Online MBA in Healthcare Management
Pursue Leading Roles in Healthcare Management
100% Online
12 – 15 Months
36 – 48 Credit Hours
$775 Per Credit
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Learn From Experts in SU’s MBA Healthcare Management Online
- Apply By: 10/06/25
- Start Class: 10/20/25
Earn your MBA in Healthcare Management online from Shenandoah, a university recognized by U.S. News & World Report for being among the best part-time MBA programs.1 Meet the rising demand for well-rounded leaders in healthcare management when you learn from expert faculty who understand the field.
This AACSB-accredited program explores the complex relationships between healthcare management and society, government, patients and professional groups. You will gain the skills needed to solve macro- and micro-level issues unique to the healthcare industry, including removing healthcare operational barriers, while continuing to work full-time with SU’s convenient online coursework.
Concentrations Details
- No GMAT/GRE required
- AACSB accredited
- Partnerships with local health systems
- Small classes with personalized support
Career-Relevant and AACSB-Accredited Coursework
In as few as 12 to 15 months, you can complete your MBA in Healthcare Management with 100% online coursework and zero in-person requirements. Through accelerated eight-week terms, you will develop the ability to analyze and resolve current healthcare issues, putting what you learn to use faster.
Acquire high-level knowledge in key healthcare areas such as law and compliance, economics, management, and current issues. Shenandoah’s faculty are experienced healthcare professionals, so you will learn from experts who understand the nuances of today’s healthcare landscape.
MBA in Healthcare Management Online Required Courses
Through the media of readings, lectures and presentations, students will be exposed to many of the challenges facing the healthcare delivery system in relation to its environment. These areas will include organization for delivery of health services, financing, political and social issues. Ethical considerations in delivery of health care will be addressed. The student will become a more knowledgeable user of healthcare services.
An exploration and analysis of problems, using the case method, affects healthcare delivery and disease prevention systems in the United States. This higher-level, problem-solving based course explores the complex interrelationships among community, society, government, patients/clients and professional groups. Students are prepared as decision makers to act in this dynamic, challenging and stressful environment.
This course surveys current legal, administrative-regulatory and ethical responsibilities of healthcare managers/ governance and provides. Emphasis is placed upon institutional defensive law (medical negligence and torts), healthcare regulation (administrative law), patient confidentiality, informed consent and advanced directives, professional discipline, healthcare access, government healthcare policies, managed care, criminal fraud and abuse, patient rights, labor and employment law, environmental regulation, insurance law, public safety and homeland defense/terrorism. The diverse legal and ethical responsibilities of healthcare facilities in many ways define current healthcare law, policy and practices. A fundamental knowledge and understanding of law, regulations and compliance is essential for all students interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare field.
The purpose of this course is 1) to provide an overview of the economic analysis for decision making related to healthcare issues and 2) to discuss the contemporary challenges facing the American healthcare sector. This course is designed for students with sufficient knowledge in price and cost theories. Building atop these economic foundations, the course intends to examine the efficiency of healthcare delivery and its financing, demand for healthcare and insurance, government intervention and healthcare reform. At issue of this course is how healthcare markets contrast with other markets in the economy and economic analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).
Shenandoah’s MBA core courses will strengthen your business fundamentals, giving you the versatile critical thinking skills necessary for a variety of upper-level roles. Deepen your understanding of data-driven decision-making, organizational leadership, internal business operations, international business opportunities and more.
View Program CurriculumMBA Career Paths for Motivated Professionals Like You
From pharmaceutical sales to healthcare administration, this online degree program will help distinguish you as an ideal candidate for a variety of in-demand, high-paying roles.
Take advantage of Shenandoah’s ongoing collaborations with local healthcare systems, including the Valley Health System and INOVA Health System. Shenandoah alumni have successfully leveraged the university’s health system connections into fulfilling careers after graduation.
Medical and Health Services Manager $110,680 per year2
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative $99,710 per year3
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Pick the MBA concentration that makes sense for your career goals or skip the concentration altogether. In Shenandoah’s general MBA program, you can tailor your degree plan to your interests by choosing elective courses from a broad range of industry-specific options.
Sources
- U.S. News & World Report. “Best Part-Time MBA Programs.” Retrieved April 14, 2025, from https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/part-time-rankings.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. “Medical and Health Services Managers.” Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. “Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products.” Retrieved March 25, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes414011.htm.