Pfeiffer University School of Graduate Studies

Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration

The dual degree Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration program is designed specifically for health service managers and clinicians who require enhanced business competencies in order to achieve their career goals. Although the program is intended primarily for those who have been working in health service organizations for at least five years, individual arrangements may be developed for persons with shorter tenure as well as for those who have not enjoyed previous employment in the health sector.

The course of study focuses on practical applications from both business and health service fields of knowledge. As such, it facilitates the development of an innovative and functional interface of these related, but essentially distinct, operational environments. Emphasis is placed on the development of leadership skills that are necessary to thrive in the rapidly changing and extraordinarily complex health service enterprise of the 21st Century, both within the United States and internationally.

The program design is founded on the perspective that healthcare is not �just another business�. Rather, it is a unique set of service arrangements with inherent duties and accountabilities that are crucially related to innovative, sound and responsible business practices. Graduates will have the requisite knowledge and skills for significant professional advancement in a wide range of health related settings. The MBA/MHA program maintains high academic quality, while providing flexible and convenient study options both in the traditional classroom setting and over the Internet.