Online MS in Management:
Healthcare Administration

100% online | 12-24 months | $24,000

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Created and taught in collaboration with Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Apply by August 12, 2024 to start courses September 4.

Lead the future of healthcare

As the healthcare industry continues to rapidly evolve, the demand for professionals who can effectively manage complex healthcare systems is growing. Our Online MS in Management with a Healthcare Administration concentration offers a comprehensive understanding of healthcare policy, management, finance, and quality improvement.

With a focus on leadership and strategy, this program equips you with the skills and knowledge to excel in various healthcare settings, including hospitals, clinics, and health insurance companies.

Led by expert faculty with real-world experience, you will have the opportunity to learn from seasoned healthcare professionals. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to positively impact the healthcare industry and enhance the lives of patients and their families.

Whether you have experience in healthcare or not, graduates of this program are equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and manage healthcare organizations effectively.

A quick look

100%

online

12-24

Months

$24k

tuition

Learn from star faculty and industry executives

You’ll be taught by world-leading experts from the healthcare industry. You’ll learn from a team of star faculty from Northeastern’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business and Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, plus top executives from Mayo Clinic. And you’ll do case studies drawn from the real world of Mayo Clinic.

Courses at your pace with optional live sessions

You’ll hone skills through an immersive, personal online learning experience. In addition to on-demand course content, you’ll get optional weekly “faculty connect” sessions and office hours, opportunities for mentorship, a learning concierge, group discussions and projects, an ongoing series of experiential learning opportunities, and more.

Courses at your pace with optional live sessions

You’ll hone skills through an immersive, personal online learning experience. In addition to on-demand course content, you’ll get optional weekly “faculty connect” sessions and office hours, opportunities for mentorship, a learning concierge, group discussions and projects, an ongoing series of experiential learning opportunities, and more.

Learn by doing

With a focus on experiential learning, you will have the opportunity to participate in real-world healthcare projects, giving you practical experience in the field.  Additionally, each course gives you access to top executives from the Mayo Clinic, who will provide insights into the healthcare industry and share their expertise.

When you graduate

When you graduate from the Healthcare Administration program, you’ll be able to:

  • Develop a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare industry, including healthcare policy, management, finance, and quality improvement.
  • Excel in a variety of healthcare settings, including hospitals, clinics, and health insurance companies, by focusing on leadership and strategy.
  • Effectively manage human resources in various organizational structures, including cross-functional teams and boundaryless organizations.
  • Developing skills for conceiving, financing, and organizing new ventures with a competitive advantage in emerging markets.
  • Gain insight, apply frameworks and tools for effectively managing and developing talent in teams and organizations, including promotion and cross-functional systems, retention strategies, and skills involved in implementing talent management systems.
  • Work effectively and communicate with others as colleagues and as a manager, and use those skills in analysis and presentation of business problems.
  • Identify activities/issues that create ethical and/or cultural challenges and identify ways to appropriately address these challenges.
two students collaborating on a project

Program highlights

Northeastern's Signature Experiential Learning

Northeastern’s Online MBA program is centered on two semester-long EXPO courses – one a real-world business challenge and the other a pressing issue at the intersection of business and society. EXPO develops skills and mindsets for success analyzing and acting on both kinds of challenges. EXPO focuses on challenges that will both sharpen skills for immediate impact and also develop capabilities for effectiveness and leadership as the business world changes. Through EXPO, learners practice applying the knowledge and skills they develop in core courses and get real-time feedback from senior executives to sharpen their skills even further. EXPO electives are also available.

Who is this program for?

  • Professionals from any field outside of healthcare who want to transition into the healthcare field
  • Early- to mid-career healthcare professionals who want to move into the business side of the field as management
  • Non-healthcare professionals including but not limited to: human resource professionals, social workers, marketing and communications professionals, urban planners, project managers, retail managers

What you'll learn

The program covers content employers say best prepares managers for the digital transformation of healthcare.

Core Curriculum

  • Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations
  • Measuring Healthcare Quality
  • Managing Ethics in the Workplace & Marketplace
  • Healthcare Finance or Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations

Concentration Corses

  • Managing People and Organizations
  • Global Talent Management for Teams
  • Negotiations and Communication
  • Workforce Planning and Metrics

Electives

  • Managing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • The American Healthcare System
  • Information Visualsand Dashboards
  • Data Mining and Machine Learning
  • Enterprise Growth & Innovation
  • Service Innovation and Management
  • Improving the Patient Experience
  • Health Information Systems and Informatics

    Learn more about the Healthcare Administration curriculum.

