Business Administration, Healthcare Management Concentration, M.B.A.

(40 credits)

Program Description

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New England College’s Master of Business Administration program provides working professionals and recent graduates with the proven leadership skills needed for today’s rapidly changing global environment. This 40‐credit MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Management can be completed in less than two years. The course delivery and structure are specifically designed for working professionals to make the most efficient use of time and to optimize the learning experience.

Our MBA carries forward NEC’s legacy of creating well-rounded management professionals. With an emphasis on practical knowledge and skills, students will learn from faculty experts who are active business leaders. Our student-focused curriculum positions graduates to achieve positive career outcomes with a background in strategic thought and analysis, analytical decision-making, leadership theory and practice, and organizational dynamics in management. Students can choose a concentration in a specific field, or can select elective courses from a wide range of options.

The degree is designed to further students’ knowledge of key leadership elements including problem solving, effective communication, motivation of employees, and negotiation. Through the MBA program, students further their career by developing advanced strategic leadership techniques, leadership tools and skills, and a deep understanding of organizational dynamics in management.

Learning Outcomes

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• Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge of accounting, finance, marketing, management information systems, organizational behavior, economics, operations management and qualitative analysis to create effective solutions to organizational and operational challenges independently and as a team;
• Create and demonstrate verbal and written communication skills which express ideas clearly, logically, and persuasively;
• Distinguish and formulate solutions to ethical, cultural humility, and inclusion issues;
• Evaluate information and data in order to formulate analytically sound decisions and understand the likely consequences of those decisions;
• Demonstrate leadership ability, collaboration, team-building skills through class projects and involvement in student, community, and/or professional organizations.

Healthcare Management Concentration

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The MBA’s Healthcare Management Concentration provides students with the proven leadership skills needed to meet today’s challenges in the healthcare industry. Oriented to the needs of both the emerging and experienced healthcare leader, the comprehensive curriculum offers both quantitative and qualitative courses. This concentration is available online only.

Outcomes of the Concentration in Healthcare Management:

• Apply data-driven decision-making within an organization to include people and organizational aspects of health information systems as well as technology;
• Apply leadership capabilities and business processes using lean practices that influence and enhance employee, team, and organizational performance;
• Create solutions addressing the advantages and disadvantages of organizing, financing, marketing, and supporting health care organizations;
• Evaluate health policies according to a range of criteria for cost, quality and equity.

Other Available MBA Programs

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The MBA program has 2 other available concentrations. Please see the individual program pages for additional information:

• Business Administration, Sports and Recreation Management Concentration, M.B.A.  (40 credit program)
• Business Administration, Strategic Leadership Concentration, M.B.A.  (36 credit program)

An executive, low residency program is also available:

• Business Administration, Executive M.B.A.  (40 credit program)