Systemic challenges inherent in today’s health care delivery, including inefficiency, over capacity, labor shortages, and unchecked litigation, have resulted in higher costs and lower standards of care. Higher insurance premiums and taxes make U.S. firms less competitive in the global marketplace, creating fewer jobs. Personal health is declining, with more lifestyle-induced illnesses, such as obesity, lost productivity, shortened longevity, and reduced quality of life.
Hence the ever rising demand for managers and leaders who not only have sound business skills, but who also possess substantial insights and function as change agents to effectively manage limited resources in a rapidly evolving health care environment.
Students who are enrolled in the M.H.A./MBA program can earn both degrees in three academic years. If earned independently, these degrees would require four years of study.
Admission
Applicants to the M.H.A./MBA Program must complete the application requirements of both the Fisher College of Business and the School of Public Health separately, applying independently to each school. In order to enter the combined M.H.A./MBA program, students should indicate to both program offices their intent to study in the dual degree program. An applicant who is admitted to only one degree program may elect to pursue that particular degree separate from the dual degree program format. Further, while it is possible after beginning either program to apply for admission to the other, this may not permit the usual dual degree schedule efficiencies.
Both colleges have small classes--approximately 30 (School of Public Health) and 150 (Fisher College of Business)--and start in the fall of each calendar year. The business school follows a rolling admissions process; for the M.H.A., you are expected to send in your application by March 1st. For both programs, it is in an applicant’s best interest to submit application materials early.
M.H.A. Admissions - at a glance requirements:
- OSU Graduate Application
- HSMP Supplemental Application
- Application fee
- Personal statement (one page)
- Writing sample (two to three pages)
- Resume with extracurricular leadership and any prior work experience
- Transcript (official copy)
- Three letters of recommendation (minimum of one being an academic recommendation)
- Graduate Records Examinations test (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
MBA Admissions - at a glance requirements:
- A completed application form
- Application fee
- Updated resume with extracurricular activities
- Official university transcripts
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Admission essays
- English language proficiency (TOEFL)
Curriculum
Students admitted to the dual degree program may pursue the M.H.A./MBA according to this schedule:
| M.H.A. Program | MBA Program | |
| First Year | - | 100% |
| Second Year | 100% | - |
| Third Year | 50% | 50% |
To complete a M.H.A., you need to take 84 credit hours (quarters). For the MBA, you are expected to earn 98 credit hours (quarters). In a joint degree scenario, you will be able to leverage part of your MHA electives toward your MBA degree and vice versa.
For the M.H.A./MBA degree, at least 48 credit hours must be applied only to the MBA, and at least 42 credit hours must be applied to the M.H.A. only. A remainder of 48 credit hours can be shared between the two programs, for a grand total of 138 credit hours spread over three academic years.
Career Placement
The placement facilities of both the College of Business and the School of Public Health are available to our M.H.A./MBA graduates. In addition to the more than 300 companies that recruit from the business school placement office, a wide array of firms, corporations, government agencies, and health care institutions work with the placement office of the School of Public Health, resulting in a nearly 100% placement rate at graduation.
The majority of graduates with the dual degree initially take initial positions in the health care industry that include consulting, clinical research, academic detailing, and product management. Companies that have hired from the School of Public Health in the past include:
Cap Gemini
Ernst & Young
Emory Healthcare
Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Kurt Salmon Associates
Procter & Gamble
Ross Labs
Stanford Children’s Hospital
The Mayo Clinic Foundation
United Health Care
U.S. Airforce Medical Corps
Contact Information
For more information and an application for the M.H.A. program contact:
The Ohio State University
The School of Public Health
MHA Admissions
459 Cunz Hall
1841 Millikin Rd
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Telephone: +1 (614).292.8193
hspm@osu.edu
www.sph.osu.edu
For more information and an application for the MBA program contact:
The Ohio State University
Fisher College of Business
MBA Admissions
100 Gerlach Hal
l 2108 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210, USA
+1 (614).292.8511
mba@fisher.osu.edu
www.fisher.osu.edu/ftmba
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