Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management (MBA)

Although the MBA in Healthcare Management from MCPHS provides graduates with a foundation in business administration that can be applied to any industry, our graduates are agile leaders with the skillset to manage people, processes, and resources across healthcare. Graduates of our MBA in Healthcare Management program have climbed the corporate ladders at their current places of employment, have been promoted to management positions, opened healthcare clinics, attained competitive positions at lucrative healthcare consulting firms, and much more.

Asynchronous online education means that, for the most part, students are not required to “attend” live, virtual lectures. Students entering the MBA program and taking asynchronous courses should not expect lengthy recorded lectures from their faculty each week. Graduate coursework is usually comprised of required weekly readings, discussions through an asynchronous discussion forum, graded assignments, academic or reflection papers, and individual or group projects. Students are expected to login and begin classes on schedule and actively engage in their coursework several times each week.

No. Although courses in the MBA program are “flexible,” meaning that students can complete their coursework each week at a time convenient for their schedules, courses are not “self-paced,” so students cannot work ahead or fall behind on weekly deadlines and deliverables. Weekly participation is tracked and assessed by each instructor.

Course instructors post their meeting availability and contact information in the course syllabus. Although some faculty offer drop-in Zoom sessions, students most commonly schedule 1:1 virtual Zoom appointments or phone calls with their faculty member, as needed.

Yes. This program is designed for continuous, year-round enrollment, and summer enrollments are required to complete the MBA.

No. The MBA in Healthcare Management program at MCPHS was designed for healthcare professionals with full-time employment seeking a part-time, online option to earn a master’s degree. Students are advised to take 6 credits/semester year-round. Advising plans are created based on current and future course offerings. For students who achieve academic excellence, the School may entertain requests from current students to increase their credit loads to 9 credits; however, these requests are granted on a course availability/space available basis and are not guaranteed.

Sometimes. Since the MBA in Healthcare Management program was designed to be completed at a pace of 6 credits/semester, year-round, many courses in this program are only offered once a year. Taking one class may not be an option every semester and will impact a student’s timeline to completion. Admitted students may contact healthcarebusiness@mcphs.edu to inquire what their course plan may look like if taking just one class per semester.

Students in the MBA in Healthcare Management program are registered for prescribed first-semester coursework. However, students are advised to self-register for future semesters following a prescribed plan that has been custom-designed for each student by the MBA Advising Coordinator. Since all courses in the MBA program are online, asynchronous, deviating from the prescribed course plan is not advised and doing so may impact graduation. Students should always discuss any desire to change their timelines/course plans with the MBA Advising Coordinator before proceeding.

No. Per the University catalog, transfer credits are not accepted into the MBA in Healthcare Management program.

Candidates interested in the concentration in statistics and data science should contact healthcarebusiness@mcphs.edu for more information.

No. Tuition and fees for the Certificate in Statistics and Data Science at MITx are not covered by the MCPHS Alumni Scholarship.

In order to achieve academic progression in this program, students are required to earn a B- or better in each course and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Questions about tuition, scholarship eligibility, and financial aid can be directed to kristen.desrochers@mcphs.edu.