Master of Business Administration - Professional (Healthcare Management)

The concentration in Healthcare Management is targeted at healthcare leaders, allowing students to take classes in Health Systems and Policy at the School of Public Health.
An MBA is designed for those students who are interested in managerial careers – for those with leadership aspirations and abilities. Specific program objectives include: acquisition of managerial-level knowledge of and skills in economics, financial reporting and analysis, operations, strategic use of science and technology, and creating customer and societal value in the global arena; acquisition of managerial-level knowledge of and skills in creativity and innovation, leadership and team-building, ethics and law; acquisition of managerial-level knowledge of and appreciation for the global implications of all business decision-making.

Admission to the Graduate School is open to anyone holding a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from an accredited college or university. In cases, where a program’s accrediting body allows alternate admissions standards, exceptions may be made. Applicants should have completed undergraduate or graduate work of sufficient quality and scope to enable them to successfully pursue graduate study. The University of Memphis offers equal educational opportunity to all persons without regard to race, religion, sex, creed, color, national origin or disability. Baccalaureate Degree: The applicant must provide an official transcript showing that a bachelor’s degree was awarded by an accredited college or university. If you are a UofM undergraduate student applying to Graduate School at UofM, you do not need to request that an official transcript be sent to Graduate Admissions. This office has access to your transcript. In addition, transcripts from any other college or university attended may be requested. Only transcripts received directly from an issuing institution are considered official. Personal copies are not acceptable as official documents. GPA: The applicant must have earned an acceptable grade point average, typically a minimum of 2.5 on a scale of 4.0, but departments may make exceptions for students whose overall GPA does not adequately reflect their ability to succeed in their chosen field. English proficiency test scores required by the University: Duolingo English Test- For students affected by test center closures due to COVID-19, the University is temporarily accepting Duolingo as an alternative. 100 or higher on the overall score, all sub scores must be at least 80. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Institution code 1459. TOEFL - 550 or higher on the paper version, 79 or higher on the internet-based test IELTS (International English Language Testing System- 6.0 or higher PTE (Pearson Test of English) - 53 or higher Applicants to all MBA programs must have: An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or institution. A Graduate School application for admission and the appropriate fee. An official transcript from each college or university attended. Applicants must present an acceptable score on a recent (five years or less) Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Official GRE or GMAT scores are required for admission. Admission is competitive based on standardized test scores, cumulative grade point averages, (etc.). A current resume A personal statement of interest Response to the required essay questions (available on the MBA website) Two letters of recommendation