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MBA Programs for Health Care / Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology

For students working or hoping to work in the health fields, an MBA can prepare them for various functional roles – like marketing, business development, or strategy – at companies in the healthcare services, life sciences, pharma, and biotech industries. Focusing on healthcare electives in business school can also help MBA grads land internships and jobs at nonprofit organizations, or as consultants, investment bankers, and venture capitalists focused on health care.

Top Business Schools for a career in Health Care / Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology

  • BU - SOM

    BU offers a two-year, specialized Health Sector MBA (HSM) that leads to internships and jobs in the Boston area and beyond. About 16 percent of all of 2011 MBA grads landed jobs in the health care industry. BU's is one of 14 MBA programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME). View school profile

  • Columbia

    Columbia’s Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management concentration has helped MBA students land positions at dozens of different healthcare product and service companies, pharma companies, and nonprofits, and roles as healthcare-focused management consultants, VCs, and investment bankers. View school profile

  • Copenhagen CBS

    Around 12 percent of 2011 CBS MBA grads got jobs at pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, many of them based in Denmark, such as Novo Nordisk and Ferrosan. As many as 19 percent of CBS MBA grads went into this sector in 2009. View school profile

  • Rutgers

    Located in what is known as "The Healthcare City" - Rutgers is close to big pharma companies like Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb, as well as several large hospitals. RBS's Pharmaceutical Management MBA concentration and the Lerner Center further strengthen the school's links to the biopharmaceutical industry. View school profile

  • IMD

    The percentage of IMD MBAs going into pharmaceuticals has reached double digits in recent years, with many alum going to work for Swiss pharma giants like Novartis and Roche. Fifteen percent of the 2011 class got jobs in this sector. View school profile

  • Minnesota - Carlson

    Although Carlson offers no formal healthcare MBA specialization, around 15 percent of new MBA grads went into jobs in the healthcare sector in 2011. Many benefit from the industry links cultivated by the school’s Medical Industry Leadership Institute. View school profile

  • Harvard

    HBS only offers a general MBA, but the school established the Healthcare Initiative in 2005 as one of five thematic "initiatives" to help MBA students focus their electives, internships, and networking activities. View school profile

  • UPenn - Wharton

    In what is largely known as a school for finance and consulting careers, the MBA in Health Care Management is Wharton's only specialized non-dual-degree MBA program. Nearly 6 percent of around 850 Wharton MBA grads in 2011 landed jobs in health care. View school profile

  • Duke - Fuqua

    Over 150 students are enrolled in Duke's Health Sector Management (HSM) MBA program, which makes up around 20 percent of its entire Daytime MBA student cohort. The school claims to have the biggest HSM program among top-ranked US schools. View school profile

  • Vanderbilt - Owen

    Music isn't Nashville's biggest industry; health care is. Vanderbilt offers a specialized Health Care MBA that leverages close ties to Vanderbilt's Medical Center and proximity to hundreds of local healthcare companies, including HCA. View school profile

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Business Schools Offering MBA Concentration in Health Care / Pharmaceuticals / Biotechnology

