Healthcare Management Career Outlook

Healthcare is the most rapidly expanding sector of the U.S. economy, and healthcare management is the fastest-growing subset in this sector—projected to grow by 29% between now and 2033. Learn to lead in this field by earning a specialized online master’s degree in healthcare management.

*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024

Employment Trends for Healthcare Management MBA Graduates

The healthcare landscape is growing increasingly complex as providers endeavor to improve the quality and efficiency of their operations. As a result, strong managerial and leadership skills have never been as important to the success of healthcare organizations as they are today.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), around 562,700 medical and health services managers were employed in 2023. The BLS also forecasts that an average of 61,400 new medical and health service management roles will open each year from now through 2033.¹

Case Western Reserve University’s online MBA in Healthcare Management cultivates leaders prepared to address the challenges of this dynamic field. We help develop not only critical thinkers but agile doers by exposing students to:

Operations management
Marketing management
Financial management
Project management

¹ U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024

Online MBA in Healthcare Management Salary Expectations

The median annual wages for medical and health services managers in the top industries are as follows:

Industry	Median Annual Wage
Hospitals (state, local and private)	$128,740
Government	$125,590
Outpatient care centers	$104,710
Physician offices	$102,360
Nursing and residential care facilities	$97,490

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024. This data is representative of all wages across medical and health service manager occupations. MBA graduates typically earn a higher salary.

What Jobs Can You Obtain With a Healthcare Management Degree?

Case Western Reserve University online MBA graduates are equipped to secure a range of managerial and leadership roles, such as:

Business development officer
Clinical managers
Consulting healthcare administrator
Director of operations

Executive director
Hospital CEO
Hospital CFO
Hospital administrator

Healthcare manager
Health information managers
Medical and health services manager
Nursing home administrators
Pharmaceutical manager

Career Support at the Weatherhead School of Management

Students at the Weatherhead School have access to a wide range of career support services to guide them in their professional journey. These include:

“I’ve been using the career support services at Weatherhead [School of Management] to revamp my resume and give it a business edge. They always send out information about networking updates, telling us about events we could attend in Cleveland or virtual educational series where executives will talk about their companies.”
— Kelly Papenfus, online MBA in Healthcare Management, Class of 2024

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