MBA in Healthcare Management Online Degree

Overview

Health care management is one of the fastest growing fields in America, and shows no signs of slowing. Among the most sought after positions, a master's degree has become the standard credential, and for many companies, a way to screen out applicants who don't have one. Capella University's online MBA in Health Care Management program strengthens your business acumen and prepares you to play a critical role in an industry that hinges on forward-thinking and effective leadership.

Helping you build a solid foundation of business knowledge along with high-level skills, our online MBA Health Care Management program offers:

Integrated business disciplines to prepare you to excel in a cross-functional business environment
Simulation scenarios and a personalized Capstone project that allows you to blend knowledge gained throughout the program and apply it to a project meaningful to your career
MBA Central, your gateway to program news and resources, including current business information, events, networking, and exchanges with experts, faculty, and peers
Mobile-access learning that fits into your busy lifestyle

Earn a Certificate as you work toward your MBA

Students in Capella’s MBA program with a specialization in Health Care Management can apply for a graduate certificate in Business Management, an additional benefit that can help you go further in your career.

Once you’ve been admitted to the certificate program, you will be eligible to take MBA courses that can be applied toward this marketable credential.

Earn Credit for What You Already Know

Your previous learning, work experience, and industry certifications may help you earn your degree in less time. To learn more, contact an enrollment counselor, or visit our competency-based Prior Learning Assessment.

FlexPath: A More Direct Path to Your Degree

FlexPath can help you earn your degree on your own schedule, at your own pace — with the potential to save you time and money. FlexPath self-paced learning allows you to move quickly through subjects you’re more familiar with or more slowly as needed. You’ll develop the same mastery — and earn the same degree — as our GuidedPath learning format, only in a more efficient, more personalized way.

Degree Outcomes

With your Master's in Health Care Management from Capella, you'll learn to use strategic thinking and planning in order to analyze the mission, vision, and goals of health care organizations. You'll also learn how to evaluate the current issues and policies present in health care management in regards to economic, sociological, and political methodologies.

Career Outcomes

Common jobs with an online program in health care management include: ambulatory care center director, clinical director/manager, health care consultant, managed care manager nurse manager, nutrition service manager, and practice manager. Potential workplaces include: home health care service, insurance company, medical or diagnostic laboratory, nursing and residential care facility, physician office, and private hospital.

Detailed Program Information

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Classes Start August 7th

MBA in Healthcare Management Online Degree - Capella University

Ready to get started? We’re ready for you. Chat with an enrollment counselor or apply now to take the first step on the journey toward your future.

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Cost & Learning Formats

Online education isn’t one size fits all. We know you’re busy–you need a learning experience tailored to your life, not the other way around. Capella has learning and tuition formats to suit you, however you learn. Which learning format is right for you? Take our Path Finder Quiz

Our online-learning format that guides you along. You pay per credit; we set the deadlines.

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Based on the quarter system; 1–3 courses per 10-week quarter
1 semester credit = 1.5 quarter credits
Weekly assignments and courseroom discussions
Pay for what you take, price varies by courseload or term

$780 per credit, 48 total quarter credits, 12 max transfer credits

Learning Outcomes »

Gainful Employment »

Our self-paced learning format lets you take courses at your own speed, whenever your schedule allows.

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Take unlimited courses (up to two at a time simultaneously) per 12-week billing session
Based on a program point system; 2 Capella quarter credits = 1 program point
Set your own deadlines, no courseroom discussions
Pay one flat-rate tuition fee per session

$2,500 per quarter, 24 total program points, 0 max transfer points

Learning Outcomes »

Gainful Employment »

Ways to Save

At Capella, we believe your education is an investment in your future. It’s also an investment within your grasp. Your goals are achievable–there are more ways to save than you might think.

Transfer Credits

We can accept many transfer credits from regionally accredited schools.

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Prior Learning Assessment

Earn credits by demonstrating your knowledge and/or industry certifications through our Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) process.

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Scholarships for New Students

Capella scholarships, available for qualifying students, aren’t need-based and never have to be repaid.

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Faculty & Support

You’re never going it alone at Capella. Our dedicated faculty and support teams are waiting to guide, help, and advise you through every step of your educational journey.

Enrollment Counselors

These folks are superstars. We hear it from our students (and grads). They’re here to help find a program fit and set you up for success.

Financial Aid Counselors

First they listen. Then they act—for you. Running the numbers, exploring ways to save, and making the financing of your education simpler.

Coaches

From enrollment to graduation, coaches help you stay on track. They know your program, answer questions, and cheer you on.

Faculty

Our distinguished faculty holds top credentials in their fields. They’re here to teach the knowledge and skills you’ll need, now.