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- Up to 15 Credits
Become a Problem-Solving Force With Our MBA Healthcare Management Specialization
More than ever, the healthcare industry needs bold, innovative change-makers. In this specialization, you’ll acquire the leadership and analytical skills required to identify opportunities; address challenges; and deliver better, more affordable, and more equitable patient care. Gain a greater understanding of the U.S. healthcare system and the financial management techniques that fuel successful healthcare organizations. Learn to build and lead diverse teams and create positive change in your workplace and community.
PROGRAM SAVINGS
*Course-Based: Receive up to a $3,000 Grant if you reside in the U.S. and start this program on January 9, 2023. Contact one of our Enrollment Specialists to learn more.
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Completion Requirements
In our standard course-based format, your weekly schedule, program tuition, and program length are predetermined. Stay on track with fixed deadlines and costs.
- 30 semester credits
- Core courses (18 sem. cr.)
- Capstone courses (3 sem. cr.)
- Specialization courses (9 sem. cr.)
This sequence represents the minimum time to completion. Time to completion will vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-768-0610.
Courses
| Course Code | Title | Credits |
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Core Courses |
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| WMBA 4990 |
Business Essentials
A background in the basics of business is often a key to making the most of a graduate business or management program. In this foundational course, students can build their business acumen in major functional areas that are essential to business success including business leadership and management, business ethics, the legal environment of business, accounting, finance, economics, quantitative methods and statistics, information systems management, global business, marketing, and strategic management. |
(0 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6000 |
Dynamic Leadership
Being an effective leader is essential in business and demands that an individual has a strong set of competencies including the ability to understand one's self, motivate others, understand organizational culture, and manage ambiguity. In this course, students begin their personal and professional transformation by closely examining their current strengths and weaknesses, values, decision-making processes, and approaches to dealing with difficult problems. Students also explore leadership in turbulent times by examining how effective leaders think as well as how various management styles impact situations and relationships within an organization. |
(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6010 |
Managing People and Promoting Collaboration
Contemporary business environments are increasingly competitive, global, fast paced, and knowledge intensive. In these environments, effective use of human capital is vital to an enterprise's success and survival. In this course, students will explore practical issues related to developing individuals and managing collaboration and will examine the skills and strategies necessary to address them effectively. Students will examine ethical and legal implications of managing a diverse workforce including issues that arise from cross-cultural differences and virtual work settings. The importance of communication as a tool to manage internal and external relationships is emphasized as it relates to the effectiveness of managing people to achieve organizational goals. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6040 |
Improving Business Performance
One of the most critical challenges in maintaining and improving organizational performance is identifying core strengths and weaknesses within the organization and across the more general value creation landscape. The focus of this course is on the challenges and opportunities for managers to create value and to increase organizational performance through the effective deployment of systems thinking and change management skills. Students in the course explore systems thinking as a process whereby problems are viewed as individual components within a larger system and explore how various operational and systems thinking frameworks can be utilized to optimize organizational performance in both industrial and service settings. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6050 |
Accounting for Management Decision Making
Accounting is the language of business. Managers must understand and be able to effectively use this language to create meaningful measures upon which to make appropriate decisions. They must know what to measure, how to measure, and what the consequences of the measurement might be. This course takes a rigorous stakeholder approach that integrates fundamental managerial accounting topics with strategic business analysis. Students will explore the use of accounting information to make effective business decisions; analysis of the impact of decisions on various stakeholder groups; and the development of sustainable solutions based on the information that is measured, analysis of various types of budgets, strategic planning, and forecasting as well as communicating accounting information effectively to various stakeholders. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6060 |
Marketing for Competitiveness
Effective managers know that a clear understanding of the role of marketing, as well as a grasp of effective marketing practices, is essential for organizations to succeed in today's fast-paced, competitive environment. In this course, students gain a working knowledge of both marketing theory and the practical application of innovative marketing tools and strategies. Students also explore how product, price, place, promotion, and people contribute to the marketing mix as they explore research-based insights into consumer behavior. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6070 |
