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Online MBA in Healthcare Management

Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management

Colorado Technical University’s Master of Business Administration Healthcare Management concentration is designed to help you prepare for management responsibilities in the unique field of healthcare. The MBA in healthcare management curriculum integrates essential business skills such as accounting, finance and decision-making with healthcare-specific management practices and policies. Concentration courses include Managing the Healthcare Organization, Systems in Healthcare and a Healthcare Management Capstone where you will be expected to complete a real-world, in-depth project using comprehensive research and analysis.

Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations as the baby-boomer population ages and demand for medical services increase.1 The program is designed to help you examine management processes and skills and explore the opportunity to implement them across various healthcare systems.

The MBA in Healthcare Management:

  • Is programmatically accredited by ACBSP
  • Has courses that integrate intellipath®, our proprietary learning application, which you can use to customize coursework to suit your knowledge level
  • Is ranked among the Best Online MBA Programs by U.S. News & World Report for the eighth consecutive year*
  • Can be completed in as little as 12 months2

CTU aims to make it easy to manage your education with your smartphone or tablet anytime, anywhere with CTU Mobile. Our online and mobile-friendly classes run 5 weeks long and you can choose from 9 start dates a year.

ACBSP accredited

Relevant Institutional/Programmatic Accreditation
CTU is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission www.hlcommission.org
This business degree program at CTU is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

CLASSES START

  • January 02, 2024
  • February 06, 2024
  • March 19, 2024

TOTAL CREDITS

48

PROGRAM AVAILABILITY

  • Online
  • Colorado Springs

Online MBA in Healthcare Management Program Details

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  • Program Overview

    Effective August 2023, this program is no longer available for future enrollments at the Aurora Campus.

    The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management (MBA-HCM) is a 48-credit-hour program offered online and at the Colorado Springs campus. It consists of 32 credit hours in the business administration core and 16 credit hours in the healthcare management concentration.

    This program is designed to provide students with a strong focus in business administration skills coupled with the essentials of healthcare management. The program offers students an opportunity to develop a solid understanding of business and management concepts in accounting, finance, strategic management and decision-making with application to leadership roles in healthcare industries.

     

    This program does not lead to additional licensure or certification.  As such, CTU has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.

    The mission of the College of Business and Management is to offer professional market-driven business degrees that build business competencies transferrable to all industries. The College of Business and Management accomplishes this mission by offering curriculum that aligns to industry standards, remains relevant, and builds practical skills applicable to the competitive global business environment.

  • Degree Requirements

    Courses: Core
    Credits
    Course Title Course Description Credit Hours
    ACCT615 Advanced Cost Accounting 4
    ECON616 Applied Managerial Economics 4
    HCM640 Applied Healthcare Managerial Finance 4
    HCM641 Leadership and Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare 4
    HRMT620 Strategic Human Capital Management 4
    MGMT601 Business Analytics for Management Decisions 4
    MGMT690 Strategic Management in Dynamic Environments 4
    MKTG630 Applied Managerial Marketing 4
    Total Credit Hours: 32
    Courses: Concentration
    Credits
    Course Title Course Description Credit Hours
    HCM612 Managing the Healthcare Organization 4
    HCM632 Systems in Healthcare 4
    HCM650 MBA Healthcare Management Capstone 4
    ELE 600-level Elective 4
    Total Credit Hours: 16

    Total Credit Hours: 48

  • Accreditations and Alignments

    This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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  • Admission Requirements

    MBA Foundation Requirements

    The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) is built upon the expectation that students will enter the program with a solid business background to succeed in some of the core MBA courses. Therefore the MBA requires students to have prior foundational knowledge in all core business disciplines to be successful. Students entering in the MBA program without an undergraduate degree in business will be required to successfully complete two MBA foundation courses (MGMT502 and MGMT503) covering the following areas of business: accounting; economics; finance; marketing; statistics; management; business law; ethics; business policy; business strategy; information technology; operations management; and global leadership.

    If the student can show evidence of a GMAT score of 500 or above the foundation requirements may be waived. Students continuing from any of CTU’s non-business bachelor programs must complete the MBA Foundation Requirements. The foundation courses are also available to students with an undergraduate business degree who wish to refresh their knowledge in these subject areas. MBA foundation courses must be completed prior to respective MBA required courses that hold MGMT502 or MGMT503 as a prerequisite. Students must successfully complete and pass MGMT502 and MGMT503 prior to the end of the first quarter. Students who do not meet the MBA foundation requirements will be withdrawn, canceled or transferred from the MBA program. Students must be able to exhibit proficiency by successfully completing the foundation course with a minimum 70% passing score. If after 5 attempts (applies to each course separately) students do not pass the foundation course, students are encouraged to work with the Student Advising department if they have questions regarding these foundation courses, timeframes for completion, or for alternative programs of study as needed.
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1Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical and Health Services Managers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm (visited February 10, 2021).
2 As a master’s degree program, this program is designed as an 18-month program; however; many factors will impact your time to completion, including course loads, proficiency and/or transfer credits and breaks. Students who take 1-2 classes per session, may complete the program in as little as 12 months.

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