Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Management Online
Build an impressive business foundation and gain the expertise needed to advance as a leading administrator within the rapidly growing healthcare industry.
Program Overview
A quick look at our accelerated healthcare management degree online
The 100 percent online Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Management program is for emerging leaders who want to qualify for a broad range of senior roles in health fields. This AACSB-accredited degree emphasizes how marketing, organizational behavior, leadership and operations management are implemented to support healthcare and medical organizations.
In addition to exploring the complex U.S. healthcare system, you will create marketing strategies that stand out in a competitive industry, learn industry-specific best practices in healthcare management to improve the performance of processes, and utilize strategies to manage and deliver healthcare services. Apply your knowledge to real-world negotiation, team management and interpersonal communication scenarios in the experiential capstone of this online MBA in Healthcare Management.
As a graduate of this online MBA program, you will be prepared to:
- Serve as an executive leader or administrator in the rapidly changing and growing healthcare industry
- Impact areas including regulatory requirements, industry standards, decision-making, marketing, and financial resource management as they apply to the health and care industry
- Understand the history, evolution and the basic concepts central to the healthcare industry and healthcare environment
- Design and effectively manage healthcare operations and processes
- Apply marketing methods and techniques to understand consumers of healthcare services in order to create and deliver customer value
- Serve as an executive leader or administrator in the rapidly changing and growing healthcare industry
- Impact areas including regulatory requirements, industry standards, decision-making, marketing, and financial resource management as they apply to the health and care industry
- Understand the history, evolution and the basic concepts central to the healthcare industry and healthcare environment
- Design and effectively manage healthcare operations and processes
- Apply marketing methods and techniques to understand consumers of healthcare services in order to create and deliver customer value
Healthcare management career opportunities:
- Clinical Director
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital COO
- First-Line Supervisors
- Medical and Health Service Managers
- Clinical Director
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital COO
- First-Line Supervisors
- Medical and Health Service Managers
Accreditation
The College of Business and Management at the University of Illinois Springfield is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB). Fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide have earned this symbol of the highest standard in management education.
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Accreditation
The College of Business and Management at the University of Illinois Springfield is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB). Fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide have earned this symbol of the highest standard in management education.
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Tuition
Earn your degree affordably with our low-cost tuition
Earn a world-class education for less than you’d expect. Our pay-by-the-course tuition fits easily into your budget.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA Healthcare Management | $509 | $1,527 | $15,270* |
Important payment information for your UIS online program:
If you are enrolling in our online Graduate Accelerated Programs (GAP) through the College of Business and Management, be aware that their tuition deadlines are different from general University tuition deadlines. For GAP, tuition is due to be paid in full the day before classes begin each term. If payment is not received before the first day of classes, you will be administratively withdrawn from the program.
Because the online program that you have applied and been admitted to is based on an 8-week period, while the University customarily addresses programs offered in a 16-week period, you may receive conflicting information from the University of Illinois System Bursar Office. The payment and due dates sent by the bursar office do not apply to your 8-week online courses. If you have questions, please contact your program advisor.
Tuition breakdown:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA Healthcare Management | $509 | $1,527 | $15,270 |
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Know your online MBA timetable
Designed for working professionals, UIS Online programs feature multiple start dates per year, so you can begin at the time that best fits your schedule and complete your degree quickly.
Now enrolling:
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline | Class End Date | Term Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 2024-1st Half | 6/3/24 | 5/13/24 | 5/21/24 | 5/29/24 | 6/2/24 | 7/27/24 | 8 weeks |
| Fall 2024-1st Half | 8/23/24 | 8/2/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/18/24 | 8/22/24 | 10/19/24 | 8 weeks |
| Fall 2024-2nd Half | 10/21/24 | 9/30/24 | 10/8/24 | 10/19/24 | 10/20/24 | 12/14/24 | 8 weeks |
| Spring 2025-1st Half | 1/13/25 | 12/16/24 | 1/2/25 | 1/8/25 | 1/12/25 | 3/15/25 | 8 weeks |
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Admissions
Follow these easy UIS online application steps
We’ve streamlined our admission process to save you time and effort. Just follow these simple steps to apply to our online healthcare management MBA.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- No GMAT required
- Official transcripts
Applicants to the UIS Online MBA must meet at least one of the following combinations for admission.
- Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university
- Bachelor's degree in business from a regionally accredited college or university with a 2.5 GPA or higher
- Bachelor's degree with a non-business major from a regionally accredited college or university with a 2.5 GPA or higher and completion of gateway prerequisite courses BUS 501 Business Perspectives and ACC 505 Fundamentals of Business Decisions Making
Note: Students in the online MBA are not eligible to participate in the GA programs or to use University of Illinois Employee/Child of Employee Tuition Waivers.
Courses
These are the courses for your healthcare management degree online
For the online MBA Healthcare Management program, you must complete 10 courses totaling 30 credit hours, including 21 credit hours of core courses, six credit hours of concentration courses and three credit hours of electives. The use of a Windows-based PC is preferred for this program.
Course Objectives
- Develop and practice the ability to think strategically and define business strategy
- Evaluate the effects of political, cultural, legal, market and socioeconomic forces and analyze industry environment
- Conduct an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
- Identify ways to create competitive advantage and superior firm performance
- Develop business-level and corporate-level strategies
- Analyze complex business problems, evaluate possible solutions, apply various frameworks
