Why Study Healthcare Systems?
Healthcare is one of the world's fastest-growing and most complex industries. As demand for healthcare services continues to increase, organizations need business leaders who can improve operations, manage resources, and lead strategic change. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for medical and health services managers is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations, reflecting the growing need for skilled healthcare leaders.
The Healthcare Systems concentration prepares you to combine business leadership with specialized knowledge of healthcare management, policy, finance, operations, and organizational strategy. You'll learn how to improve healthcare delivery, manage complex organizations, and make informed decisions that enhance both patient outcomes and organizational performance.
- Degree Type
- M.B.A.
- Area of Interest
- Business
- Associated Colleges or Schools
- Program Location
- Queens Campus
- Online
- Required Credit Hours
- 36
Is This Concentration Right for You?
This concentration may be a great fit if you want to:
- Lead hospitals, healthcare systems, or medical organizations
- Improve healthcare operations and organizational performance
- Combine business strategy with healthcare management
- Understand healthcare policy, finance, and administration
- Advance your career in one of today's fastest-growing industries
Career Opportunities
Healthcare organizations increasingly rely on business professionals to improve operations, manage financial performance, and lead organizational change. An MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Systems prepares graduates for leadership opportunities across the healthcare industry.
Potential career paths include:
- Healthcare Administrator
- Hospital Operations Manager
- Healthcare Consultant
- Clinical Practice Manager
- Healthcare Project Manager
- Healthcare Strategy Manager
- Healthcare Operations Director
- Health Insurance Manager
- Healthcare Business Development Manager
- Healthcare Executive (career progression)
Career paths vary based on prior experience, industry, credentials, and professional goals.
MBA Curriculum
Every MBA student completes a comprehensive business core covering accounting, analytics, economics, finance, management, marketing, law, ethics, and business strategy before completing specialized coursework in Healthcare Systems.
- ACC 602: Global Financial and Managerial Reporting
- BUA 602: Business Analytics
- ECO 606: Industrial Economics
- FIN 607: Financial Management
- LAW 600: Law, Ethics and the Principled Path in Business
- MGT 601: Managing for Global Success
- MKT 600: Decisions in Marketing Management
- RMI 601: Risk Management
- MGT 700: Seminar in Business Policy
Select 3 courses:
- HCA 320: Management and Leadership in Health Care
- HCA 321: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Systems
- PAS 282: Health Care Systems and Health Policy
- HCI 520: Medical and Health Informatics
Experience Business Before You Graduate
Solve Real Challenges in Healthcare
Healthcare leadership requires collaboration, innovation, and strategic thinking. Through experiential learning, you'll strengthen your leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills while applying business principles to complex organizational challenges.
Featured Experiences
- Consult with real organizations through Tobin Strategic Consulting (TSC).
- Analyze data to support strategic decisions in the Collins Analytics Lab.
- Develop AI-powered solutions to real business challenges through the EMPIRE Initiative.
- Launch and pitch innovative business ideas in the James & Eileen Business Plan Competition.
- Turn entrepreneurial ideas into action through the Venture & Innovation Center (VIC).
Global Business Experiences
Healthcare challenges extend across borders, requiring leaders who understand how healthcare systems, policy, technology, and management differ around the world. Through Global Destination Courses, study abroad opportunities, and an internationally focused MBA curriculum, you'll explore global healthcare systems, emerging trends, and innovative approaches to improving healthcare delivery while developing the perspective needed to lead in an interconnected world.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Healthcare Systems concentration combines graduate business education with specialized coursework in healthcare management, policy, finance, operations, and organizational leadership. Students develop the business skills needed to lead healthcare organizations and improve healthcare delivery.
No. The concentration is designed for both healthcare professionals and students from other industries who want to pursue leadership careers in healthcare management.
No. Graduates may pursue opportunities with hospitals, healthcare systems, insurance companies, pharmaceutical organizations, healthcare consulting firms, medical technology companies, government agencies, and nonprofit healthcare organizations.
Students strengthen their knowledge of healthcare management, strategic planning, finance, operations, leadership, organizational performance, and healthcare policy while developing practical business skills applicable across the healthcare industry.
Yes. Tobin's MBA program offers flexible scheduling designed to help working professionals balance graduate education with their careers.
Yes. Admission to the MBA program is on a rolling basis. You may start in the Fall, Spring, or even in the summer semester.
Complete the online graduate application and submit the required application materials. Graduate Admissions counselors are available to guide you through the admissions process.
Ready to Apply?
Whether you're looking to strengthen your analytical skills, make better business decisions, or lead with data, a Tobin MBA can help you achieve your career goals.
All applicants must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution or the international equivalent before enrollment at the graduate level. In addition to the application form and non-refundable application fee, candidates should submit the following:
- Statement of professional goals and resume, which can be uploaded as part of the application for admission.
- Official transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools attended.
- One letter of recommendation, obtained from professional or academic references.
- Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores are required for applicants whose native language is not English.
- Students with international credits must also submit a course-by-course foreign credit evaluation with GPA calculation from a NACES member.
- Applicants to The Tobin College of Business Graduate programs will automatically be considered for GMAT/GRE waivers. Submitting a strong GMAT/GRE score may strengthen applications with a less competitive GPA.
For additional information, please contact:
Office of Graduate Admission
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
8000 Utopia Parkway
Suite 114
Queens, NY 11439
718-990-1345
[email protected]
Department Faculty
K. Matthew Wong
Director of M.B.A. Programs and Professor of Finance
Tobin Room 345
