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
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Program features
Flexible format
The fully online, flexible format allows you to complete the program while continuing your personal and professional obligations. Create a schedule that works for you.
Business foundations
Learn the most relevant business skills to be an effective and efficient leader who will improve the quality and access to health care.
Lead in health
Gain the specialized knowledge needed to make an impact on the community and lead the next generation in the business of health, health care, telehealth, supply chain management, and more.
Health expertise
Harness the resources, reputation, and experience of Johns Hopkins University and its top-ranked schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.
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- 67% female / 33% male
- 3.28 average undergraduate GPA
- 6 average years of full-time work experience
- 5 countries represented
- 32 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)*:
*Indicates courses that are currently available on-site only
**Indicates Signature Experiential Learning Course
Business foundations (6 credits)- Business Communication
- Business Leadership and Human Values
- Statistical Analysis
Functional core (14 credits)
- Frameworks
- Health Care Law
- Health Marketing
- Health Analytics
- Health Innovation
- US Health Care System
- Health Care Organization
Electives (Choose 5 courses, 10 credits)**:
- Applied and Behavioral Economics in Health Care
- Discovery to Market I
- Discovery to Market II
- Fundamentals of Health Care Systems
- Health Care Financing and Financial Management
- Health Care Consulting Practicum I
- Health Care Consulting Practicum II
- Health Information Technology
- Medical Devices and Diagnostics
- Negotiation in Health Care Settings
- Pharmaceutical Strategy
- The Wire: Business Solutions for Community Health Improvement
***Not all electives are offered online each year. Consult with your academic advisor for more details.
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
- Online, flexible format
- Asynchronous and fully synchronous courses
- 36 credits requirement
- Complete your degree in two years
- In-person classes
- Courses held in Baltimore, MD
- Complete your degree in one year
- Required capstone project
- Online, flexible format
- Optional in-person experiences
- Asynchronous and fully synchronous courses
- Complete degree in two to three years
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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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