Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration Online
Build on your business expertise as you prepare for current and future challenges as a leader in a wide range of healthcare environments.
Program Overview
Get to know our MBA in Healthcare Administration online
The Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration online program enhances your leadership and management skills as you learn to develop and apply a solid foundation of business concepts specific to the healthcare setting.
Our online MBA in Healthcare Administration equips you with the industry insights that are essential to advance in this growing field. Learn and apply the critical skills you need for roles such as Medical and Health Services Manager, Medical Practice Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, Hospital Administrator, Risk Manager, Sales Manager/Director, and Communications Director in healthcare organizations.
The supportive and highly connected faculty at SOU shares its expertise in ways that yield real-world relevance. Learn and prepare to embrace the latest challenges in healthcare administration.
In the Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration online program, you will:
- explore key topics in the organizational and operational systems of healthcare management,
- gain an understanding of the latest technology as it pertains to patient care and effective communication in healthcare organizations,
- engage and communicate clearly with other healthcare administrators, staff, patients, their families, and the community,
- investigate relevant healthcare topics in the United States and assess their impact on patients,
- examine the role of information systems in contemporary healthcare settings, and
- study fundamental concepts of microeconomics as a means of understanding and analyzing business problems.
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Tuition
Discover the value of our competitively priced tuition
The SOU Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration online program features the same affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition whether you reside in Oregon or outside the state.
Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration Program Tuition and Fees
The following is the tuition breakdown for the MBA Healthcare Administration degree program.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 3 Credit Hours | Per 4 Credit Hours | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBA Healthcare Administration | $430 | $1,290 | $1,720 | $19,350* |
Note: SOU credit hours are quarter hours. 45 SOU hours = 30 semester credit hours.
Fees: There is a $60 application fee, an $85 graduation fee, and a $65 course fee for the ETS Major Field Test in MBA 514. Proctoring fees, if required, are not included.
*Tuition and fees are subject to change.
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Calendar
Our application deadlines and class schedules
The Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration online program is convenient and accessible for working professionals. All courses are seven weeks in length, with multiple start dates each year. View the calendar to see upcoming starts and related due dates.
| Term | Start Date | App Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer 1 | 6/16/25 | 6/2/25 | 6/11/25 | 6/20/25 |
| Summer 2 | 8/4/25 | 7/21/25 | 7/30/25 | 8/8/25 |
| Fall | 9/30/25 | 9/16/25 | 9/24/25 | 10/4/25 |
| Winter | 1/6/26 | 12/23/25 | 12/31/25 | 1/10/26 |
| Spring | 3/31/26 | 3/17/26 | 3/25/26 | 4/4/26 |
| Summer 1 | 6/16/26 | 6/2/26 | 6/10/26 | 6/20/26 |
| Summer 2 | 8/4/26 | 7/21/26 | 7/29/26 | 8/8/26 |
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Admissions
Qualifications for our MBA in Healthcare Administration online program
The Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration online admission process is streamlined to help you get started right away. Requirements for full admission include:
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- 2.75 GPA with three years relevant experience or 3.0 GPA
MBA with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration Online Admission Requirements
- Applicants with a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and transcripts verifying a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale are granted full admission status into the MBA with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration online degree program.
- Applicants with a minimum GPA of 2.75 qualify for full admission status by verifying three or more years of relevant work experience within the application.
- Provisional admission status is available for applicants with an undergraduate GPA lower than 2.75 who have three years of relevant work experience. Students admitted on a provisional basis must earn a B or better in courses taken during their first term in order to continue in the program.
- Applicants must submit transcripts from all previous educational institutions attended.
- International student applicants interested in enrolling in the SOU online Master of Business Administration program should contact the Office of International Programs for information related to international admissions and visa restrictions. Contact the Office of International Programs by emailing [email protected].
Southern Oregon University considers you an international student if you are NOT a:
- U.S. citizen or national;
- U.S. permanent resident or other eligible noncitizen.
Graduate Admission Requirements for International Students:
- Applicants must have a bachelor's degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree from a recognized university in that country.
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended; documents must be official and include an English translation. Applicants are required to have documents mailed to SOU in a sealed envelope from the school, which has not been opened.
- SOU will not accept scans, faxes, photocopies, or already opened documents.
- TOEFL or IELTS score
- If English is not your native language, you will need to submit a TOEFL or IELTS score.
- You do not need to submit a score if you earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a U.S. college/university or completed your education in a native English-speaking country.
If you need to submit official documents by mail, send them to:
SOU Admissions Department1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
Have a question? Call us at 800-490-7974800-490-7974.
Courses
Get to know our 100% online MBA in Healthcare Administration
In order to earn the Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Healthcare Administration online, you must complete 13 courses (45 credit hours), covering 33 credit hours of core courses (including a capstone course) and 12 credit hours of concentration courses.
Course learning objectives:
- Write clear and concise summaries of topical information
- Demonstrate knowledge of triple bottom line and corporate responsibility trends
- Evaluate alternative marketing strategies and make recommendations for change based on research
Course learning objectives:
- Correctly apply concepts and vocabulary of the cost environment
- Organize accounting information properly for planning and control, decision-making, performance, evaluation, and reporting purposes
- Employ management accounting techniques and concepts to enhance organizational strategies
Course learning objectives:
- Develop understanding and appreciation of current ethical and legal concepts/issues in business/management
- Effectively discuss the importance of ethics in the organizational decision-making process
- Become familiar with business law concepts/issues and be able to develop a proactive and preventive organizational culture and strategy
- Effectively express and support a socially responsible and ethical organizational structure
Course learning objectives:
- Apply common elements of contemporary quality management frameworks to describe problems and identify possible improvements
- Implement management and analytic tools and techniques from the Six Sigma Body of Knowledge at an introductory level
- Demonstrate hands-on skills using statistical software to summarize quality improvement data
- Describe the interaction between the human side of change and analytic tools to achieve continual improvement
Course learning objectives:
- Evaluate best practices in communicating with patients and families
- Identify communication and related challenges inherent to healthcare organizations, such as ethics, stress, burnout, and changing technology, and apply understanding by creating plans to address such challenges
- Apply communication skills (orally and in writing) by creating messages for a variety of stakeholders
- Analyze a specific healthcare organization’s practices and apply knowledge to make recommendations to improve those practices
Course learning objectives:
- Understand and describe the formation of the US healthcare system and identify and describe major US healthcare providers
- Ability to distinguish between various types of health insurance and financing plans in the US
- Identify and analyze health disparities in the US
- Understand the role of the Pharmaceutical Industry in the US, and examine telehealth and telemedicine process in the US
- Attain knowledge of different national and state level healthcare policies
*Tuition and fees are subject to change.
