About the MBA in Healthcare Management
Be ready for a strong career in a complex healthcare environment.
The specialized MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Management at PennWest California puts your business management skills to work in a healthcare setting.
This graduate degree program can be completed 100% online or through a blend of on-campus and online courses. The program combines the core competencies of PennWest California's nationally ranked Master of Business Administration program with specialized courses focused on medical and healthcare organizations.
Students wishing to study on-campus or through a combination of on-campus and online coursework (multi-modal) must begin their MBA program in the Fall semester.
Meet the growing demand for healthcare business professionals.
Finish the 36-credit MBA in healthcare management in as little as 15 months of full-time study or complete the program at your own pace. You'll learn the relevance of business and technology to the provision of health and medical care, and:
- Explore the changing nature of health and medical care and the implications for medical practice, medical education and research, and health policy.
- Analyze major challenges healthcare organizations face in managing the adoption and implementation of information technology.
- Analyze the healthcare delivery system within broad social, political and economic contexts.
U.S. News & World Report annually has ranked PennWest California's online graduate MBA programs among the best in the country from 2016 to 2019.

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