Take Your Place as a Leader in the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Field

While healthcare is the most rapidly growing sector of the U.S. economy, healthcare management is the fastest growing subset in this sector—expected to grow by more than 32%* in the coming decade.

*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019-2029

Career Opportunities with an Online MBA in Healthcare

The healthcare landscape is growing increasingly complex as providers struggle to improve the quality and efficiency of their operations. While there are more than 18 million people currently employed in the healthcare industry, the number of physicians employed by hospitals has surpassed the number of physicians in private practice over the past decade. With this shift, the industry’s desire to hire professionals with both a science background and strong management skills has been on the rise. In fact, strong managerial and leadership skills have never been as important to the success of healthcare organizations as they are today.

Our online MBA in healthcare management was designed to advance the healthcare field by developing future leaders who are curious and adaptable and can use creative and critical thinking to address the challenges facing the growing field of healthcare management.

Projected Earnings with an MBA in Healthcare Management

The median annual wages for medical and health services managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:

IndustryMedian Annual Salary
Government$119,450
Hospitals; state, local, and private$117,000
Outpatient care centers$99,540
Offices of physicians$98,230
Nursing and residential care facilities$83,550

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021. This data is representative of all salaries across medical and health service manager occupations. MBA graduates typically earn a higher salary.

Common Job Titles Include

  • 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

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