Managerial Finance
Today's companies are challenged to constantly do more with less. Effective managers know how to deploy scarce financial resources in ways to achieve optimum returns on these resources. Students will discover the latest financial tools and analytic methods to strengthen the capital investment decision-making process. Students will use critical-thinking skills to apply and, at times, challenge traditional financial theory, while balancing various stakeholder interests in the financial decision-making process. Students will examine a range of contemporary issues and techniques relevant to sound and ethical financial decision making. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6602 |
Contemporary Topics in the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System
Students in this course assess the causes and consequences of historical events on health and medical care in the United States. They appraise the impact of barriers related to cost, quality, and access to health and medical care. Students analyze unique and complex aspects of subsystems and differentiate vertical and horizontal integrated healthcare delivery systems. They compare characteristics of healthcare and medical care in the United States with healthcare and medical care systems in other countries. Students also evaluate current and future issues, trends, and forces in healthcare and medical care reform. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6604 |
Law, Ethics, and Policy in Healthcare Administration
The rapidly evolving healthcare system presents the healthcare administrator with complex challenges and risks. Healthcare administrators must possess the skills needed to assess external and internal healthcare polices to influence organizational design and delivery of healthcare services. Students assess and discuss key policy initiatives from the diverse perspectives of policymakers, interest groups, and other stakeholders. Through coursework, students focus on required knowledge of laws and regulations developed by policymakers that impact the healthcare organizations, and they review key laws that govern patient care delivery, employee relations, contracts, and fraud. Emphasis will be placed on legal and regulatory failure points that administrators must avoid in designing and implementing policies and practices within the healthcare organization. To help frame these concepts, students examine the ethical underpinnings and principles that healthcare organizations and administrators follow in the delivery of services to patients. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6608 |
Healthcare Financial Management and Economics
In this course, students gain knowledge of economics principles such as cost, quality, and access as they relate to the healthcare world. The principles of healthcare financial management, including accounting and finance, are vitally important to the viability and ongoing operations of a healthcare business. Students have the opportunity to interpret and analyze the financial statements of a business, use and analyze financial ratios, utilize variance analysis, understand and implement operating and capital budgeting, and develop knowledge of the business planning process. Students create portions of a business/financial plan using these techniques and analyze the viability of their plan using accepted financial management tools. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
Specialization Courses |
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| WMBA 6602 |
Contemporary Topics in the U.S. Healthcare Delivery System
Students in this course assess the causes and consequences of historical events on health and medical care in the United States. They appraise the impact of barriers related to cost, quality, and access to health and medical care. Students analyze unique and complex aspects of subsystems and differentiate vertical and horizontal integrated healthcare delivery systems. They compare characteristics of healthcare and medical care in the United States with healthcare and medical care systems in other countries. Students also evaluate current and future issues, trends, and forces in healthcare and medical care reform. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6604 |
Law, Ethics, and Policy in Healthcare Administration
The rapidly evolving healthcare system presents the healthcare administrator with complex challenges and risks. Healthcare administrators must possess the skills needed to assess external and internal healthcare polices to influence organizational design and delivery of healthcare services. Students assess and discuss key policy initiatives from the diverse perspectives of policymakers, interest groups, and other stakeholders. Through coursework, students focus on required knowledge of laws and regulations developed by policymakers that impact the healthcare organizations, and they review key laws that govern patient care delivery, employee relations, contracts, and fraud. Emphasis will be placed on legal and regulatory failure points that administrators must avoid in designing and implementing policies and practices within the healthcare organization. To help frame these concepts, students examine the ethical underpinnings and principles that healthcare organizations and administrators follow in the delivery of services to patients. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
| WMBA 6608 |
Healthcare Financial Management and Economics
