Join Johns Hopkins’ commitment to providing exceptional patient care and earn your MBA/MSN in Healthcare Organizational Leadership. Complement your nursing skillset with the business and leadership acumen to manage complex issues specific to the health care industry.
Location
Online
Length
Full-time: 2 years; Part-time: 3 – 6 years
STEM Designated
61 credits and 376 practicum hours
Interior Description
This program is offered both part-time and full-time. Choose your format, completing your MBA coursework on-site, online, or a combination of both. And graduate ready to provide excellent care and take on the complex challenges that face nursing.
As the health care landscape grows more complex, the need for leaders who understand both clinical care and business strategy has never been greater. The MBA/MSN in Healthcare Organizational Leadership, offered jointly by the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and the School of Nursing, equips experienced nurses to lead systems, teams, and innovation at every level of health care.
Why the MBA/MSN in Healthcare Organizational Leadership?
Clinically grounded, strategically focused
Build upon your nursing expertise while developing your ability to lead organizations, manage teams, and solve health system challenges.
Two degrees, one powerful path
Earn your Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration through an integrated program that prepares you to lead with confidence—clinically, operationally, and financially.
Choose the format that fits your life
MBA coursework is delivered full-time, onsite in Baltimore or part-time, online in a flexible mix of asynchronous and live sessions. MSN courses are primarily in-person at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Both formats provide a path to career growth, aligned to your professional and personal responsibilities
Real-world practice
With 504 practicum hours and optional MBA residencies, you’ll gain the on-the-ground experience to lead interprofessional teams and drive change in patient care delivery and health system operations.
What you'll learn
In this 61-credit program, you’ll master skills across leadership, strategy, health policy, finance, and patient-centered care. You’ll graduate prepared to lead in hospitals, health systems, community health organizations, or the broader health innovation space.
Delivered by the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, this part of the curriculum builds advanced competencies in leadership, systems thinking, and organizational culture.
Courses include:
Advanced Nursing Health Policy
Philosophical, Theoretical, and Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice
Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change
Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories and Practice in Contemporary Health Care
Leadership Role Identity and Career Development
Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I, II, and III
The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice
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:
