Program Overview

MBA Healthcare Management MBA

Introduction to a MBA Healthcare Management

Modern healthcare is complex and requires highly skilled leaders and managers. Our MBA healthcare management course will allow you to develop the necessary skills.

Demand for quality healthcare is growing, as rapid advances in treatments and information technologies increase the expectations of patients and healthcare professionals. At the same time resources are limited as budgets are trimmed. This is why studying for an MBA in healthcare management is vastly important now, more than ever.

Healthcare leaders now need skills in human and financial resources management, leadership, strategic planning, and organisational design. The ability to manage complex change and organisational decision-making is also key, all of which are skills fostered when studying our MBA healthcare management course.

This postgraduate MBA in healthcare management in UK will enable you to develop these skills and enhance your capacity to analyse and understand the complex nature of healthcare, and how it is delivered.

Why study an MBA in healthcare management?

If you’re a recent graduate or a professional with experience in the health or social care sector, studying ARU’s MBA Healthcare Management could provide the vital next step in your career. The knowledge and skills you’ll gain on this Masters course, offered at our Chelmsford campus, will open up a range of career opportunities in senior management and leadership roles in the UK and worldwide.

Studying a postgraduate degree is a great way to develop your career, increase your earning potential and deepen your knowledge of a subject you feel passionate about. Our postgraduate courses support both your professional and personal requirements; you can study part-time or while you work.

Course options

• 1 year full-time
• 2 years part-time

When do you want your degree to start?

• January

Where do you want to study?

• Chelmsford

Key facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 1 year full-time
• START DATES: January
• LOCATION: Chelmsford
• FEES:
  • £20,200 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time)
  • £20,200 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time)

Teaching and assessment

1 year full-time

• Year 1

Year 1

The content covered in our MBA Healthcare Management will allow you to explore the role of the leader, the importance of strategy development, and the challenges for professional decision-making in the ever-changing health sector.

In the MBA healthcare management, you'll consider the issues faced by professionals, managers and leaders in health and social care services worldwide. Drawing on management theory and cutting-edge research we’ll introduce you to topics such as organisational behaviour, entrepreneurship, innovation, health economics and health information systems.

You’ll examine the business skills of finance, accounting and marketing in the context of healthcare provision and learn techniques for making revenue and capital decisions.

Of central importance to this Masters degree is the Major Project. This allows you to address a research question relating to healthcare management or health informatics, using the research skills and knowledge you’ve gained during the course.

Core modules

• Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare
• Financial Management in Healthcare
• Managing and Leading Healthcare Organisational Change
• Postgraduate Research Design
• Strategic Management in Healthcare
• Major Project Healthcare Management and Health Informatics

Entry Requirements

• A first degree, with honours, at a minimum final classification of Lower Second (2:2) or equivalent.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Fees and Paying for University

Tuition fees for UK students (2025/26)

• £20,200 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time)

ARU graduates may be eligible for an Alumni Scholarship and get a 20% fee discount.

Fees are payable upfront, in full or in instalments, but there's no need to pay until you've accepted an offer to study with us. Find out more about paying your fees and about postgraduate loans and funding.

Tuition fees for international students (2025/26)

• £20,200 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time)

You can pay your fees upfront, in full or in two instalments. We will ask for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter

Find out about paying your fees.

Facilities and accreditation

Outstanding student support

Join our postgraduate student community and:

• benefit from award-winning learning facilities, including extensive library and IT resources
• learn from expert staff who will guide your research interests and career development
• receive full support from our Employability Service, while you're studying with us and after you graduate
• access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.

Take a guided tour and meet our students.

Lecturers

• Senaka Fernando
• Bachchu Kailash Kaini

Careers

Our MBA Healthcare Management will prepare you for operational and senior managerial positions in health and social care, either in the UK or internationally.

When you graduate with your MBA healthcare management UK based, you’ll be confident about entering or returning to the health and social care sector with the knowledge and skills to enhance the efficiency and quality of service provision in your area.

Graduation doesn’t have to be the end of your time with us. You could choose to continue your academic career with a research programme at ARU, such as our Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and save £400 on your fees.

Alternative career options

After graduating with an MBA in healthcare management, graduates may also use this qualification as a springboard into other careers, including:

• Management consultancy
• Social enterprise
• Healthcare start-ups
• Healthcare organisations
• General management
• Government procurement and resourcing
• Teaching and education