MBA/Master of Public Health

Earn your Master of Public Health/MBA to differentiate yourself from other business and health leaders. And gain the knowledge and foresight to understand how business solutions impact public health issues across the globe. Both the full-time MBA and the Master of Public Health programs are newly STEM-designated.
Graduate with the business skills to diagnose complex problems, navigate organizational dynamics, and lead across teams. Earn two degrees in less time and fewer credits. And become a public health leader who understands the entire picture.
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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.
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.
STEM-designated
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School full-time MBA program and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Master of Public Health program are both newly STEM-designated.
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.
Cheryl Chia, MBA/MPH, '22, leveraged the resources and reputation of Johns Hopkins top-ranked Bloomberg School of Public Health with the knowledge and networks at Carey Business School to prepare for her career at AstraZeneca.
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- 319 average GRE
- 83% female / 17% male
- 10 countries represented
- 28 average age
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.
Our full-time MBA program is now STEM-designated
The latest edition of the Carey Business School University Catalog is available.
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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 semester of your first year, your coursework will be primarily MBA courses. In the second year, your coursework will be primarily public health courses. Between their first and second years, students must complete a mandatory public health practicum to apply their academic knowledge in a real-world public health setting
Required courses
Carey Business School (MBA)
- BU.210.620 Accounting and Financial Reporting
- BU.142.601 Leadership and Organizational Behavior
- BU.121.610 Negotiation
- BU.120.601 Business Communication
- BU.150.620 Strategic Management
- BU.520.601 Business Analytics
- BU.510.601 Statistical Analysis
- BU.231.620 Corporate Finance
- MBA Experiential Course
- BU.410.620 Marketing Management
- BU.220.620 Business Microeconomics
- BU.680.620 Operations Management
- Six 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
Program comparison
- 42 credits for MBA; 80 credits for MPH
- Complete both degrees in two years
- Both programs have a STEM-designated curriculum
- Courses held in Baltimore, MD
- 54 credits
- Complete degree in two years
- STEM-designated curriculum
- Courses held in Washington, D.C.
- 36 credits
- Complete your degree in one year
- Required capstone project
- Courses held in Baltimore, MD
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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