Become a leader in nursing and tackle the complex challenges facing the health care industry. Graduate with the expertise to provide exceptional patient care and safety and the skills to lead organizational change.
Location
Baltimore, MD
Length
3 years
STEM Designated
66 credits and 448 practice hours
Interior Description
This three-year, lock-step program meets the needs of unique nursing and business students. Take courses online alongside a cohort of your peers. Forge strong bonds and build your network. And graduate with two degrees in less time.
Lead health care from the bedside to the board room
The Johns Hopkins DNP/MBA dual degree equips experienced nurses with clinical expertise, leadership training, and business intelligence to drive systemic change in health care. Earn your Doctor of Nursing Practice (Executive Track) from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and your MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School–two powerful degrees that prepare you to lead with vision, clarity, and compassion.
Program features
Online
MBA coursework is delivered online, allowing for busy students to complete their weekly assignments around a schedule that works for them.
Take the lead
Offered with the Doctor of Nursing Practice executive track, this dual degree builds leaders ready to take on complex challenges.
Multidisciplinary
This dual degree program positions graduates to be exceptional at patient care and safety while also giving them the tools to lead and manage change in a dynamic industry.
Experiential learning
This three-year lock-step program ensures students in the same cohort take all courses together. This was developed with great care to meet the needs of this unique student and allows the student to forge strong bonds with classmates.
What you'll learn
In this full-time or part-time hybrid program, you’ll develop the skills to lead teams, shape policy, improve outcomes, and manage financial performance in a complex and evolving health care industry, graduating with the advanced practice credentials of a DNP and the strategic mindset of an MBA.
Complete your program in three years at a part-time pace, or two years at a full-time pace.
Delivered by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, the DNP Executive Track curriculum prepares you to lead health care transformation through evidence-based practice, data-driven decision-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Courses include:
Advanced Nursing Health Policy
Problem Identification
Nursing Inquiry
Translating Evidence into Practice
Project Development and Implementation
Clinical Data Management
DNP Practicum
22 credits of required business foundations courses:
Accounting and Financial Reporting
Business Analytics
Business Communication
Corporate Finance
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Marketing Management
Negotiation
Operations Management
Statistical Analysis
Strategic Management
14 credits of elective courses:
Electives can be tailored to your interests or aligned with one or more MBA specializations:
Carey’s Flexible MBA graduates—who share the core curriculum with this dual degree—report career-accelerating outcomes:
76% received a salary increase while in the program
55% received a promotion
$150,924 average base salary post-graduation
Graduates of the DNP Executive Track take on executive leadership roles in hospitals, health systems, advocacy organizations, and startups, transforming patient outcomes, advancing health equity, and leading innovation.
Real-world momentum
As a student in the DNP/MBA program, you’ll gain more than credentials—you’ll build confidence. Learn alongside ambitious nurse leaders in a collaborative environment with access to hands-on projects, expert faculty, and one of the nation’s most influential alumni networks in both health care and business.
Program comparison
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Executive Track/MBA
