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The School of Business
The Healthcare MBA


Degree Details

  • Masters (M)
    Total Credits
    63
    Start Term
    Fall
    Delivery Method
    Online

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School/College The School of Business

The Healthcare MBA Overview

Transform the business of healthcare

The Healthcare MBA is an executive program that challenges you to explore its business curriculum entirely through the lens of healthcare. You’ll emerge ready to advance your leadership skills, grow your impact, and lead innovation.

Develop a leadership mindset and a comprehensive understanding of the business side of healthcare that will set you up for long-term success in a dynamic industry. The coursework is immediately applicable in your work environment and focuses on these five areas:

  • Understanding the Industry
  • Leadership and Management
  • Operations and Quality Management
  • Finance, Marketing, and Strategy
  • Capstone and Application Projects

You’ll learn from outstanding faculty as well as your peer cohort of experienced healthcare professionals who share your passion for transforming healthcare.

Designed for busy working professionals, the program is offered part-time in a hybrid course format: 80% asynchronous online instruction, 20% live online class.

At the intersection of business and healthcare, you’ll benefit from the combined expertise and network of Oregon Health & Science University Division of Management and Portland State University’s School of Business, two top-ranked schools that align on their commitment to building healthy communities.

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The Healthcare MBA Scholarships | There are approximately 50 SCHOLARSHIPS available to Healthcare MBA students

Use PSU Scholarship Universe to submit a scholarship application. Incoming and continuing PSU students are eligible to apply for scholarships through PSU's Scholarship Universe. Students must file an admissions application with the university. Within 48 hours after a student has submitted an application, they can access the Scholarship Universe platform. 

Deadline for scholarship submission is May 1. 

Healthcare Management
Alice Armstrong Endowed Payout
General - The School of Business
Michael R. Gaines Endowed  -Undergraduate Tax Executive Institute John Andrew Funk EndowedAherne FamilyCOMP Endowed
Pathways to the Future - Fred Meyer FundThe Gary and Carla Cumpston Thrasher Family ScholarshipBoeingDemorest Family 
Greg and Terry Ness Graduate FundThe Owens Family Endowed  - Undergraduate Verne and Marjorie Rupp EndowedBraun Entrepreneurship Demorest Family Full-Time Student
PSU Beta Alpha Psi Epsilon Alpha Leader's Bartsch Family Scholarship - Undergraduate Junior or SeniorViking Engineering and Construction - Junior or Senior Level Undergraduate Carl Burgdorfer CFA Society of Portland  - Senior Class Standing Franklin Bauer Memorial - Undergraduate 
Retail Controllers SB Endowed - Upper Division Gary C. Homsley Endowed Accounting W.D. Hershey Memorial Fund EndowedNW Natural Sustainable Business Endowed Gaye and James Richardson Endowed - Undergraduate 
School of Business Daimler Truck Columbia Sportswear Athletic & Outdoor - Undergraduate Willamette Industries Endowed Cascade Spirits FundGerry and Marilyn Cameron Endowed Fund
School of Business Endowed FacultyOut in Business Zeliha Erdogan Scholarship in BusinessIke Nizam Foundation - Undergraduate Gloria J. Tipton Endowed 
US Bank - ATMOS ProgramSchlesinger Family Foundation Endowed A-Dec Endowed Business Iverson Family Business - UndergraduateHerbert Retzlaff Endowed - Undergraduate
Jackie Bell Endowed     
Hardship Funds
Boyle Fund for Pathway Student Assistance Renaissance Foundation Pathways Student Assistance
SBA Need Based Fee Remission The School of Business Fund 

The Healthcare MBA: Why PSU?

  • Deep industry connections. PSU has built a robust business network over the last 50 years to ensure our curriculum meets industry needs. Focused on innovation. PSU’s MBA program is educating next-generation business leaders to match Portland’s pioneering business models. With courses in pioneering innovation and applied, immersive learning opportunities, you’ll earn a graduate business degree that equips you to anticipate (or generate) trends before your competitors do.
  • Values-based. PSU's MBA emphasizes skills that employers desperately need. It’s imperative that businesses become more environmentally conscious and culturally diverse to stay competitive. You'll be prepared to redefine the status quo alongside a diverse cohort of professionals who share your drive and your passion for business that creates positive change. PSU is a leader in social innovation, proven by our rare and prestigious “Changemaker” designation from Ashoka U.
  • World-class faculty. You’ll learn from experts who combine real-world business acumen with groundbreaking scholarship and leading-edge research that changes business for the better. Connected and accomplished, our supportive and engaged MBA faculty are incredible resources, helping you advance in your career as well as your graduate business education.

What can I do with The Healthcare MBA?

The Healthcare MBA delivers a comprehensive and leadership-focused business curriculum for healthcare executives. Taught entirely through the lens of healthcare, our MBA prepares healthcare executives, managers, and leaders to meet the unique conditions and challenges of the industry.

THE HEALTHCARE MBA CURRICULUM

Time to completion: 21 Months

The program consists of 63 credit-hours focused on five thematic categories:

  • Healthcare Industry
  • Leadership and Management
  • Operations and Quality Management
  • Finance, Marketing, and Strategy
  • Application Projects and Capstone

ACCREDITATION & RANKINGS

Portland State University is fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

One of fewer than 200 business schools worldwide — top 1% — to be accredited in both business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB is the elite business school accreditation known internationally.

Portland State's School of Business is committed to student learning. AACSB accreditation includes assessment of student learning outcomes.

U.S. News & World Report - Best Online MBA

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