MBA in Healthcare Management

Healthcare management means helping people make healthcare run efficiently and effectively. With such a diverse and in-demand field, you can have many options for career paths. Our Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare Management program is meticulously designed to help cultivate leaders who are skilled in the intricacies of healthcare management and driven by a desire to improve lives and serve communities through the principles of Christ.

Embarking on our MBA in Healthcare Management journey, you can be set to unlock a world of opportunities. This degree is more than an academic achievement; it’s a pathway to making a tangible difference in the lives of others. Whether you’re aspiring to manage a hospital, lead a healthcare team, or innovate in health services, our program can help equip you with the expertise to elevate patient care, improve healthcare systems, and contribute positively to the well-being of society.

Liberty’s Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management degree can help prepare you to work with other healthcare professionals, including some of the fastest-growing healthcare careers, such as nurses, surgeons, and therapists, to ensure excellent patient care and efficient use of resources.

With the advanced business and healthcare industry skills from the MBA in healthcare management, you can help organizations find the best solutions for managing medical information assurance, medical finances, navigating health laws and regulations, and staff communication. With Liberty, you can gain the skills to lead with confidence, excellence, and integrity.

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Next start date: Aug 18, 2025

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Earn a Globally Respected Business Degree

Liberty’s School of Business is among only 3% of business schools worldwide to earn ACBSP accreditation, ensuring that your MBA in Marketing meets high academic and industry standards.

Cutting-Edge Business Environment

Gain hands-on experience in Liberty’s 78,000-square-foot School of Business, featuring a simulated stock trading room, Entrepreneurship Center for Innovation, and state-of-the-art IT labs, preparing you for success in today’s dynamic marketing landscape.

Flexible Learning for Working Professionals

Balance your education with your career through evening classes, one-week intensives, and online coursework, allowing you to customize your MBA experience to fit your busy schedule.

Accelerate Your Path to Success

Through our 3+1 Accelerated Business Program, you can earn both your bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just four years — fast-tracking your leadership in hospitals, healthcare organizations, and medical businesses.


Liberty University’s Master of Business Administration with a specialization in healthcare management can help prepare you for the following occupations:

  • College instructor
  • Entrepreneur/business owner
  • Healthcare consultant
  • Hospital administrator
  • Pharmaceutical brand manager
  • Physician’s office manager
  • Public health department manager
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As a student in Liberty’s MBA in Healthcare Management program, you can study ways to apply advanced business management techniques to healthcare industry problems. This program is thoughtfully structured to help ensure you gain a robust foundation in business management and healthcare-specific knowledge, helping prepare you for a successful career in this dynamic industry.

You will also study vital business concepts in finance, business law, market research, organizational design, global economics, human resources, and operations management. The variety of advanced business skills in the MBA can give you the flexibility to tackle the ever-changing challenges of the healthcare industry.

Moreover, the program offers an in-depth look at healthcare marketing and customer relations. Effective marketing of healthcare services and maintaining strong patient relationships are key to organizational success in a competitive healthcare landscape. Students explore strategies for branding, marketing communication, and patient engagement, learning how to position their healthcare organizations to meet their communities’ needs better.

The healthcare management specialization will also allow you to study legal and ethical issues that healthcare professionals often face, along with ways to manage employees in a healthcare setting. You can have the opportunity to study healthcare informatics and administration to specialize in specific needs in healthcare technology and financial management.

Overall, the skills studied in our MBA in healthcare program can help prepare students like you to become visionary leaders equipped to make a positive and lasting impact in the healthcare sector.

Degree Information

Prepare for Real-World Healthcare Leadership

If you’re looking to enter in the fast-paced and ever-evolving world of healthcare management, Liberty’s MBA in Healthcare Management is designed to help give you the skills and exposure you need.

The curriculum blends core business disciplines with specialized healthcare topics, helping you build a foundation in areas like healthcare policy, ethics, and financial strategy so you’re equipped to manage clinics, hospitals, or public health organizations with confidence.

Build Relationships That Matter

As a Liberty MBA student, you can begin networking from day one. You’ll interact with peers, faculty, and industry professionals through events, classroom discussions, and organizations like the Public Health Student Association. On top of that, our professors go beyond teaching, they invest in their students through mentorship and often pray for you by name.

Engage with Experts and Industry Leaders

Each year, Liberty hosts an average of 40 expert guest speakers who bring current, real-world insights into the classroom. These speakers represent a range of professional backgrounds in business and healthcare, giving you access to knowledge and perspectives that can deepen your understanding and expand your professional network.

Access Career Resources and Student Life Opportunities

You’ll have access to over 150 student-led clubs and organizations, offering countless ways to grow professionally and personally. Plus, with a free HandShake account, you can connect with employers around the globe and search for job and internship opportunities tailored to your goals in healthcare management.

Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:

  • Admission application
  • Official transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing
  • At least 15 hours of upper-level (300-400 level) undergraduate coursework in business
    • Students without the required undergraduate coursework must pass our BMAL 590 course and earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 on any other graduate-level coursework
  • Self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree)
  • Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account