The Top 5 Schools in the USA for an MBA in Health Care

In the growing field of health care administration, applicants with knowledge of financial practices possess an advantage when seeking employment. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, the demand for well-trained medical and health services managers is expected to increase by at least 16 percent through 2018. Top MBA programs offer specializations or concurrent degrees in health care administration. The schools that appear in the top 5 of the U.S. News and World Report health care management rankings offer stellar programs.
  1. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

    • The School of Public Health at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor offers dual MBA degree programs with a master's of health services administration or master's of public health. These three-year joint programs combine business courses in accounting, marketing and finance with health-related requirements in biostatistics, health systems, health policy, epidemiology and health law. A professional internship is required.

      University of Michigan

      1415 Washington Heights

      Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029

      734-764-5425

      umich.edu

    University of Minnesota

    • The School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota provides a joint MBA and master's of health administration program. This three-year program features course work in health delivery systems, health care finance, design and innovation of health care services, marketing, operations and strategic management.

      University of Minnesota

      Twin Cities Campus

      420 Delaware St. SE

      Minneapolis, MN 55455

      612-625-5000

      umn.edu

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a dual MBA and master's of health care administration program that prepares students for managerial positions with both the private and public sectors. Course requirements include epidemiology, biostatistics, health behavior, American health care policy issues, health economics, health law, health administration and planning, organization design and human resources management.

      University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

      135 Dauer Hall

      Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400

      919-966-3215

      unc.edu

    University of Pennsylvania

    • The University of Pennsylvania Wharton MBA program offers a major in health care management designed for students interested in a career in the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology, health services, the governmental sector, health maintenance organizations, consulting and insurance organizations. Core course requirements include management communication, human resources, leadership skills, ethics, statistics, managerial economics, strategic management, finance, accounting, operations and marketing.

      University of Pennsylvania

      3451 Walnut Street

      Philadelphia, PA 19104

      215-898-5000

      upenn.edu

    University of Washington

    • The University of Washington provides a concurrent MBA and master's of health services administration program. Students receive in-depth training in business development, project management, health care policy development and analysis, clinical services evaluation and quality assurance. Students participate in full-time salaried internships at health services organization during the summer terms.

      University of Washington

      Box 353200

      Seattle, WA 98195-3200

      206-543-4661

      washington.edu

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