MBA WITH SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Secure Your Future with an Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management
The Princeton Review ranks Scranton’s business school among the “Best Business Schools“ in the United States.
U.S. News & World Report's “America's Best Colleges“ edition ranked The University of Scranton among the 10 top master's universities in the north, the survey's largest and most competitive region. The University of Scranton is also regionally accredited.
The University of Scranton's business school, the Kania School of Management, is one of only 7% of worldwide educational institutions offering business degrees that have achieved the distinction of accreditation by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The University of Scranton is primed to help you take the crucial next steps to advance your career in healthcare management. Our online MBA with specialization in Healthcare Management equips you with the tools you need to excel in this rapidly-changing industry.
The healthcare industry is currently undergoing a period of unparalleled growth and change. The employment outlook is optimum for knowledgeable professionals interested in supervising healthcare facilities, planning and directing healthcare operations and managing teams of healthcare staff members within a facility. Although jobs in healthcare are available nationwide, the states with the highest concentrations of job growth are California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The University of Scranton’s Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management is designed to prepare you for the challenges of this dynamic profession. Our Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management provides the essential skills, training and practical applications needed to make an impact in this high-growth field. The diverse program offerings enable you to focus on the specific areas you want to target within your career.
Make Your Mark in Healthcare Management
Regardless of your current employment or educational background, you can achieve success with an Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management. Designed for the working professional, Scranton’s Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management emphasizes the skills and leadership qualities needed to excel in this increasingly fast-paced, global and technology-oriented business environment. Whether you want to enter the healthcare management field, or are seeking a new direction in your healthcare career, Scranton can help you reach your goals.Our interactive learning environment provides the comprehensive, practical and interdisciplinary core business competencies and technology-enhanced management skills required for a key role in the healthcare field. We offer all the benefits of the on-campus Scranton MBA in a completely online program that you can access anytime from any location. Our flexible, online format enables you to complete your coursework at your own convenience without disrupting your career or family commitments.
Our program is based on the Jesuit approach to learning and decision-making, which emphasizes ethics and social responsibility. Our highly-credentialed faculty and academic rigor have earned The University of Scranton top rankings from US News & World Report, Forbes.com and Princeton Review. The Kania School of Management is among a small number of institutions accredited by the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). Only about 5-percent of educational institutions worldwide that offer business degrees have achieved this distinction. The Kania School of Management is recognized as one of the best in the country, a place where "they are changing lives," according to the late Peter F. Drucker, "Father of Modern Management."
Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management Curriculum
Our Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management incorporates practical, real-world knowledge and essential skills to advance your career or provide you the knowledge to break into the health industry. Healthcare management is a dynamic field with excellent employment growth projected through 2016 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management requires 36 semester credit hours. A three-credit cornerstone course, MGT 501: Responsibility, Sustainability, and Justice, is required of all MBA students.
In addition to the 21 credits of core courses in accounting, operations, management information systems, organizational behavior, marketing, economics and financial management, the Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management features three advanced courses: Hospital Administration, International Comparative Healthcare Services and Systems, and Healthcare Financial Management II.
The three-credit capstone course, MGT 509: Business Policy draws on all the functional areas in the MBA curriculum and provides an opportunity for students to examine strategic policy issues of business organizations. Students are required to develop, present and defend their own policy solutions for a real company or organization.
Cornerstone Course
3 Credits
MGT 501: Responsibility, Sustainability, and Justice
Core Courses
21 credits
ACC 502: Accounting for Management
OM 503: Operations Management
MIS 504: Management Information Systems
MGT 505: Organizational Behavior
MKT 506: Marketing Management
ECO 507: Managerial Economics
FIN 508: Financial Management
Advanced Courses
9 Credits
HAD 510: Hospital Administration
HAD 517: International Comparative Health Care Services and Systems
HAD 521: Health Care Financial Management II
Capstone Course
3 credits
MGT 509: Business Policy
Learn more about applying to The University of Scranton’s Online MBA with Specialization in Healthcare Management program by requesting more information or contacting one of our admissions representatives at 866-373-9547.
