Drexel University Online offers the MBA in Pharmaceutical Management through the LeBow College of Business in collaboration with its School of Public Health. This program combines online and classroom coursework. As it likewise merges science and technology with applicable business strategy, graduates of this program can expect to enhance their careers in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

This 24-month course requires students to do assigned coursework mainly through the online environment plus three (3) face-to-face residency periods which are usually scheduled at the beginning, middle and end of the program. Students take this program through the cohort format together with the same group as courses are taken in sequence. Each course is designed to be a foundation of the next thereby facilitating mastery of the subjects in a broad-based manner.

The program curriculum includes three (3) credits each for Mastering and Maximizing Financial Performance, Essentials of Economics, Managerial Accounting, Managerial Economics, Corporate Financial Management, Marketing Strategy and Planning, Operations Management, Business Statistics, Managing Technological Innovation, MIS Policy and Strategy, Strategic Management (Residency I), Leadership and Professional Development, Leading Effective Organization, Healthcare Law and Pharmaceutical Regulations, The Drug Development Process (Residency II), Pharmaceutical Marketing, and Pharmaceutical Management from a Global Perspective (International Residency).

Admissions criteria in addition to a completed application form include a 4-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, minimum of five (5) years relevant professional experience, minimum GMAT score of 570, official transcripts, two (2) letters of recommendation, and a self-assessment essay. The tuition rate for the 17-course MBA in Pharmaceutical Management program is $ 64,000.00.