Online MBA Degree in Health Care Management (Herzing University)
Using the core MBA business and management program, Herzing University offers the Master of Business Administration with the Concentration in Healthcare Management to individuals seeking specialized knowledge and expertise on issues, trends, tools and applications related to modern healthcare. The present trend in healthcare management requires administrators and managers to be knowledgeable in both the healthcare industry and business decision-making for application to critical issues leading to achievement of solutions.
The program has a total length of forty-two (42) or forty-five (45) credits. Required MBA courses include Business Fundamentals, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Research and Decision Making, Marketing, Accounting for Managers, Information Systems and Technology, Operations and Project Management, Business and Labor Law, Finance, Strategic Planning, and the Graduate Capstone Project. Required courses for the Health Care Management Concentration include Healthcare Public Policy and Corporate Compliance, Health Insurance and Managed Core, Healthcare Administration, and Healthcare Information Management.
Possible career positions include Healthcare Administrator, Healthcare Manager, Program Director, Controller, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Manager, Director of Development, and Compliance Officer. Graduates of this MBA Program can look forward to positions having administrative roles, gaining smooth transition as well from clinical practice. Graduates occupying positions in healthcare have better chances of being promoted in their current department or transferred to a bigger department where advancement opportunities are better. They are expected to have gained an understanding of the industry as a whole including the various organizations moving in it.
Students can avail of financial aid through grants and loans. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.