Best MBA programs in Healthcare 2024/2025  




Best MBA programs in Healthcare 2024/2025

University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) - Paul Merage School of Business
Health Care Executive MBA
Irvine
Start date: Fall
Duration: 24 months

Temporary suspended.

University of Colorado Denver - CU Denver Business School
Executive MBA in Health Administration
Denver, online
Start date: July

Duration: Twoyears

Classes meet on campus for one week twice a year. Classes are held from 8am-5pm. The rest of the program takes place online.

University of Colorado Denver - CU Denver Business School
Health Administration MBA
Denver, online
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer
Duration: The program can be completed as little as 24 months or take up to five years.

Students may combine on campus health courses with online MBA core courses. On-campus classes meet twice a week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday) from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. or once a week (Monday-Thursday) from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

The George Washington University - School of Business
Healthcare MBA
online
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 0 - 0years
University of Miami - Herbert Business School
Executive MBA for Health Sector Management and Policy
Coral Gables
Start date: January

Duration: 23 months

A lock-step program with a specialization in Health Sector Management and Policy accredited by CAHM (Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education). Classes meet one 3-day weekend a month on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m for 23 months.

Valdosta State University - Langdale College of Business Administration
MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Administration (HCAD)
online
Start date: Fall

A 100% distance-based business program

Florida International University - Chapman Graduate School of Business
Healthcare MBA
online, Miami, Miramar
Start dates: Fall (Miami), Spring in alternating years (Miramar)

Duration: 18 months

A cohort-based, Saturday-only program. Classes meet on Saturdays only in a hybrid format in downtown Miami for the Fall Cohort and Miramar for the Spring Cohort. All students are required to complete three residencies. Residencies are offered in an on-campus/online format.

Florida International University - Chapman Graduate School of Business
Healthcare MBA
online, Miami, Miramar
Start dates: Fall (Miami), Spring in alternating years (Miramar)

Duration: 18 months

A cohort-based, Saturday-only program. Classes meet on Saturdays only in a hybrid format in downtown Miami for the Fall Cohort and Miramar for the Spring Cohort. All students are required to complete three residencies. Residencies are offered in an on-campus/online format.

Florida International University - Chapman Graduate School of Business
Healthcare MBA
online, Miami, Miramar
Start dates: Fall (Miami), Spring in alternating years (Miramar)

Duration: 18 months

A cohort-based, Saturday-only program. Classes meet on Saturdays only in a hybrid format in downtown Miami for the Fall Cohort and Miramar for the Spring Cohort. All students are required to complete three residencies. Residencies are offered in an on-campus/online format.

Loyola University Chicago - Quinlan School of Business
MBA Health Care Management
online, Chicago
Start date: February

Duration: 20 months

The program is delivered in a cohort format. Students take two to three courses each quarter. Classes meet twice a month—every other Saturday, with a number of class sessions held online.

Loyola University Chicago - Quinlan School of Business
MBA Health Care Management
online, Chicago
Start date: February

Duration: 20 months

The program is delivered in a cohort format. Students take two to three courses each quarter. Classes meet twice a month—every other Saturday, with a number of class sessions held online.

University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
Professional MBA (For Leaders in Healthcare)
Lexington, Lexington

Duration: 20 - 32 months

The curriculum is offered in two different tracks: a two-year plan of study (20 months) , or a three-year plan of study (32 months). Each class meets just once a week in the evenings from 6:00pm – 8:30pm in person or online in real-time.

Boston University - Questrom School of Business
Health Sector Full-time MBA
Boston
Start date: Fall

Duration: Twoyears

The full-time Health Sector MBA program and the Full-Time MBA program share the same core curriculum. Students must take two of the required Health Sector courses and choose two additional Health Sector electives in order to earn the Health Sector specialization.

Boston University - Questrom School of Business
Health Sector Part-time MBA
Boston
Suffolk University - Sawyer Business School
MBA in Health Administration
Boston
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
Healthcare MBA
online, Minneapolis
Start date: Fall

Duration: 21 months

Hybrid program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). The program includes nine on-campus residencies (three days each), with the rest of the time spent off-campus in online collaboration and coursework, including a study project in the last semester.

University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
Healthcare MBA
online, Minneapolis
Start date: Fall

Duration: 21 months

Hybrid program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). The program includes nine on-campus residencies (three days each), with the rest of the time spent off-campus in online collaboration and coursework, including a study project in the last semester.

Baruch College - The City University of New York (CUNY) - Zicklin School of Business
Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration
New York City
Start date: Fall
Duration: 30 months

A program dedicated to the graduate business education of practicing professionals in the healthcare industry. Students meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with a few Monday evening classes during the first year.

Clarkson University - Reh School of Business
MBA in Healthcare Management
online, Schenectady
Start date: August
Duration: Full-time: two years or less
Part-time: 2-4 years

Evening on-site classes are located on Clarkson's Capital Region Campus in Schenectady, New York.

State University of New York College at Oswego (SUNY College at Oswego) - School of Business
MBA Health Services Administration
Oswego, online, Syracuse
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 18 - 36 months

Program also available 100% online.

State University of New York College at Oswego (SUNY College at Oswego) - School of Business
MBA Health Services Administration
Oswego, online, Syracuse
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 18 - 36 months

Program also available 100% online.

State University of New York College at Oswego (SUNY College at Oswego) - School of Business
MBA Health Services Administration
Oswego, online, Syracuse
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

Duration: 18 - 36 months

Program also available 100% online.

Portland State University - School of Business Administration
Healthcare MBA
online, Portland
Start date: Fall

Duration: 33 months

Program offered in collaboration with the Oregon Health & Science University. 80% of the course content is delivered online. The rest is taught in-person at the Oregon Health & Science University's South Waterfront campus.