    100% Online

    The Healthcare Administration program is 100% online. Courses are asynchronous with optional live faculty connect sessions. 

    Experiential Learning

    You’ll practice by doing, not just reading and viewing. You’ll practice –and get feedback—throughout the entire course, not just at the endpoint. You’ll analyze examples, interact with experts, do hands-on projects, and more. And each course starts with a case study drawn from Mayo Clinic.

    Choose your pace

    Built specifically for working professionals, you can complete the degree in as few as 12 months or adjust the schedule to meet your needs.

    Courses are 7.5 weeks long to allow you to deep dive into each topic. Stack courses or take them one at a time – you get to choose your own pace.

    Specialized support

    You’ll benefit from the support of a dedicated Online MS in Management success manager to help you through the program and connect you with Northeastern events and resources, including full access to Northeastern’s career support services.

    Connect with faculty and executives

    You’ll interact personally with faculty and healthcare executives through optional faculty connect sessions, faculty office hours, industry roundtables, and Mayo spotlights.

    Expand your network

    Through in-class discussion groups, faculty connects, and industry roundtables, you’ll build connections with classmates from a range of fields and functions.

    You’ll also join a network of 50,000 D’Amore-McKim School of Business graduates.

    What students are saying

    You’re learning from the best of the best. The program takes the Northeastern faculty that makes sense for the course content and fills in the gaps with subject matter experts from the industry.

    Featured Faculty

    Program faculty come from Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, and Northeastern University.

    Marc H. Meyer

    Marc H. Meyer

    Robert J. Shillman Professor or Entrepreneurship, Matthews Distinguished Professor

    Professor Meyer founded Northeastern’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, and also leads the Center for Entrepreneurship Education. As an innovation consultant, he has led next-generation product and platform initiatives for companies in the consumer, industrial, healthcare, and financial sectors. These include IBM, Hewlett Packard, EMC, BAE Systems and Philips in technology sectors, and P&G, Pinnacle, Keurig, Mars, and Marmon in consumer products and services.

    John Halamka, M.D., M.S.

    John Halamka, M.D., M.S.

    President, Mayo Clinic Platform

    Dr. Halamka is an emergency medicine physician, medical informatics expert and president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, which is focused on transforming health care by leveraging artificial intelligence, connected health care devices and a network of partners. Dr. Halamka has been developing and implementing health care information strategy and policy for more than 25 years. Previously, he was executive director of the Health Technology Exploration Center for Beth Israel Lahey Health, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine.

    FAQs

    Northeastern's Signature Experiential Learning

    Northeastern’s Online MBA program is centered on two semester-long EXPO courses – one a real-world business challenge and the other a pressing issue at the intersection of business and society. EXPO develops skills and mindsets for success analyzing and acting on both kinds of challenges. EXPO focuses on challenges that will both sharpen skills for immediate impact and also develop capabilities for effectiveness and leadership as the business world changes. Through EXPO, learners practice applying the knowledge and skills they develop in core courses and get real-time feedback from senior executives to sharpen their skills even further. EXPO electives are also available.

    What are the admission requirements?

    • Bachelor’s degree and a 3.0 GPA from an accredited institution.
    • Two years of professional experience

    Note: no GMAT or GRE is required.

    Learn more about the Online MS in Management admission requirements.

    What appears on the diploma?

    • Northeastern University
    • D’Amore-McKim School of Business
    • Masters in Management

    Note: your diploma will not say “Online”.

    How much is the program?

    $24,000

    What are the admission deadlines?

    • August 12, 2024 to start September 2024
    • September 30, 2024 to start October 2024

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    Business redefined.
    Education reimagined.

    The D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has earned a reputation for excellence in research, teaching, experiential learning, and innovation. As a global leader in practice-based education, we continuously advance our methods to meet the ever-changing needs of our students. In fact, we were one of the first universities in the nation to offer a top-tier MBA degree in an innovative online format.

    Northeastern University ranks among the Top 50 research universities in the country, and the D’Amore-McKim School of Business played a big part in this achievement.

    D’Amore-McKim has redefined business education. We foster a rich culture of experience-powered learning and entrepreneurial thinking. In our programs, you put ideas into action, discover your passion, and grow intellectually. We combine rigorous academics with real-world learning that can prepare you to do more, be more, and achieve more than you ever thought possible.

    The D’Amore-McKim School of Business is AACSB-accredited.  

    Northeastern University

    Delivering what employers want.

    Northeastern is known for its connections to employers and their real-world needs – and for developing skilled and practiced talent that delivers. Experiential learning programs that prepare talent to deliver on those needs is a Northeastern signature.