In this course, students gain knowledge of economics principles such as cost, quality, and access as they relate to the healthcare world. The principles of healthcare financial management, including accounting and finance, are vitally important to the viability and ongoing operations of a healthcare business. Students have the opportunity to interpret and analyze the financial statements of a business, use and analyze financial ratios, utilize variance analysis, understand and implement operating and capital budgeting, and develop knowledge of the business planning process. Students create portions of a business/financial plan using these techniques and analyze the viability of their plan using accepted financial management tools. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
Capstone Course |
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| WMBA 6990 |
Capstone: Sustainable Business Practices and Strategies
The purpose of the capstone course is to integrate the knowledge and concepts students have gained through the MBA program. Students will practice their skills and employ their knowledge by evaluating business strategies capable of achieving sustainable competitive advantage. Students in this course will be required to identify and address challenges and opportunities found in today's complex and often uncertain business environment. Students complete their transformational journey through the program by reflecting on their learning and will consider the next phase of their career development. The aim of the course is to improve the students' ability to manage in an environment requiring both strategic and operational knowledge. Prerequisites
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(3 sem. cr.) |
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Tuition and Fees
| Curriculum Component | Requirements | Cost | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | 30 total semester credit hours | $989 per semester hour | $29,670 |
| Technology Fee | Per semester | $220 | $1,100 |
| $30,770* |
Effective January 9, 2023
| Curriculum Component | Requirements | Cost | AMOUNT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | 30 total semester credit hours | $1,020 per semester hour | $30,600 |
| Technology Fee | Per semester | $230 | $1,150 |
| $31,750* |
*Tuition reflects the minimum time to completion. Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. Tuition and time to complete may be reduced if transfer credits are accepted, or if you receive grants, scholarships or other tuition reductions. Walden may accept up to 15 transfer credits. For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 855-646-5286.
Tuition and fees are subject to change. Books and materials are not included and may cost between $1,000 to $1,200.
Paying for Your Education
Our Enrollment Specialists can help you outline a plan and find resources for funding your education.
Learn morePROGRAM SAVINGS
*Course-Based: Receive up to a $3,000 Grant if you reside in the U.S. and start this program on January 9, 2023. Contact one of our Enrollment Specialists to learn more.
Get Started NowAdmission Requirements
Program Admission Considerations: A bachelor's degree or higher.
General Admission Requirements: Completed online application and transcripts. Please note that the materials you are required to submit may vary depending on the academic program to which you apply. More information for international applicants.
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FAQ About Walden’s Online MBA - Healthcare Management Specialization
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Individuals who choose to earn an MBA with a specialization in healthcare management can enter or work in management and leadership roles within in health organizations, particularly in the areas of financial and operations management. This is also a great choice if you are currently in healthcare or want to move to a healthcare field. Many leadership roles within healthcare fields—such as nursing, medical, and mental health—are ideal for practitioners but require management and business expertise and experience. By earning an MBA with a specialization in healthcare management, individuals with a technical or clinical background in healthcare can gain the management knowledge and skills necessary to gain career mobility and move into mid-level and senior positions in organizational management and leadership.
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Walden's Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a healthcare management specialization combines the academic training needed to successfully manage the financial and operational components of a healthcare organization. The core MBA program provides students with the opportunity to gain essential business administration skills, and the additional specialization courses allow students to apply these skills to healthcare management situations. Additionally, Walden’s healthcare faculty have real-world experience and provide important insights that help bring the content to life.
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No, when you choose Walden University, you can complete your entire MBA degree program online.
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Both are great degrees, and the selection you make could depend on whether you want a degree focused strictly on healthcare or something more versatile.
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) applies to a variety of industries and usually offers courses on leadership, fostering innovation, competing in a global community, and other subjects designed to help you become a business manager or consultant. Then, the MBA program’s healthcare management specialization courses focus on two main areas of healthcare: financial services and business operations.
With a Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) degree, all of the courses are designed to give you an in-depth understanding of the business of healthcare, as opposed to the broader approach an MBA program takes. The Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program introduces you to more healthcare-specific areas, including clinical leadership, legal and policy, human resources, quality, process operations, population health, and general leadership.
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