Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management

Jindal School master's in healthcare leadership and management graduate on UT Dallas commencement day

Developing fearless leaders to transform the healthcare industry.

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Healthcare is one of the largest and fastest growing business fields today. To transform the industry and solve complex issues, healthcare management needs fearless leaders like you.

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Stefanie Johnson, Elizabeth Henderson and Maria Dominguez graduated with master’s degrees in healthcare management.

Customize your degree plan.

Whether you have prior experience in healthcare or are starting fresh, the master’s in healthcare leadership and management prepares you for a career in the industry with curriculum and instruction tailored to your needs.

The Naveen Jindal School graduate program in Healthcare Management is a 36-hour degree plan that combines student-centric, market-relevant, experiential learning, engaged healthcare industry partners, and personalized leadership development. The core credits give students a foundation in the skills needed for management and leadership roles in the industry with five optional concentrations that allow you to customize your degree plan based on your individual career ambitions.

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Student Resources
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Learn from industry experts.

From hospital and home-health administrators to electronic-health-records executives, students learn from various experienced healthcare professionals and excellent faculty.

The MS in Healthcare Management faculty are comprised of seasoned business leaders, experienced healthcare professionals, medical school faculty, and a select group of accomplished physician executives. The curriculum centers on student interaction, real-life case studies, and leadership problems. This combination of leadership and curriculum equips graduates to be the healthcare change-makers of the future.

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Alumni Spotlights

Fallon D. Wallace, MS’15 MBA’15

Associate Site Administrator, Parkland Health And Hospital System

Wallace, who earned her MBA and master’s degree in Healthcare Management at Jindal School, assists with all aspects of operations at Parkland’s Southeast Dallas Health Center, including administrative, business and clinical, in addition to the design of work processes, prioritization of initiatives and clinic performance improvement projects. She’s been at Parkland for almost four years.

Glenn Egelman, MD, FACP, MS’08

Medical Director, Tricare; Defense Health Agency Headquarters

An unanticipated, unpredictable, traumatic healthcare issue has significantly reshaped my professional life.

Paulina Jesionek, BS’13, MS’15, MBA’15

Marketing Program Specialist, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Jesionek graduated cum laude in Fall 2013 with two undergraduate degrees – Global Business and Marketing. She delivered the commencement address that year.

Holly Heironimus

Holly Heironimus, MS’17

Program Coordinator, Medical City Dallas Blood & Marrow Transplant Program

Heironimus completed her MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree and now works as coordinator for Medical City Dallas in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program. Her responsibilities cover a range of services including operational support to the transplant team, such as patient scheduling, testing and data entry for future data mining in order to improve outcomes.

Julie McClure

Julie McCure, MS’13

Texas Health Resources, Network Specialist

McCure, who earned her master’s degree in Healthcare Management, is part of a team managing Southwestern Health Resources’ preferred network of physicians and specialists. In addition, she’s working on an initiative to improve communication between Texas Health Physician’s Group and Texas Health Behavioral Health Help Line.

Salman Moti

Salman Moti, MS’11, MBA’16

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Manager Of Health System Decision Support

Moti knows the value of education – he holds four degrees, including two from Jindal School of Management – an MS/Healthcare Management and an MBA. His other two degrees – a BS/Economics from Texas A&M University and master’s in Public Health from University of Illinois at Chicago – will grow to three when he completes his doctorate in Healthcare Administration at Medical University of South Carolina.

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Become the future of healthcare leadership.

Combining the experience and knowledge gained through the master’s in healthcare leadership and management, you will be ready to boost your career in a growing industry.

The MS in Healthcare Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management equips you with the skills and tools needed to be an effective and innovative leader. The curriculum provides real-world experience, a competency-based learning model and a focus on building leadership skills. Simultaneously, the Jindal School Career Management Center is dedicated to assisting students with internships and connections to the healthcare job market. This combination ensures that you are ready to catapult your career trajectory.

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Job Growth

32% Job Growth in the next 10 years according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Fastest-Growing Industries, Executive Jobs

Ranked among the 10 fastest-growing industries for executive jobs according to Monster.com

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GDP Growth in the Texas

Ranked No. 3 for Industries Driving GDP Growth in the Texas Economy according to Investopedia

Class Profile – Healthcare Leadership and Management

Demographic and Other Information

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Gender

74% Female
26% Male

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Average Test Scores

596 GMAT
306 GRE

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Average Age

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Ethnicity Breakdown

3% African American
36% Asian
14% Hispanic
9% International
5% Two or more
1% Unknown
31% White

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Average GPA

3.3 Undergraduate
3.5 Graduate

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Typical Undergraduate Degrees

Business, Liberal Arts, Mathematics, Science

Healthcare Occupations Outlook

87% of graduates from the UT Dallas MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management program place within an average salary of $76,000. The median income after 5 years in the industry is $97,000 with those in the 75th percentile earning $124,000.

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, Overall employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations; this increase is expected to result in about 2 million new jobs over the decade.

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The Jindal School awards scholarships to competitive new incoming students admitted in the fall and spring and current students just prior to each fall.

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Before you apply, get familiar with the application process for Jindal School graduate programs at UT Dallas.

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