I want to get my masters in something that combines health and business, are there any such degrees out there?

Answer 1

Yes!

Unfortunately, they are not consolidated under one title or even type of degree--there are MBAs, MPHs (Masters in Public Health), MHAs and MHSAs (Masters of Health Administration), HSMs, MSs. Many schools confer these degrees, but the way they are named can make it difficult to find the programs. For instance, if you look for an MPH, you will need to check whether the school has a particular MPH track specializing in hospital management/administration, b/c many schools offer MPHs, but the field of study can range from nutrition to biostatistics.

3 good programs are U. of MIchigan Ann Arbor http://www.sph.umich.edu/hmp/programs/masters/mhsa-mph.html
U. of Minnesota Twin cities
U. of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Or an actual MBA program is offered at Duke:
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/programs/health/daytime/

...just to point out a few and help you get familiar with what you are looking for.


Depending on the type of program (i.e. MS rather than MBA), the focus might be a little different, for instance an MPH will probably be a bit more focused on making good policy decisions, so your financial responsibility will be choosing how to responsibly (from a public health aspect) allocate funds, while an MHSA can focus more on things like how to create financing policies for health care in a hospital/organization/insurance corporation.

I am on a different MPH path, but your experience of finding programs will probably be similar in that you will need to look at each program to see if they offer a financial/business track. www.CEPH.org has a list of all the accredited MPH programs, that should be a good start and hopefully help you find such throgouh lists for the other types of masters in this field.

Answer 2

I don't know of anyone who offers ONE degree which combines the two, but there are a number of schools which offer what are called dual master's degrees, where you could get one master's in a health-related subject matter and an MBA at the same time. Look for schools which have major medical schools with a lot of allied health programs along with a business school.

Answer 3

You can probably end up working for an health insurance company dealing w/ patient issues, legal issues, etc.

Maybe something in Health Care Mangement.