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Full Profile BU - SOM MA
– USC - Marshall CA
– Universiti Malaya - University of Malaya Graduate School of Business (UMGSB) Malaysia
– Columbia NY
Full Profile USD CA
Full Profile Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Germany
– UC Berkeley - Haas CA
– York - Schulich Canada
– Florida - Warrington - Hough FL
Full Profile WU Executive Academy Austria
– Rutgers NJ
Full Profile Nottingham England
– NUS Singapore
– CSULB CA
– University of Dallas - College of Business TX
– UBC - Sauder Canada
– Toronto - Rotman Canada
– Cornell - Johnson NY
Full Profile UT - Dallas TX
– Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) - International Business School Malaysia
– Management College of South Africa (MANCOSA) South Africa
Full Profile UNC - Kenan-Flagler NC
Full Profile EBS Business School Germany
– Temple - Fox PA
– Florida International University (FIU) FL
– Georgia State - Robinson GA
– San Diego State University (SDSU) CA
– George Washington DC
– Dresden International University (DIU) Germany
– Suffolk University - Sawyer Business School MA
– Rochester - Simon NY
– UCD - Smurfit Ireland
– Michigan - Ross MI
– UT Austin - McCombs TX
– University of Miami FL
Full Profile Grenoble France
– University of Colorado Denver Business School CO
– University of Baltimore / Towson University MD
Full Profile Pittsburgh - Katz PA
– Emory - Goizueta GA
– Deakin University - Deakin Business School Australia
– UNC Charlotte - Belk College of Business NC
– DePaul - Kellstadt IL
– Washington - Foster WA
– Harvard MA
– Northeastern MA
– Chicago - Booth IL
– UC Irvine - Merage CA
– Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR) - Berlin School of Economics and Law Germany
– New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) NY
– UPenn - Wharton PA
– NC State - Poole NC
– European University Malaysia Malaysia
– University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston) MA
– Mirbis - Moscow Business School Russia
– UT San Antonio TX
– University of North Texas (UNT) TX
– McMaster University - DeGroote School of Business Canada
– University of St. Thomas MN
– Duke - Fuqua NC
– Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) India
– Georgetown - McDonough DC
– Ateneo Graduate School of Business Philippines
– California State University - Los Angeles CA
– Buffalo - Singapore Singapore
– Loyola Chicago IL
– Seattle - Albers WA
– Johns Hopkins University - Carey Business School MD
– Drexel University - LeBow College of Business PA
– Coventry University - Coventry Business School England
– Queensland University of Technology (QUT) - Brisbane Graduate School of Business (BGSB) Australia
– Virginia - Darden VA
Full Profile Hofstra - Zarb NY
– Cleveland State University - Monte Ahuja College of Business OH
– Nova Southeastern University (NSU) - H. Wayne Huizenga FL
– Ohio State - Fisher OH
– University of Connecticut (UConn) CT
– James Cook University (JCU) Australia
– ASU - Carey AZ
– McGill - Desautels Canada
– UIC IL
– Regent Business School South Africa
– Fairleigh Dickinson University - College at Florham NJ
– Rice - Jones TX
– East Carolina University NC
– University of South Australia - International Graduate School of Business (IGSB) Australia
– Carnegie Mellon - Tepper PA
– University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - The Rady School of Management CA
– Golden Gate University - Edward S. Ageno School of Business CA
– Tennessee - Knoxville TN
– Yale CT
– University of Phoenix - Calgary Campus Canada
– Prague International Business School (PIBS) Czech Republic
– Boston College - Carroll MA
– Stony Brook University (SUNY) NY
– Seton Hall University - Stillman School of Business NJ
– Mount St. Mary’s College CA
– Virginia Commonwealth VA
– Roosevelt University - Walter E. Heller College of Business Administration IL
– Vanderbilt - Owen TN
– Munich Business School Germany
– Florida Atlantic University FL
– Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business PA
– HEC Lausanne Switzerland
– University of Surrey England
– University of Portland - Pamplin School of Business Administration OR
– CITY College - International Faculty of the University of Sheffield Romania
– University of Michigan - Dearborn MI
– Babson - Olin MA
– Wagner College NY
– Auburn AL
– Saint Louis - Cook MO
– Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research India
– Howard DC
– Iona College - Hagan School of Business NY
– Pfeiffer University at Charlotte NC
– Belmont - Massey TN
– University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) CO
– Clemson University SC
– University of Manitoba - Asper School of Business Canada
– UC Davis CA
– University of Phoenix - US AZ
– Buffalo - SOM NY
– University of Kansas KS
– Monmouth University NJ
– University of Cincinnati OH
– Rowan University NJ
– Athens Graduate School of Management Greece
– Institute of Business & Technology (Biztek) Pakistan
– University of Maryland University College MD
– Donau-Universität Krems · Danube University Krems Austria
– University of St. Thomas - Cameron School of Business TX
– University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business & Economics KY
– University of Tasmania Australia
– The University of Findlay OH
– Université Laval Canada
– Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University IL
– Long Island University NY
– Monash University Australia
