Pursue Your Passion for Healthcare
Take your knowledge and expertise in the healthcare industry to the next level with a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Health Services from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management. An MBA can help you learn and develop skills in healthcare management, directing cross-disciplinary endeavors and integrating functions across the healthcare enterprise. Our healthcare MBA will build on your skillset by examining the legal and ethical issues in healthcare, health insurance trends, finance and more.
Get to Know Our MBA in Health Services
Our MBA with a concentration in Health Services dives into many of the common, high-level issues facing healthcare economics and public policy today. You’ll learn the fundamentals of insurance and risk-management, as well as the evolution of health insurance. Our experienced faculty will provide real-world examples and scenarios to provide a well-rounded look into this ever-changing industry.
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Master's Advantage
If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree in business, you may be eligible to waive up to three courses. We call this our Master’s Advantage. With these course waivers1, you can take fewer courses and put your master’s degree to work for you even sooner.
What You'll Learn
The MBA in Health Services from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management covers the following:
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Public and Private Healthcare PlansAssess the value of available health plans and explain the value-proposition of different types of health plans to patients, synthesize the business of healthcare relative to the patient care and analyze how each affects the other.
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TechnologyApply analytical tools and technology applications to develop analyses and solutions to address the needs of an organization and its stakeholders.
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CollaborationWork collaboratively in a team environment. Coordinate and share information to achieve a common goal.
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Ethics in HealthcareAnalyze the evolution of legal and ethical aspects of healthcare to determine the moral responsibilities of healthcare workers. Examine how today’s legal system affects the types of care provided to the patient.
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U.S. Healthcare PolicyApply an understanding of the overall US healthcare model and the history of legislation and available public/private programs to issues in the contemporary healthcare field; also, apply an understanding of the US model as compared to other models around the globe.
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Management Theory and PracticesDemonstrate in-depth knowledge of enterprise-wide functions relevant in the global economy.
Acquire an additional credential with our unique 2-in-1 design. All courses in our online Health Services Management graduate certificate are embedded within the Healthcare MBA. Requesting this embedded option can allow you to obtain a graduate certificate on the way to your master's.
Accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our MBA in Health Services program may consider, but are not limited to, the following careers:
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Administrative Services Management
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Health or Medical Services Management
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Regulatory Affairs and Compliance
Learn more about Careers in Health Service Management
Core Degree Courses
ACCT503 | Financial Accounting: Managerial Use and Analysis |
ECON545 | Business Economics |
FIN510 | Corporate Finance |
MGMT5912 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
MIS5402 | Innovation through Technology |
MKTG525 | Strategic Marketing |
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HRM591 | Strategic Human Resource Management |
HRM587 | Managing Organizational Change |
HRM595 | Negotiation Skills |
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INTL500 | Global Perspectives for International Business |
FIN565 | International Finance |
HRM584 | Managing International Human Resources |
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MGMT520 | Legal, Political and Ethical Dimensions of Business |
MGMT550 | Managerial Communication |
Program - Specific Courses
HSM5412 | Health Service Systems |
HSM5422 | Health Rights and Responsibilities |
HSM5432 | Health Services Finance |
General Degree Courses
ACCT5002 | Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics |
MATH534 | Applied Managerial Statistics |
MGMT501 | Organizational Structures and Business Processes |
Capstone
MGMT601 | Healthcare MBA Capstone |
2Earn your master’s and get a graduate certificate along the way. These six courses make up the Health Services Management Graduate Certificate, which is embedded in this program, allowing you to leave with two credentials in one.

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