MBA in Healthcare Administration (Online)

  • MBA
  • Graduate
  • Online
  • Business and Security Studies

Become a leader in the healthcare industry with an online MBA in Healthcare Administration degree from Rivier University. You will develop the skills and knowledge needed to enhance operations to better meet patients’ needs.

Program Details

  • Next Start Date: May 12, 2025
  • Est. Program Length: 2 years
  • Credit Hours: 36
  • Course Length: 7 weeks
  • Cost Per Credit (2024-25 Academic Year): $691
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Why Study Healthcare Administration at Rivier?

This online MBA Healthcare Administration degree program will enhance your understanding of information management, compliance, risk management, policy development, healthcare law and ethics, healthcare finance, and related subjects. Because the healthcare administration program is delivered fully online, you can learn in a flexible, convenient format that meets the needs of your professional and personal schedules.

The ACBSP-accredited program gives you skills in the management of core business functions with an emphasis on developing, planning, and managing operations and services within healthcare facilities and across healthcare systems. You’ll be qualified to pursue healthcare administration and management positions that will grow much faster than average at 29% from 2023 to 2033, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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A Commitment to Quality

Rivier’s undergraduate business programs, as well as the MBA programs, are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

What You’ll Learn / Learning Outcomes

In this healthcare management MBA program, you will gain hands-on experience in the operational management of healthcare facilities, from small offices and clinics to large hospitals. The learning outcomes allow for you to:

  • Synthesize the necessary skills to take on leadership positions within the health management field and to support more productive and ethical decision-making.
  • Synthesize critical thinking logically and analytically about complex local and global problems.
  • Analyze and reflect upon the diversity inherent in one’s personal beliefs and biases to understand their role in contributing to the complexity of human interactions within an organization

Online MBA in Healthcare Administration Curriculum

Rivier’s online, ACBSP-accredited healthcare management program includes 36 credit hours and 12 total courses. The flexible, convenient format will allow you to complete your classes while working full time and maintaining personal commitments. We accept up to 12 transfer credits, so you can accelerate your studies and earn your degree at a lower cost.

Core courses include:

  • BUSS 559 – Healthcare Finance
  • BUSS 560 – Organizational Dynamics
  • BUSS 569 – Healthcare Administration
  • BUSS 632 – Healthcare Information Systems
  • BUSS 652 – Healthcare Policy: Development and Implications
  • BUSS 654 – Compliance and Risk Management in Healthcare Settings
  • BUSS 659 – Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution
  • BUSS 660 – Human Resources Management
  • BUSS 662 – Healthcare Law and Ethics
  • BUSS 679 – Facilities Planning
  • BUSS 681 – Healthcare Marketing Strategies
  • BUSS 688 – Strategies of Healthcare Administration

Where Will Your Degree Take You?

Career Outlook with an Online MBA in Healthcare Administration

Our online MBA Health Administration program graduates leave Rivier prepared to serve as business leaders and professionals around the world. Rivier’s online program includes not only core business courses but also healthcare-related courses to prepare you to be a business-savvy administrator in the healthcare industry. The highest-paying types of positions include:

  • Operations specialties manager: $130,950 per year
  • Medical and health services manager: $104,830 per year
  • Administrative services and facilities manager: $101,870 per year
  • Hospital administrator: $91,483 per year
  • Healthcare consultant: $84,808 per year
  • Healthcare administrator: $77,530 per year

Additional Healthcare Administration and Management Jobs

  • Health and social services manager
  • Health information manager
  • Healthcare business analyst/economist
  • Healthcare business strategist
  • Healthcare practice manager
  • Healthcare project manager
  • Healthcare technology solutions architect
  • Medical facility manager
  • Medical practice manager
  • Dental practice manager
  • Medical records manager
  • Nursing administrator
  • Risk management analyst

Potential Job Settings

  • Hospitals
  • Clinics
  • Nursing homes
  • Consulting firms
  • Health insurance organizations
  • Pharmaceutical organizations
  • Mental health organizations
  • Public health departments
  • Colleges, universities, and other research institutions

Ted Dudley, Class of 2000G, had established a successful career in hospital administration before he enrolled in Rivier’s MBA in Healthcare Administration program. His goal was to break into the C-Suite, and his mentors encouraged him to pursue an MBA. He credits his Rivier education with advancing his critical thinking and decision-making skills—in both his personal and professional life—and enhancing his appreciation of others’ talents. Currently, Ted serves as Executive Vice President and CFO at Catholic Medical Center, as well as on the Board and Finance Committee at Catholic Charities NH. Giving back to his alma mater, Ted recently joined Rivier’s Board of Trustees to help guide the University’s vision and future growth.

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