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Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Administration Emphasis Online

Learn how to lead and manage employees within the healthcare setting with the Master of Business Administration – Healthcare Administration Emphasis online program from Southern Utah University.

Apply by: 5/1/23
Start class: 5/15/23
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Program Overview

Boost your career with the online MBA in Healthcare Administration

Total Tuition: $16,005
Program Duration: As few as 12 months
Credit Hours: 33

Develop leadership skills applicable to a broad range of healthcare settings in the Master of Business Administration – Healthcare Administration Emphasis online program from Southern Utah University. This dynamic program immerses you in a constantly evolving industry and emphasizes contemporary thinking about management principles and competencies relevant to complex modern healthcare systems.

Prepare for success in administrative roles through a curriculum that synthesizes key foundational business and healthcare concepts such as accounting, finance, policy, law and ethics. You will examine the interrelated changes in healthcare administration, the organization of healthcare and health policy, and the ways in which leaders adapt to and challenge public policies. This 100 percent online MBA in Healthcare Administration program emphasizes project-based learning, with an integrated capstone course focused on applying your MBA learnings in order to develop strategic solutions to management challenges in any organization.

As a graduate of this program, you will:

  • Develop an in-depth understanding of the management and organizational processes within the healthcare industry
  • Improve your interpersonal and diagnostic skills to become an effective administrator in the current business environment
  • Gain an understanding of operational design and behavior through the application of current events in healthcare organizations
As a graduate of this program, you will:+
  • Develop an in-depth understanding of the management and organizational processes within the healthcare industry
  • Improve your interpersonal and diagnostic skills to become an effective administrator in the current business environment
  • Gain an understanding of operational design and behavior through the application of current events in healthcare organizations

This program prepares you for healthcare administration roles such as:

  • Director, Health
  • Healthcare Administrator
  • VP of Clinical Operations
  • Director of Operations
  • Chief Executive Officer
This program prepares you for healthcare administration roles such as:+
  • Director, Health
  • Healthcare Administrator
  • VP of Clinical Operations
  • Director of Operations
  • Chief Executive Officer

Accreditation

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The Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

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Total Tuition: $16,005
Program Duration: As few as 12 months
Credit Hours: 33

Accreditation

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The Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).

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Tuition

Find great value with this online healthcare administration program

Maximize the value of your MBA online with our affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition, which includes all fees.

Tuition Breakdown

Per Credit Hour: $485
Total Tuition: $16,005*
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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MBA HCA $485 $1,455 $16,005*

*Tuition price reflects 33-credit-hour program. Students who do not have a business undergraduate degree from an AACSB-accredited business school must take an additional 3-credit-hour corequisite Foundations course in their first term. Students can be fully admitted to the MBA program prior to taking the Foundations course.

Financial Aid

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Tuition Breakdown

Per Credit Hour: $485
Total Tuition: $16,005*

Calendar

Use these important dates to plan ahead

Designed for working professionals, SUU online programs conveniently feature 7-week courses and multiple start dates each year.

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Next Apply Date: 5/1/23
Next Class Start Date: 5/15/23

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TermStart DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineLast Class Day
Spring II3/6/232/20/232/27/233/1/233/6/234/27/23
Summer I5/15/235/1/235/8/235/10/235/15/237/2/23
Summer II7/5/236/21/236/28/236/30/237/5/238/20/23
Fall I8/30/238/16/238/23/238/25/238/30/2310/15/23
Fall II10/18/2310/4/2310/11/2310/13/2310/18/2312/15/23

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Next Apply Date: 5/1/23
Next Class Start Date: 5/15/23

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Admissions

Here's what you need to know before applying

Our streamlined admission process enables you to start quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the MBA online, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them. Requirements include:

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • 2.5 GPA
  • NO GMAT Required
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Foundation course

Students may be required to take a 3 credit hour Foundations course based on a holistic review of the application and supporting documents with special consideration of undergraduate major, GPA and relevant work experience. Students will be notified of their course sequence at the time of admission.

Transcripts

Please submit official transcripts from the college/university in which a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution was obtained.

