Master of Business Administration – Healthcare Administration Online
Explore how to utilize a business perspective to help improve the quality, accessibility and cost-efficiency of healthcare. This specialized MBA prepares you to advance in a rapidly growing industry.
Program Overview
Discover the benefits of a healthcare administration MBA
Expanding equitable access to high-quality healthcare and new medical advances is a vital need. This comprehensive Master of Business Administration – Healthcare Administration online program solidifies your understanding of core business functions and their impact on modern healthcare systems.
In this AACSB-accredited program, you will explore critical issues, such as the extraction of actionable insights and patterns from large electronic healthcare databases, legal and regulatory factors affecting healthcare delivery, and healthcare economics methodologies used to ensure appropriate resource allocation. Affordable and fast-paced, this online MBA healthcare program features career-relevant, 100% online courses taught by experienced faculty with industry connections.
As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:
- Understand the different sectors of the U.S. healthcare system, including the legal and regulatory environment
- Manage and mine data from large electronic healthcare databases
- Analyze economic methodologies used to allocate healthcare resources
- Identify and analyze the strategic, tactical and operational factors that influence or impact an organization
- Independently and effectively research, organize and prepare a well-defended written document
- Understand analytical software and how it can impact business performance
- Use information effectively to make business decisions
- Prepare and confidently deliver engaging in-person and virtual presentations
- Analyze international markets and economics and evaluate the political risks associated with conducting business in the international arena
- Understand the different sectors of the U.S. healthcare system, including the legal and regulatory environment
- Manage and mine data from large electronic healthcare databases
- Analyze economic methodologies used to allocate healthcare resources
- Identify and analyze the strategic, tactical and operational factors that influence or impact an organization
- Independently and effectively research, organize and prepare a well-defended written document
- Understand analytical software and how it can impact business performance
- Use information effectively to make business decisions
- Prepare and confidently deliver engaging in-person and virtual presentations
- Analyze international markets and economics and evaluate the political risks associated with conducting business in the international arena
Career opportunities:
- Hospital Administrator
- Medical and Health Services Manager
- Pharmaceutical Project Manager
- Director of Surgical Services
- Medical Practice Manager
- Hospital Administrator
- Medical and Health Services Manager
- Pharmaceutical Project Manager
- Director of Surgical Services
- Medical Practice Manager
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Jacksonville State University offers a variety of MBA programs focused on in-demand fields. View all of our our online business programs.
Accreditation
The College of Business & Industry at Jacksonville State University is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB). Fewer than 6% of business schools worldwide hold AACSB business accreditation.
Tuition
Benefit from flexible, pay-by-the-course tuition
At JSU, we strive to remove financial barriers between you and the degree you need. Our affordable tuition is paid by the course.
Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program |
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MBA Healthcare Administration | $600 | $1,800 | $18,000 |
Tuition fees listed include university fees. Total program cost may vary depending on transfer credits and any program-specific foundation courses that may be required for admission. Total cost reflected excludes the application fee of $35, the graduation fee of $50 and fees for any course-required materials such as textbooks, which will be reflected as an E-Textbook fee on your MyJSU account.
Tuition and fees are subject to change at any time.
Tuition breakdown:
Ranked Among the Best
JSU is ranked among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report (2024)
Calendar
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8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due |
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Summer 1 | 5/6/24 | 4/22/24 | 4/24/24 | 5/6/24 |
Summer 2 | 6/17/24 | 6/3/24 | 6/5/24 | 6/17/24 |
Fall 1 | 8/21/24 | 8/9/24 | 8/12/24 | 8/22/24 |
Fall 2 | 10/14/24 | 10/11/24 | 10/14/24 | 10/15/24 |
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Admissions
Follow these simple steps to apply to the healthcare admin MBA
Applying to the MBA Healthcare Administration online program is a straightforward, easy-to-follow process. Read the full admission requirements to begin.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Official transcripts
- 3.0 GPA
Following are the admission requirements for the JSU MBA Healthcare Administration online.
- Complete the online application
- Pay a $35 nonrefundable application processing fee
- Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
- Applicants must meet one of the following combinations:
- Unconditional Admission
- Bachelor's degree with a 3.0 GPA or higher from an AACSB-accredited business program
- Bachelor's degree with a nonbusiness major and a 3.0 GPA or higher from an institutionally accredited institution plus:
- Three years of professional work experience or a GMAT score of 400 or higher
- Completion of the undergraduate foundation courses equivalent to BA 500: Statistics and Quantitative Methods, BA 502: Contemporary Economic Fundamentals and BA 511: Concepts of Accounting and Finance
- Conditional Admission*
- Applicants with an overall 2.75 GPA or higher or a 3.0 GPA on the last 30 hours will be considered for admission if one of the following conditions is met:
- Three years of professional work experience or a GMAT score of 400 or higher
- Graduate degree from an institutionally accredited institution
- Applicants with an overall 2.75 GPA or higher or a 3.0 GPA on the last 30 hours will be considered for admission if one of the following conditions is met:
- Unconditional Admission
Adequate professional work experience will be determined by an evaluation of the applicant’s résumé by a committee of the graduate faculty.
*Students who are granted conditional admission must achieve a GPA of at least 3.00 on the first 12 graduate hours attempted within the time frame specified in the student’s admission letter. Failure to comply will result in the student being dropped from the program.
JSU Graduates
Jacksonville State University graduates can be accepted for entry into the program without submitting an official GMAT score if their graduating GPA is at least 3.0 and they have satisfied the undergraduate equivalents of the foundation courses listed under the Foundation Courses section.
4+1 Program Applicants
Jacksonville State University applicants admitted under the 4+1 program who have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher can receive a GMAT waiver.
All applicants who are admitted to the MBA program but do not have adequate undergraduate business preparation will be required to complete up to nine semester hours of foundation business and/or economics courses. These courses can be found under the Foundation Courses section. Applicants who have not fulfilled the undergraduate equivalents of these foundation courses will be admitted on a conditional basis.
Official transcripts and other documents should be sent from the granting institutions to our Office of Admissions.
Email address: [email protected]
Mailing address:
Jacksonville State University
Graduate Admissions
700 Pelham Road North
Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602
Courses
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For the MBA Healthcare Administration online program, you must complete 10 courses totaling 30 credit hours, including 21 credit hours of core courses and nine credit hours of electives.
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