Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management (MBA)
School of Healthcare Business and Technology
Location: Online
Start Term: Fall, Spring
Format: Part-Time
Maximize 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:
- apply managerial skills and strategy to integrate innovation and technology, implement change and communicate outcomes
- practice ethical decision-making informed by data, critical thinking, and evaluation to address complex problems and spur growth
- lead, manage, and cultivate diverse teams focused on equitable outcomes and sustainable organizational change
- analyze, evaluate, and disseminate solutions to core challenges in health, healthcare delivery, and life sciences
- align and balance competing priorities of internal and external stakeholders, including patients, families, and caregivers
- practice finance, accounting, and risk management in the context of applied strategic financial management and population health
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 SalaryAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a healthcare administrator is $104,280.
32%
Growth in EmploymentAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in healthcare management is projected to grow 32% by 2030.
50%
Alumni Tuition ScholarshipIf 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.
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 and Technology
“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.”
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.
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