An MBA Designed for Health Care Professionals
Build your health care business knowledge and open new career opportunities with an MBA in health care leadership. Viterbo’s innovative online program is designed for working professionals, including:
- Dietitians
- Health care administrators
- Laboratory technicians
- Medical coders
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
Regardless of your current position, you can immediately apply what you’re learning with projects that will impact your organization. An MBA in health care leadership can also lead to career opportunities in management and administration.
Health Care Leadership Program Highlights
Our program is set apart by a diverse learning community of nurses, physicians, administrators, faculty, and other health professionals. As you earn your MBA in health care leadership, you will be a member of a cohort, allowing you to build relationships with other professionals and learn from their unique perspectives.
- Online. Apart from two 2-day on-campus "intensives," you can complete the two-year health care leadership program entirely online. Small classes, activities designed with unique and innovative learning tools, recorded sessions, and an asynchronous schedule give you the flexibility to balance your studies with your busy life. We are authorized to provide online instruction in most states.
- Faculty. Our health care leadership MBA is taught by former and current industry professionals from the renowned Mayo Clinic and Emplify Health.
- Location. You can take your MBA in health care leadership courses online while benefiting from our La Crosse, Wis. location, which offers access to robust health care settings. When you complete our health care leadership program, you can explore a wide range of career opportunities with globally recognized organizations.
- Accreditation. Viterbo is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and our MBA program has received specialized accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. You can be assured that our health care leadership program has met rigorous standards.
What Can You Do With an MBA in Health Care Leadership?
As a health care professional, you already have valuable technical and patient care skills. Our MBA in health care leadership program builds upon this expertise with knowledge about the complexities and nuances of running an organization, making you a valuable candidate for health care leadership and management positions.
Possible Health Care Leadership Career Paths
Our graduates work in many different health care leadership and management roles. We have had nurses who have become nurse managers and MDs who have earned their MBA to open private practices. Other health care leadership opportunities include:
- Health care consultant
- Health care financial manager
- Health care technology manager
- Health information management manager
- Health services manager
- Hospital CEO or administrator
- Hospital CFO
- Pharmaceutical project manager
Financial Aid for the MBA in Health Care Leadership Program
We work to keep our MBA in health care leadership affordable, which is why we charge a per-credit-hour rate plus a $10 per credit resource fee. Our MBA in health care leadership program is eligible for federal financial aid, and we also offer scholarships for MBA students.
If you are interested in financial aid, we invite you to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and contact Viterbo University’s graduate financial aid office with any questions.
Examples of Health Care Leadership Courses
Our MBA in health care leadership curriculum explores processes, finances, and policies so that you can help improve health care delivery. Popular offerings include:
- Health Care Finance: Explore financial accounting and reporting, financial analysis, accounting methods, and budgeting in health care.
- Health Care Outcomes and Process Improvements: Focus on identifying, measuring, and improving health care quality, patient satisfaction, cost, and employee engagement.
- Population Health: Analyze how stakeholders create health policies and interventions to improve health outcomes, focusing on rural health, education, risk factors, ethical issues, and the economic impact of population health.
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