– Quinnipiac University CT
– Kyiv Business School Ukraine
– University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) NV
– Hawai'i Pacific University HI
– University of Aberdeen Business School Scotland
– Virginia International University VA
– CITY College - International Faculty of the University of Sheffield Serbia
– Oakland University MI
– Portland State University - School of Business Administration OR
– UNC Greensboro - Bryan NC
– Stevens Institute of Technology - Howe School of Technology Management NJ
– Adelphi University NY
– Utah - Eccles UT
– ESB Reutlingen Germany
– Düsseldorf Business School GmbH an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Germany
– Texas Southern University - Jesse H. Jones School of Business TX
– EOI - Escuela de Negocios Spain
– The University of Memphis - Fogelman College of Business and Economics TN
– Arizona - Eller AZ
– University of Houston - Clear Lake TX
– Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin Germany
– Mohammad Ali Jinnah University - Islamabad Campus Pakistan
– Concordia University - St. Paul MN
– Wake Forest - Charlotte NC
– Campbell University - Lundy-Fetterman School of Business NC
– Texas Tech University - Rawls College of Business TX
– Niagara University NY
– Louisiana State University (LSU) - E. J. Ourso College of Business LA
– West Virginia University (WVU) WV
– Brunel Business School England
– University of Massachusetts Dartmouth MA
– Université Paris Dauphine France
– Regis University CO
– Xavier University - Williams College of Business OH
– Virginia Tech - Pamplin VA
– UI Urbana-Champaign IL
– Barry University - Andreas School of Business FL
– Louisville KY
– Kent State University OH
– University of La Verne CA
– Marymount University VA
– Western New England College MA
– Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus NJ
– International School of Business & Research (ISBR) India
– Rutgers University School of Business - Camden NJ
– University of New Orleans (UNO) LA
– Shenandoah University - Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business VA
– Simmons College MA
– Universität Wien - University of Vienna Austria
– Duquesne - Donahue PA
– Delaware - Lerner DE
– College of Mount Saint Vincent NY
– Universidad de Palermo - Graduate School of Business Argentina
– Arkansas State University AR
– University of Alabama at Birmingham AL
– Ohio University College of Business OH
– Weber State University - John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics UT
– Endicott College - Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies MA
– University of Bedfordshire Business School England
– Case Western - Weatherhead OH
– Dartmouth - Tuck NH
– University of Rhode Island RI
– National University CA
– Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge Campus England
– University of Dundee - Centre for Enterprise Management Scotland
– University of the Pacific - Eberhardt School of Business CA
– Iowa State University IA
– Lake Forest Graduate School of Management IL
– Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) IN
– The University of Louisiana at Monroe LA
– Walden University MN
– Point Loma Nazarene University - Fermanian School of Business CA
– Benedictine University IL
– Dowling College NY
– Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University India
– The University of the West Indies - Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business Trinidad and Tobago
– Texas State University - McCoy College of Business Administration TX
– Baylor - Hankamer TX
– Akron OH
– University of North Alabama AL
– Florida Institute of Technology FL
– Universität Hamburg - Institut für Weiterbildung e.V. Germany
– Oklahoma State University - William S. Spears School of Business OK
– Hanynag University - Global Graduate School of Business South Korea
– Walsh College MI
– Australian Catholic University (ACU) Australia
– State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego NY
– Graduate School Rhein-Neckar Germany
– Amity University - Amity Business School, Lucknow Campus India
– Argosy University WA
– ICBS - Thessaloniki Business School Greece
– Flinders University Australia
– Wake Forest - Winston-Salem NC
– Grand Canyon University - Ken Blanchard College of Business AZ
– University of Detroit Mercy MI
– International Technological University CA
– Fort Hays State University KS
– Caucasus School of Business Georgia
– University of Michigan - Flint MI
– Saint Xavier University - Graham School of Management IL
– Lipscomb University TN
– Capella University MN
– Universidad de Chile Chile
– Southeastern Louisiana University LA
– Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade (IICT) India
– Colorado Technical University CO
– Lamar University TX
– Wisconsin - Milwaukee WI
– Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) Hyderabad India
– FOM Fachhochschule für Oekonomie & Management Germany
– University of Southern Maine ME
– The Citadel SC
– Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa Portugal
– The University of Toledo OH
– University of South Dakota SD
– Georgia Southern University - College of Business Administration GA
– Capital University OH
– Northcentral University AZ
– The University of Montana MT
– St. John Fisher College - Bittner School of Business NY
– The University of Texas at Tyler TX
– Concordia University - Wisconsin WI
– Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) NH
– Brenau University GA
– Lawrence Technological University MI
– Marylhurst University OR
– Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore India
– CITY College - International Faculty of the University of Sheffield Greece
– Tiffin University OH
– Widener University PA
– Saint Leo University FL
– Plymouth State University NH
– Union Graduate College NY
– Oklahoma City University - Meinders School of Business OK
– Haus der Technik - Essen Germany
– Kaplan University FL
– Fachhochschule Koblenz Germany
– Franklin Pierce University NH
– Missouri - Trulaske MO
– Goldey-Beacom College DE
– Southeast Missouri State University - Harrison College of Business MO
– Drake University IA
– Texas Woman's University TX
– Dallas Baptist University TX
– Lenoir-Rhyne College - Snipes School of Business NC
– The University of New Mexico - Anderson Schools of Management NM
– Birla Institute of Technology India
– Dominican University - Brennan School of Business IL
– Point Park University PA
– University of Illinois College of Business IL
– Otterbein College OH
– Wright State - Raj Soin OH
– Baldwin-Wallace College OH
– University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR
– Fayetteville State University NC
– Texas A&M University - Kingsville TX
– Aegean College (Omiros Group) Greece
– T. A. Pai Management Institute India
– University of Louisiana at Lafayette - BI Moody III College of Business Administration LA
– Ottawa University - Arizona AZ
– University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh WI
– University of Delhi India
– Lakeland College - Kellett School of Adult Education WI
– Lewis University IL
– Ottawa University - Kansas City KS
– Davenport University - Donald W. Maine School of Business MI
– Roseman University of Health Sciences - Nevada Campus NV
– University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PA
– Salve Regina University RI
– ICN Business School France
– Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute India
– Morehead State University KY
– Cosmic Business School India
– Belhaven College - Mississippi MS
– Keele University England
– Insper Brazil
– University of Nebraska at Omaha NE
– Anderson University - Falls School of Business IN
– Rockhurst University MO
– Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi TX
– Harding University AR
– Penn State Great Valley PA
– Bethel University TN
– Wilmington University DE
– Wingate University Metro College NC
– Frostburg State University MD
– Gardner - Webb University NC
– Walsh University OH
– Eastern University - School of Management Studies PA
– The University of Texas at Brownsville TX
– Troy University - Sorrell College of Business (Troy Campus) AL
– Universidad de Montevideo (IEEM) Uruguay
– Lebanon Valley College PA
– Campbellsville University KY
– Marist College NY
– Valparaiso University IN
– Wichita State University - W. Frank Barton School of Business KS
– Tarleton State University TX
– Universität Bayreuth Germany
– Colorado Heights University CO
– University of Charleston WV
– Cardinal Stritch University WI
– University of Pune India
– Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) Peru
– Jiwaji University India
– Piedmont College - Harry W. Walker School of Business Administration GA
– DeSales University PA
– Waynesburg College PA
– West Texas A&M University - College of Business TX
– The University of Texas at El Paso TX
– Edgewood College WI
– Administrative Staff College of India India
– Fachhochschule Osnabrück Germany
– Icesi University Colombia
– Gonzaga University WA
– University of Wyoming WY
– Pacific Lutheran University WA
– Virginia College at Birmingham AL
– Bellevue University NE
– Manipal Institute of Management India
– TSM Business School The Netherlands
– University of St. Francis IL
– Baker College MI
– Avila University MO
– The University of Scranton - Kania School of Management PA
– Our Lady of the Lake University TX
– Nations HealthCareer School of Management gGmbH Germany
– Universität Potsdam BIEM - CEIP Germany
– State University of New York - Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome NY
– Northwest Nazarene University ID
– Methodist University NC
– Idaho State University ID
– Ferris State University MI
– Creighton University NE
– Fachhochschule Ingolstadt Germany
– IILM Institute for Higher Education India
– Salem International University WV
– Philipps-Universität Marburg Germany
– Christian Brothers University TN
– Eastern Mennonite University VA
– University of Sioux Falls - Vucurevich School of Business SD
– Rivier College NH
– Ottawa University - Wisconsin WI
– Padmashree Dr.D.Y.Patil University India
– Alaska Pacific University AK
– Southwest Baptist University MO
– Moravian College Comenius Center PA
– Southern Adventist University TN
– Chatham College PA
– Jaipuria Institute of Management India
– York College of Pennsylvania PA
– Jamia Hamdard India
– National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) India
– NIMT Institute of Hospital and Pharma Management India
– William Woods University MO
– Southern Nazarene University OH
– Institute of Health Management Research (IHMR) India
– Mount Carmel Institute of Management India
– Invertis Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) India
– Barkatullah University - Chakravarti Rajgopalachari Institute of Management India
– Oklahoma Wesleyan University OK