Need Help Finding MBA in Healthcare Admin/Management

[reeko0830]

Online degree rankings don't matter. Your degree will be judged by whether people recognize the university as having a good business school. The online degree rankings are there to help students choose programs that are good at delivering online education, but employers don't care about that. Your transcript won't say "online."

Very good point, I appreciate your help. I will likely attend UIS starting this fall. It will be 36 hours due to needing foundational work. Exams are proctored, and it's a bit more than the 30 hours I was looking for, but the university of illinois name is recognizable even though it is Springfield.

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I recommend getting a general MBA. Heck, I would do the Hellenic $3000 MBA if still offered which is RA accredited but not AASCB. Then, I would get a post-masters certificate in healthcare management and/or apply for one of the many healthcare administrative fellowships offered at hospitals nationwide. In my opinion, getting a paid fellowship or internship in healthcare administration far outweighs any college degree because it provides you with actual experience/validation and the connections to move into that sector. Too many people overestimate the "power" of the degree and underestimate the real power of "real-world" experience. The cheap accredited MBA checks the box, but the fellowship, internship, or even entry-level healthcare administrative experience is the key. Of course, an MBA from Harvard or Johns Hopkins wouldn't hurt!

Thank you for your response.  I am currently in a leadership role so requiring a mentorship would not be necessary.  I have around 25 years of healthcare experience and about 10 years of leadership.  I have two possible promotions left in my career path and both require leadership experience which I already possess and a Master's.  I did look at the HAU degree but I do want the accreditation I previously mentioned.  In my case, I just need the piece of paper as I have established everything else in my career path.  The problem is that they do look at University name so I am trying to find the best University which fits my needs.  Most of my colleagues have MBA/MHA from the likes of local Big Ten schools, Cornell, Creighton, UNC etc.

What do healthcare admins do? In my 15 years of being a medical provider, I haven't figured that one out.

Beggars cant be choosers, you arent going to get some cheap MBA/MHA that is CBE with no proctors, less credits and no group work from some top school. Your list of wants is a have your cake and eat it too type of situation.

Sort of bizarre that a Chromebook is holding you back from choosing schools that have proctoring. That makes zero sense. I would think a healthcare leader could just get a cheap 200-300 dollar PC laptop and write it off. What's the real reason?

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How difficult would you guys say this program appears, I just cannot find much about it anywhere. It is ranked 12th in online mba's and is part of the same school system that I went to. I was told there is no proctoring, but it takes 2.5 years or so part time.

https://www.wisconsinonlinemba.org/progr...view.phtml. You can view the prior year syllabus under the mba in Healthcare.

I wouldn't believe that ranking, its not UW-Madison which is the only notable school in the system

Great point about the ranking vs what Madison is known for. It definitely isn't worth 2x the price of similar programs. 

I think everyone focused in on the Chromebook comment more than what the biggest obstacle was. I want to be able to do the majority of this mba at work. In order to do so, no matter what program I use, I just cannot download new software onto the computer. I used canvas before and UIS used canvas and proctors through there like my prior University did. That system in fact works and I am happy with that. I submitted my application there about an hour ago.