Master of Science in Health Care Management (part-time)

Advance your health care career with this flexible format specialized master’s program. Take courses online, in person, or a combination of both with world-class faculty. With a blend of synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (anytime) learning activities, pursue your next step on your time.
Are you ready to improve the quality of and access to health care? The part-time MS in Health Care Management empowers working professionals with the most relevant business skills to be effective and efficient leaders. Harness the resources, reputation, and experience of the Johns Hopkins medical community, and hone the skills necessary to advance your career.
Program details
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Program features
Flexible format
The fully online, flexible format lets you balance your education with your personal and professional commitments, so you can learn on a schedule that works for you.
Business foundations
Gain essential business skills to be an effective, efficient leader who will improve access, quality, and outcomes in health care.
Lead health care innovations
Carey Business School was named to Poets & Quants’ 2024 Best in Class Awards for the Business of Health. Develop the specialized knowledge to drive change in your community and lead the future of health care in telehealth, supply chain management, and beyond.
Health expertise
Harness the resources, reputation, and experience of the top-ranked Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The Carey Business School part-time Master of Science programs empower students to advance their education while continuing their personal and professional obligations. For Riana Williams (Health Care Management ’23), the part-time Health Care Management program’s flexibility and supportive community of peers in similar situations made it the perfect fit. After graduation, she secured a role in her desired field, achieving her career goals.
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- 85% female / 15% male
- 3.5 average undergraduate GPA
- 5 average years of full-time work experience
- 2 countries represented
- 31 average age
Curriculum
As a student in the part-time Master of Science in Health Care Management program, you'll expand your expertise and gain the confidence to make informed decisions on health care economics. The fully online, flexible format allows you to complete the program in as little as two years while maintaining your personal and professional obligations.

“The Health Care Management program offered me the opportunity to continue to work full time and be a mother, while taking the right steps to advance my skills and grow in my career. My education from Carey directly impacted my credibility and trustworthiness to handle the types of problems encountered within both the health care and business consulting world.”
Riana Williams, MS in Health Care Management '23
Health Care Consultant, Kaiser Permanente
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The part-time Master of Science in Health Care Management degree prepares you to innovate and improve productivity in the health care sector. Through first-hand exposure to the vanguard of current research, study how the business of health care responds to the latest discoveries, and expand your expertise through cross-disciplinary learning and collaborations with the top-ranked Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Public Health. Action-based courses allow you to apply practical management skills for health care business solutions.
Required courses (20 credits):
Business foundations (6 credits)
- Business Communication
- Business Leadership and Human Values
- Statistical Analysis
Functional core (14 credits)
- Frameworks for Analyzing Health Care Markets
- Health Care Law and Regulation
- Health Marketing and Access
- Health Analytics
- Health Innovation and Evaluation
- The US Health Care System: Past, Present and Future
- Health Care Organization and Management
Electives (Choose 5 courses, 10 credits):
- Applied and Behavioral Economics in Health Care
- Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Artificial Intelligence and Business of Health
- Discovery to Market I
- Discovery to Market II
- Ethics of Business of Health
- Fundamentals of Health Care Systems
- Global Immersion: Italy - Health Care in Europe
- Health Care Financing and Financial Management
- Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum I
- Health Care Strategy Consulting Practicum II
- Health Information Technology
- Managing Complex Projects
- Medical Devices and Diagnostics
- Negotiation in Health Care Settings
- Pharmaceutical Strategy
- The Wire: Business Solutions for Community Health Improvement
- Carey Elective of Choice
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Degree
MS in Health Care Management (HCM)
Master of Health Administration (MHA)
Target Audience
Current health care professionals with an interest in business and a desire to advance in their leadership role
Professionals seeking roles in health care work
Focus Areas
Health care financing and financial management, health care markets, and health care law and regulation
Leadership, negotiations, in-depth coverage of health services research, economics, and public policy
Career Preparation
Prepares students for disciplines like pharmaceutical strategy, finance, marketing, operations, leadership, and data/statistical analysis, all tailored specifically to health care environments
Trains students in operations management, rapid-cycle improvement in clinical settings, and project management
Accreditation
AACSB School Accreditation
Program is a member of the Business Alliance of Health Care Management (BAHM)
CEPH School Accreditation
Program is CAHME accredited
Signature Experiential Learning Course
Challenge your in-depth understanding of complex health care issues in this two-part signature practicum. Apply practical management skills and build innovative business solutions for large health care issues.
Program Comparison
- Fully online, 2 years
- Working professionals, career switchers, leadership development
- Leverage the resources, reputation, and experience of the top-ranked Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Business foundations with a focus on health care and optional experience learning opportunities
- Fully online, part-time, 3-6 years, offered at our No. 1 ranked dual degree partner school, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
- Patient care and safety skills to lead and manage change
- Business skills in management and administration, IT, health policy
- Guide organizational policy and priorities and make decisions with patients in mind
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Throughout your program and beyond, Carey career and leadership coaches and employer relations industry specialists provide you with the support, resources, and opportunities you need to achieve your unique career goals.
Graduates of this program work in a variety of industries including consulting, finance, management, operations, and logistics. Here are just a few organizations where program alumni are making an impact.
Companies
- Highmark Health
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Sage Growth Partners
- Sg2
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Titles
- Administrative Fellow
- Consultant
- Market Analyst
- Research Program Coordinator
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