Skip to content

Online M.B.A. in Healthcare Management

Transform the Healthcare Industry. Advance as an Aspiring Leader.

100% Online

12 to 18 Months

36 Credit Hours

$780 per Credit

Request More Information

Complete this form to receive information about coursework, admissions, tuition, and more.

Your Passion for Business Can Propel Your Healthcare Management Career

  • Apply By: 08/05/26
  • Start Class: 08/24/26

Developing business acumen can give you an edge when solving healthcare challenges. Earn your M.B.A. with a concentration in Healthcare Management online with Winthrop University to build expertise for leadership roles focusing on strengthening healthcare quality and performance for organizations throughout this growing industry.

Winthrop’s online M.B.A. in Healthcare Management provides a foundation for understanding the U.S. healthcare system, including historical developments, current cost structures and the regulatory environment. The courses also prepare you to play a central role in transforming healthcare by mastering processes for redesigning and enhancing healthcare delivery systems.

Available in-person and online, our Master of Business Administration program provides options for full-time students and working professionals.

Concentration Details

  • Choose an optional internship to gain hands-on experience
  • Enhance your resume via built-in micro-certificates
  • One of the 5% of business programs with accreditation from AACSB International
  • GMAT waivers are available to eligible M.B.A. applicants
Request Info

Our Curriculum Is Designed for Future Healthcare Leaders — Like You

Winthrop’s Healthcare Management concentration focuses on core business principles through a healthcare lens. You will prepare to become a healthcare leader with a deep understanding of value-based care, healthcare policy, population health and data-informed decision-making. The M.B.A. courses also impart skills in finance, operations, strategy development and other topics essential to overseeing healthcare organizations.

Throughout Winthrop’s M.B.A. in Healthcare Management program, you will learn from academic experts and healthcare executives who bring relevant experience to the online classroom. The program includes built-in micro-credentials in Business Analytics, Financial Analysis and Leadership in Organizations.

Healthcare Management Required Courses

This course provides a foundational understanding of the U.S. healthcare system’s structure, function, and dynamics, including the financing, delivery models, and regulatory environment. Students will explore the system’s historical evolution, complexity, and how stakeholders (e.g., patients, providers, payers, and policymakers) influence healthcare outcomes. Designed for aspiring healthcare leaders, this foundational course equips students with the knowledge and skills to navigate and manage within the complex, regulated, and rapidly evolving healthcare environment.

This course focuses on transforming healthcare delivery by driving quality improvement and organizational performance excellence. Students will explore the principles, strategies, and tools of quality improvement, the components of creating highly reliable organizations, and the interconnected nature of cost, access, and quality. This course prepares students to lead transformative efforts that improve quality, performance, and equity while ensuring healthcare organizations are agile and responsive to constant change.

Healthcare Management Elective Courses

Restricted to students with limited business experience or who wish to switch career paths. This internship integrates a student’s classroom learning with practical work experience.

The dynamics of leadership explored through theory, organizational learning and group dynamics, in-depth case study, diagnostic tools and self-development.
This capstone course explores current issues and trends in the rapidly changing arena of marketing, from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Instruction will include a selection of current readings, guest speakers and experiential learning projects that will require students to use concepts and tools learned in previous courses in the program. Creativity practices and innovation strategies will be applied in conjunction with the development of marketing strategies and tactics for an area business. Applied marketing analytics, especially as they relate to digital marketing and trends in social media, will also be covered

Our core courses will equip you with tools for a successful business career. Delve into applied analytics, data management, accounting, marketing and other business topics to set yourself apart as a dynamic, results-driven leader.

View Program Curriculum

Gain a Competitive Edge for Your Healthcare Management Career

Selecting the Healthcare Management concentration for your M.B.A. degree opens doors to a broad array of career paths. You will earn built-in micro-credentials that strengthen your resume as you build specialized knowledge for leadership roles with hospitals, outpatient clinics, biotech companies and other organizations across the healthcare landscape. This versatile degree also puts you on track for consulting, technology and finance entrepreneurial positions that demand healthcare expertise.

Healthcare Program Manager $144,259 per year1

Operations Manager $129,330 per year2

Career Outlook

Explore More Concentrations for Your M.B.A. Degree

Winthrop University provides ways to customize your M.B.A. according to your goals. Review these concentrations to align your skills with the needs of employers in growing fields.

M.B.A.: Marketing

Delve into marketing analytics, sales forecasting, leadership dynamics and more while learning strategic approaches to marketing decision-making.

View Program

M.B.A.: Strategic Leadership

Explore key concepts in leadership, global competitiveness and human resources management to get on the fast track to executive-level management.

View Program

Frequently Asked Questions

Explore our frequently asked questions for in-depth answers. If you don’t find what you’re looking for, reach out to us.

You can contact an enrollment specialist toll-free at 833-257-1704 with questions or request more information today.

Visit the admissions overview page to learn more about the admissions requirements. Requirements will vary in the cases of international students and other situations.

Full-time students enrolled in the M.B.A. program that complete two courses at a time, every seven weeks can earn their degree in as few as 12 months. Part-time and full-time options are available.

It is not required to choose a concentration for the online M.B.A.. However, choosing a concentration may better prepare you for a broader array of professional opportunities. Learn more about this program’s concentrations on our M.B.A. curriculum page.

Some of our M.B.A. concentrations include overlapping coursework. If you complete those requirements first, you may move into a different concentration before finishing the M.B.A. degree. Learn more on our M.B.A. curriculum page.

The 30-credit online M.B.A. program costs $780 per credit hour.

Visit our FAQ page

Sources

  1. Salary.com. “Healthcare Program Manager Salary in the United States.” Retrieved Aug. 12, 2025, from https://www.salary.com/research/salary/recruiting/healthcare-program-manager-salary.
  2. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023. “11-1021 General and Operations Managers.” Retrieved Aug. 12, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/oes/2023/may/oes111021.htm.