The MBA is a 15-month program comprised of 12 courses for a total of 36 credits.
When starting the program, you will choose between two tracks: healthcare management or general management. Based on your selection, you will take classes tailored to your needs. In the healthcare management track, you will take core classes in addition to five classes dedicated to healthcare. In the general management track, you will take core classes and five classes dedicated to management.
Designed for working healthcare professionals, the Pacific MBA with a healthcare management track will develop your business skills for a career in healthcare administration. Along with your career experience, the Pacific MBA will prepare you with a curriculum evolving as fast as today’s healthcare industry.
Healthcare track candidates will follow the same schedule as general MBA counterparts. Healthcare track students will take a combination of general MBA courses that provide a healthcare option of focus and specific courses unique to the healthcare track.
“My MBA journey at Pacific University, Oregon, was transformative. I particularly enjoyed the hands-on learning experiences in data analytics and people management, which deepened my understanding of strategic decision-making and team dynamics. The program also provided ample opportunities to enhance my presentation skills, enabling me to communicate ideas effectively and confidently. These experiences, combined with a supportive environment, significantly boosted my personal confidence and prepared me for real-world challenges.”
— Anuj Bajaj, MBA General Management ’24
Lead Engineer at Nike
Pacific University's optional MBA International Seminar allows students to meet businesses, and learn about local and international business practices. During the 7 days abroad, the class will meet 5-6 companies both in the general and healthcare professions, in addition to cultural activities such as visiting local monuments and museums, dinners and city guided tours.
Locations like Aalen in Germany, London in the UK, Barcelona in Spain, and Lisbon in Portugal have offered a great amount of information and networking opportunities, allowing the students to ask questions about how the business is run and the executive's decisions, tour the business operations, and learn how each different country operates.
Our Corporate Landscape Tour is part of our effort to make sure that our students gain both theory and practice when it comes to business skills. On tour, students and their faculty visit with executives, get to ask questions about the business and the executives’ experiences and get to tour the business operation. This provides an essential networking opportunity for our students.
Multnomah, Washington, and Clark counties are growing quickly and offer a wealth of opportunities to connect with a wide variety of companies from small start-ups to well-established multi-national corporations. Some of our recent tour destinations included Chaucer, Golden Valley Brewery, Elk Cove Vineyards, Nike, and Columbia Sportswear, and our partners are growing every day.
Students in Pacific’s graduate programs in the College of Health Professions can also enroll in the MBA in Healthcare, earning both degrees at the same time. Earning an MBA in Healthcare Management, in addition to your graduate healthcare degree, will prepare you for leadership roles in healthcare or for managing your own practice.
Earning an MBA can help you:
Financial aid is available for the MBA program, including scholarships available to Pacific healthcare students. Students enrolling in the Dual MBA/Healthcare degree will submit an application for admission to the MBA program, and the additional application requirements are waived.