Portland State University - School of Business Administration
Healthcare MBA
online, Portland
Start date: Fall

Duration: 33 months

Program offered in collaboration with the Oregon Health & Science University. 80% of the course content is delivered online. The rest is taught in-person at the Oregon Health & Science University's South Waterfront campus.

Saint Joseph's University - Haub School of Business
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketing MBA
online, Philadelphia
Duration: Average: 2-3 years. All students have the flexibility to take up to 6 years to complete their degree.
Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania
MBA in Health Care Management
Philadelphia
Duration: 22 months

A program in healthcare offered by the Health Care Management Department of the Wharton School in cooperation with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business
Executive MBA in Healthcare
Pittsburgh, online
Start date: May

Duration: 19 months

  • A program in partnership with UPMC for physicians and healthcare professionals
  • 19-month structure
  • Blended format of in-class and distance learning, with classes on Fridays and Saturdays

Belmont University - Massey Graduate School of Business
Healthcare MBA
Nashville
Start date: Fall

Duration: Twoyears

The part-time, evening format is designed for working professionals and classes generally meet two evenings per week, over the course of two years. Students can be admitted year-round and cohort groups begin studies in the fall semester. The program also includes an eight to ten day international residency.

The University of Texas at Dallas - Naveen Jindal School of Management
Healthcare Management Executive MBA
Dallas
Start date: Every two months

The program requires completion of the residential core plus six additional online general business classes.

West Virginia University - Chambers College of Business and Economics
Healthcare MBA
Morgantown
Start dates: Fall, Spring
University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Haslam College of Business
Executive MBA - Healthcare Leadership
Knoxville, online
Start date: January

Duration: One year

A one-year program with four two-week residence periods and 20 online distance-learning sessions over 12 months.

Creighton University - Heider College of Business
Executive Healthcare MBA
Omaha, online
Start date: Fall

Duration: 18 months

Hybrid format

The University of Texas at Tyler - Soules College of Business
Executive MBA Healthcare Management
Tyler

This program is delivered in an executive format and is taught in a face-to-face cohort setting.

Cleveland State University - Ahuja College of Business
MBA in Health Care Administration
Cleveland
Duration: Full-time study: 2-2.5 years
Part-time students have up to six years to complete the degree.
Mercer University - Stetson School of Business and Economics
Health Care MBA
Macon
Start date: August

The Health Care MBA is a one-year weekend cohort program. Classes meet in the business school on the Macon campus on Friday afternoons and Saturdays. The program begins in August and ends the following summer. First implemented in the 2017-2018 academic year, the Health Care MBA, developed out of a Mercer MBA cohort program with Macon’s Navicent Health. Since 2015, the Navicent program has graduated two cohorts, which consisted of clinical and non-clinical health care insurance managers, physicians, IT experts, nurses, and physician assistants.

University of Tennessee at Knoxville - Haslam College of Business
Executive MBA - Healthcare Leadership
Knoxville, online
Start date: January

Duration: One year

A one-year program with four two-week residence periods and 20 online distance-learning sessions over 12 months.

University of Colorado Denver - CU Denver Business School
Health Administration MBA
Denver, online
Start dates: Fall, Spring, Summer
Duration: The program can be completed as little as 24 months or take up to five years.

Students may combine on campus health courses with online MBA core courses. On-campus classes meet twice a week (Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday) from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. or once a week (Monday-Thursday) from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

University of Colorado Denver - CU Denver Business School
Executive MBA in Health Administration
Denver, online
Start date: July

Duration: Twoyears

Classes meet on campus for one week twice a year. Classes are held from 8am-5pm. The rest of the program takes place online.

The University of Tulsa - Collins College of Business
MBA in Health Care Delivery Sciences
Tulsa, online
Clarkson University - Reh School of Business
MBA in Healthcare Management
online, Schenectady
Start date: August
Duration: Full-time: two years or less
Part-time: 2-4 years

Evening on-site classes are located on Clarkson's Capital Region Campus in Schenectady, New York.

Texas Christian University - Neeley School of Business
Health Care MBA
Fort Worth
Start date: Summer

Evening class format

University of Texas at Arlington - College of Business
Master of Science in Health Care Administration
Arlington

Duration: Twoyears

  • Accelerated, cohort-based program
  • The program is completed in 24 months
  • One course at a time, two nights per week

University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business
Executive MBA in Healthcare
Pittsburgh, online
Start date: May

Duration: 19 months

  • A program in partnership with UPMC for physicians and healthcare professionals
  • 19-month structure
  • Blended format of in-class and distance learning, with classes on Fridays and Saturdays

Saint Joseph's University - Haub School of Business
Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Marketing MBA
online, Philadelphia
Duration: Average: 2-3 years. All students have the flexibility to take up to 6 years to complete their degree.
Michigan State University - Broad College of Business
Master of Science in Healthcare Management
online

Duration: 28 months
University of Arkansas - Walton College of Business
Healthcare Executive MBA
Fayetteville
Start date: Summer

Duration: 26 months

Classes meet one Saturday a month for two years.

The University of Tulsa - Collins College of Business
MBA in Health Care Delivery Sciences
Tulsa, online
University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
Professional MBA (For Leaders in Healthcare)
Lexington, Lexington

Duration: 20 - 32 months

The curriculum is offered in two different tracks: a two-year plan of study (20 months) , or a three-year plan of study (32 months). Each class meets just once a week in the evenings from 6:00pm – 8:30pm in person or online in real-time.

Creighton University - Heider College of Business
Executive Healthcare MBA
Omaha, online
Start date: Fall

Duration: 18 months

Hybrid format