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Strayer MBA, Health Services Administration

Strayer's Master of Business Administration program with a concentration in Health Services Administration prepares you to pursue executive and managerial roles in healthcare organizations.  Review key business concepts like organizational design and communication.  Learn how politics influence the industry.  Discover how healthcare systems can be improved from the inside out.

Financial management plays a major role in health services administration.  Strayer's MBA in Health Services Administration program gives you a chance to consider the theories and practices behind public and private healthcare financing.  Strengthen your financial decision-making skills as you explore capital structure, operating revenue, and resource allocation.  Your Strayer education also gives you solid background in healthcare law, antitrust legislation, institutional accreditation, malpractice, liability, and cost regulation.

Core courses

  • Financial Accounting for Managers
  • Business Communications
  • Leadership and Organizational Behavior
  • Strategic Management
  • Managerial Economics and Globalization
  • Financial Management
  • Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance
  • Business Statistics
  • Marketing Management

Concentration courses

  • Management in Health Care
  • Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics
  • Health Financial Management

Employment settings to explore*

  • Hospital
  • Insurance carrier
  • Physician's office
  • Outpatient care center
  • Home health care service
  • Government - local, state, federal
  • College or university
  • Community or technical college

Job titles/positions to explore*

  • Clinical manager
  • Chief executive officer
  • Health manager/director
  • Program director
  • Administrative director
  • Practice manager
  • Medical director

*These are examples intended to serve as a general guide. Some positions may prefer or even require previous experience, licensure, certifications, and/or other designations along with a degree. Because many factors determine what position an individual may attain, Strayer cannot guarantee that a graduate will secure any specific job title, a promotion, salary increase, or other career outcome. We encourage you to research requirements for your job target and career goals.

Apply new skills

  • Formulate effective health care management strategies to compete in today's health care environment
  • Minimize provider risk by demonstrating knowledge of the legal requirements and policies related to health care organizations
  • Formulate effective financial management strategies for healthcare organizations
  • Develop leadership skills tailored to the health services management role

Our MBA Degree Programs

Strayer University MBA | The Fast Track

  • Complete your MBA in just 10 courses
  • Flexible learning online or on campus
  • Option: Add 2 courses (on us) and focus on one concentration
  • Learn from faculty with real-world business experience

Specific Courses

Financial Accounting for Managers | Business Communications | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | Managerial Economics and Globalization | Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance | Marketing Management

Courses to complete: 10        Cost per course: $2,985

 

Jack Welch Management Institute MBA | The Executive

  • One of Princeton Reviews Top 25 Online MBAs, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Lectures taught by credentialed, industry-leading executives
  • Video classes with business icon Jack Welch

Specific Courses

Leadership in the 21st Century | Marketing in a Global Environment | People Management | Organizational Change & Culture | New Business Ventures & Entrepreneurship | Financial Management

Courses to complete: 12        Cost per course: $3,850

 

Digital Entrepreneurship MBA | The Futurist

  • Coursework on-the-go using Facebook Groups
  • Lessons from case studies of innovative companies like Apple and Tesla
  • A cutting-edge MBA delivered on your mobile device and laptop

Specific Courses

High Growth Digital Startup Management | Technology and Product Management | Financial Accounting for Managers | Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance | Digital Business Operations | Managerial Economics

Courses to complete: 12        Cost per course: $2,985

 

 

Accreditation

Every business degree program in Strayer's College of Business, including the JWMI MBA, is accredited programmatically by the ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs)

Strayer University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000), which is one of the six regional accrediting bodies in the United States. The Commission is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education Accreditation. http://www.msche.org

Why Strayer?

  • Accredited
  • Flexible learning, online or on campus
  • Personalized, on-demand support from enrollment to graduation
  • Binge-worthy, documentary-style course content that is engaging and inspiring
  • Scholarships available
  • Credit for past experience, transfer up to 3 classes
  • Veterans education benefits
  • No GMAT/GRE required