in the delivery of health care including value, revenue, and health outcomes
- demonstrate strategy in aligning and balancing the competing priorities of health system stakeholders
- communicate and disseminate critical information to multiple audiences
Merging Two Influential Worlds
Combine your passion for healthcare or life sciences with your business acumen to improve health outcomes and drive innovation.
$104,280
Average salary for healthcare administrator according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MCPHS alumni eligible for scholarship
If you’ve earned an MCPHS degree in any field, you’re eligible for a 50% tuition scholarship toward one of seven master’s degrees—including the MBA in Healthcare Management.
32% growth
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in healthcare management is projected to grow 32% by 2030.
MCPHS Community Voices
The lived experiences of MCPHS students, partners, faculty, and alumni tell an eloquent story. They illustrate just how our student-centered, teaching-first approach keeps us in the top tier of the country’s “most transformative colleges.” (Money magazine 2020).
Dr. Michael Spooner, Dean, School of Healthcare Business
“Health informatics is about how we can use data, informatics, and analysis to bring about technological change in the system delivering care. That includes systems thinking, so looking at how a change in one area has a downstream effect and using informatics to solve problems in very complex and highly regulated environments.”
Emergency response expert James Goss on pandemic efforts
Related MCPHS Programs
MCPHS offers multiple programs in healthcare management to suit your life and your professional circumstances.
Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management
Four-year, full-time program that you may begin in the fall or spring.
Master of Science in Clinical Management
Part-time, online program that you may begin in the fall or spring semester.
Master of Science in Health Informatics
Part-time, online program that you may begin in the fall or spring.
Doctor of Healthcare Administration (DHA)
Part-time, online program that you may begin in the fall or spring.
Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management
Part-time, 12-credit program that you may begin in the fall, spring, or summer.