  • Applicants who have graduated from SUU do not need to submit a transcript
  • International transcripts must include a transcript evaluation from a third-party service such as SpanTran or WES showing that the degree is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree

Official transcripts must be mailed or emailed directly from the granting institution(s) to:

Email address:
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Mailing address:
Admissions Office
Southern Utah University
PO Box 8008
Cedar City, Utah 84720

Courses

Get a head start by studying your coursework

For the MBA – Healthcare Administration Emphasis online, you must complete 24 credit hours of core courses, including a capstone strategy course, and 9 credit hours of emphasis courses. Students may be required to take a 3 credit Foundation course in the first term based on a holistic review of the application and supporting documents with special consideration of undergraduate major, GPA and relevant work experience. Students will be notified of their course sequence at the time of admission.

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Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an accelerated overview of the basic fundamentals of accounting, finance, marketing and the use of Excel that MBA students will require for success in the program. If you are required to take this course, it must be taken first and cannot be taken at the same time as another course (MBA students only). **Students in an MSN program must take this course prior to taking MGMT 6100 and HCA 6100.**
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the principles of organizational behavior involved in managing people and organizations in a business environment. Topics include leadership, motivation, effective teams, conflict and negotiations, power and influence, organizational culture, and change management. This course focuses on the practical application of these principles in a meaningful and ethical manner. *FIXED FIRST COURSE for all MBA STUDENTS unless you are required to take BA 6000. If BA 6000 is required, you will receive a course sequence from your academic advisor.*
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The management of operations and supply chain, including such topics as competitive strategy, product and service design, quality management, process improvements, supply chain management, work design management, logistics, and selected areas of operations research. Prerequisite(s): BA 6000 or advisor permission - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The purpose of the course is to enable students to prepare themselves to become leaders of organizations and to embark on paths of personal leadership development. The course requires personal curiosity and reflection from students as well as personal openness and sharing in class discussions. Leadership development concepts used in the course will be immediately applicable for students and useful for the rest of their lives. Prerequisite(s): BA 6000 or advisor permission - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course reviews the development and use of management accounting information systems in planning and control activities. Using case studies of actual companies, its focus is on new management accounting practices adopted by the innovative companies around the world.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Application of microeconomic principles to business management and strategy. Includes fundamental topics in microeconomic theory, industrial organization, and organizational economics. Uses business case analysis. Prerequisite(s): BA 6000 or advisor permission - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the capital budgeting process, including estimating the cost of capital and cash flows, correct application of decision rules, and ways of analyzing and dealing with uncertainty in your forecasts. It also discusses key topics in financial management, such as optimal leverage, raising capital for the firm, and equity payout policies. Prerequisite(s): BA 6000 or advisor permission - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on reinforcing, extending, and applying marketing concepts, principles, and techniques through readings, case studies, and secondary research. Prerequisite(s): BA 6000 or advisor permission - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is the capstone course for the MBA, and as such, it will integrate the methods and tools developed in the curriculum to solve the strategic positioning and management issues of the organization. This course is usually taken in the student's final semester. Prerequisite(s): BA 6000 or advisor permission - Prerequisite Min. Grade: C-
Students must take the three following courses for the MBA Healthcare Administration program.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides a foundation in Healthcare Administration. The course introduces the student to the structure and functions of the U.S. Health Care System. Topics to be covered include an overview of the U.S. Health Care System (private and public sectors), the interface between Public Health and U.S. Health Care System, various health care delivery structures, health care workforce, health care resources, types of health services, financing of health services and health care coverage, meeting the health care needs of special populations, and critical issues in health services.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Through this course students will explore advanced principles and techniques related to healthcare accounting and financial management. The primary objective of this course is for students to be able to apply administrative/managerial knowledge and the related accounting/financial theory and techniques within today’s healthcare marketplace.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine the interrelated changes in healthcare administration, ethical and legal expectations, and the organization of health care and health policy over the last century. The ways that leaders in healthcare organizations adapt to and challenge public policies throughout the policymaking process, the consequences of this behavior for the administration, services, staffing, inter-organizational linkages, and the impact on health and practice, research, and education.

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