MBA/Master of Public Health

Program Features

Expand your network

As a student at the Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Carey Business School, you will build a network that includes professionals spanning industries and sectors.

Become a health leader

In the MBA program, you will learn important skills to help you become a leader in your field.

Differentiate yourself

Set yourself apart from other MPH graduates with an MBA. Armed with a deep understanding of the business of health, graduates are uniquely qualified to work in the dynamic world of public health.

Two degrees, less time

By completing these degrees simultaneously, you will earn two degrees in less time and less credits than it would take to complete them separately.

Johns Hopkins professor and health care policy expert Ge Bai, Phd, CPA, prepares MBA students to succeed in jobs like health care management, hospital administration, and more.

Curriculum

This unique full-time program enables integrates philosophies, functions, and competencies of public health and business. You will master the principles of population-based health and business skills like finance management, strategic planning, leadership, and negotiation.

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Students complete their MPH courses and MBA simultaneously, allowing for immediate integration of the two degrees. The curriculum prepares students to assess the public health needs of a defined population; analyze, develop, and implement targeted health policies and programs; serve as a change agent within the industry; and take a leadership role in your organization and community.

The 23-month program begins in July when you will take your summer courses with the full-time MPH students. During the fall and spring in both years, your coursework will include an integrated curriculum of both public health and business courses. During the summer between your first and second year, you will complete an internship at an organization and apply your business and public health education in a real-world setting.

Required courses

Carey Business School (MBA)

BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting
BU.520.601 Business Analytics
BU.120.601 Business Communication
BU.132.601 Business Law
BU.131.601 Business Leadership and Human Values
BU.220.620 Economics for Decision Making
BU.231.620 Corporate Finance
BU.350.620 Information Systems
BU.410.620 Marketing Management
BU.220.610 The Firm and the Macroeconomy
BU.232.701 Investments
BU.680.620 Operations Management
BU.142.620 Leadership in Organizations
BU.121.610 Negotiation
Seven electives

Bloomberg School of Public Health (MPH)

Environmental Health
Principles of Epidemiology
Public Health Policy
Population Dynamics
Intro to Bioethics
The Tools of Public Health Practice
Statistical Methods I
Statistical Methods II
Statistical Methods III
Statistical Methods IV
Social & Behavioral Core
Public Health Biology Core
Managed Care & Health Insurance
Comparative Health Insurance
MPH Capstone
14 MPH electives

Employment outcomes

$14,000

average signing bonus

$95,733

average base salary

Companies:

Booz Allen Hamilton
CDC
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Permanente
Maryland Department of Health
Memorial Sloan – Kettering Cancer Center
DaVita
Evidera (Pharmaceutical Product Development)
ICON Plc
IDEO
L.E.K. Consulting
McKinsey & Co.
Simon-Kucher Partners

Alumni job titles:

Associate Partner
Business Development Consultant
COO
Deputy Branch Chief
Division Chief
Deputy Health Office Chief for Zambia
Product Development Manager
Senior Business Designer
Senior Business Analyst
Senior Manager
Senior Consultant
Innovations Advisor

At A Glance

Program Details

Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Full Time

Two years, two degrees

42 credits (MBA); 80 credits (MPH)

Tuition & Fees

Tuition Cost

$125,496 total

Fees

$540

Financial Aid

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Tuition - $125,496 total ($13,944 per term for nine terms)
Fees: $540

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