Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration Online
Put yourself at the forefront of healthcare administration and problem-solving with an MBA in Healthcare Administration. Enrich your ability to lead and use technology to understand the impact of information on populations and healthcare providers.
Program Overview
Gain insights into our online MBA in Healthcare Administration
Broaden your business knowledge and move into management roles within the healthcare sector with a TAMIU online Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration online.
In the TAMIU MBA in Healthcare Administration, you will develop valuable team leadership expertise, the ability to improve processes and manage projects, and the insights to solve complex issues in healthcare. The online curriculum includes essential MBA standards such as strategic management, managerial economics, and marketing with a focus on aspects of the unique challenges that healthcare administrators face. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 15% from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations, adding about 2.4 million new jobs.
Specialty coursework in healthcare administration includes applying organizational behavior theories in a healthcare setting, analyzing leadership styles for quality and cost management, and implementing healthcare informatics within the role of evidence-based practice.
If you don't hold an undergraduate degree in business or your business background is limited, you can learn the basics in our helpful prep-module courses. Each prep-module is a 2-credit hour course covering foundational concepts in finance, economics, accounting, information systems, management and marketing.
Benefit from flexible admission requirements, including a GMAT/GRE waiver for those who qualify, and six start dates per year. Our 7-week courses are delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, so you can balance personal and professional obligations while earning your degree.
In the TAMIU healthcare administration master’s program, you will learn to:
- Understand organizational behavior and theory as it relates to healthcare systems
- Utilize methods for analyzing organizational systems
- Collate the evidence to identify solutions to improve outcomes in healthcare settings
- Analyze theories, principles and concepts underpinning the field of healthcare and nursing informatics
- Integrate information technology culture, processes, roles and related terminology to maximize patient safety, cost-effectiveness and healthcare outcomes
- Use ethical principles and standards in the development of policies for health information technologies
- Examine informatics issues for regulation, accreditation and security of automated applications in healthcare
- Examine the impact of health information on populations and healthcare providers
- Understand organizational behavior and theory as it relates to healthcare systems
- Utilize methods for analyzing organizational systems
- Collate the evidence to identify solutions to improve outcomes in healthcare settings
- Analyze theories, principles and concepts underpinning the field of healthcare and nursing informatics
- Integrate information technology culture, processes, roles and related terminology to maximize patient safety, cost-effectiveness and healthcare outcomes
- Use ethical principles and standards in the development of policies for health information technologies
- Examine informatics issues for regulation, accreditation and security of automated applications in healthcare
- Examine the impact of health information on populations and healthcare providers
Healthcare administration career opportunities:
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital Business Office Director
- Clinical Research Manager
- Health Information Director
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital Business Office Director
- Clinical Research Manager
- Health Information Director
- Nursing Home Administrator
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Texas A&M International University offers a wide range of online business programs. Explore all of our graduate degrees in business.
Accreditation
Programs in the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business are accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
Also available:
Texas A&M International University offers a wide range of online business programs. Explore all of our graduate degrees in business.
Tuition
Benefit from our budget-friendly, pay-by-the-course tuition
Tuition for the TAMIU Healthcare Administration Master of Business Administration program is affordable and can be paid by the course. All fees are included.
In-State Tuition:
The following tuition applies only to Texas residents.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Healthcare Administration | $367 | $ | $11,010 |
Out-of-State Tuition:
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|
| MBA in Healthcare Administration | $1,030 | $30,900 |
*Tuition subject to change.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
See our application deadlines and class schedules
The TAMIU MBA in Healthcare Administration online program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
| Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall II | 10/21/24 | 10/7/24 | 10/14/24 | 10/18/24 | 12/10/24 |
| Spring I | 1/21/25 | 1/6/25 | 1/13/25 | 1/17/25 | 3/8/25 |
| Spring II | 3/24/25 | 3/10/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/21/25 | 5/9/25 |
| Summer I | 5/19/25 | 5/5/25 | 5/12/25 | 5/16/25 | 7/5/25 |
| Summer II | 7/7/25 | 6/23/25 | 6/30/25 | 7/7/25 | 8/22/25 |
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Admissions
Find your fit for our online MBA in Healthcare Administration program
You must meet the following requirements for admission into the healthcare administration graduate program.
Admission Requirements:
- Online application
- Bachelor's degree
- Professional resume
MBA online admission requirements
Automatic Admission – Applicants who have all of the following will be automatically admitted by the Graduate School:**
- Official transcripts documenting an earned undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited business school
- Upper-level GPA of 3.0 or higher or, in the case of international applicants, a 3.0 or higher on the last 60 hours of completed work
- Resume documenting the applicant's background, including work experience, along with three references and contact information for these references
- Acceptable TOEFL/IELTS score report for international applicants or domestic applicants whose university/college studies were done outside the United States. TOEFL minimum score is 79, and IELTS minimum score is 6.5. Scores must be no more than two years old.
**Applicants who meet all the above criteria, except having a degree from an accredited business school—i.e., non-business background—can be automatically admitted with the provision that the ARSSB will review to determine the proper sequence of required prep modules needed for the student to take.
Applicants requiring further review – Applicants who do not satisfy the criteria required for Automatic Admission must also submit the following:
- The submission of a score on the GRE or the GMAT, or the PAEP (for applicants from Mexico). Score must be from the last five years
- Personal statement with 300 words or more describing career and personal goals
- Two reference letters
International Transcript Evaluation:
TAMIU does their own foreign credential evaluations. Graduate School does not require third party evaluations nor are obligated to accept the results, or GPA calculations, if an evaluation is submitted. If an applicant submits an official evaluation, the evaluation does not replace official transcripts or certificates of graduation.
Note: The upper-level GPA is a calculated grade-point average of all upper level courses. Upper level is defined as all junior and senior level courses. Institutions use course numbers to make these designations. For example, TAMIU uses 3000 courses for junior level courses and 4000 courses for senior level courses.
Official transcripts from all institutions attended can be sent to:
Texas A&M International University
Graduate School
Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, Suite 223
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041
OR
Electronically to [email protected]
Former TAMIU students DO NOT have to request TAMIU transcripts.
For documents other than transcripts, please upload to your application portal located here. If transcripts are uploaded to the portal, you will be asked to resend all official transcripts by mail or email and will delay the application process.
Have a question? Call us at 844-872-8712.
Courses
Review a summary of our online MBA in Healthcare Administration courses
Curriculum for the healthcare administration master’s program is comprised of 10 courses (30 credit hours), including 21 credit hours of core courses and nine credit hours of healthcare administration electives.
A student who does not possess an undergraduate degree in Business Administration (BBA) from an accredited university will be required to take prep-module courses that will help prepare you for your MBA journey. Program advisors will determine what prep-module courses are required. The three prep-modules will cover; concepts in Finance and Economics; concepts in Accounting and Healthcare Administration Information Systems; and concepts in Healthcare Administration and Marketing. Each course is worth 2 credit hours and graded on a pass/fail basis. 2 SCH will be billed at $734
