Health Care Systems, Master of Science at St Johns University

Health care continues to be a growing industry. According to the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job growth outlook for Medical and Health Services Managers for 2016–26 is 20 percent, a much faster growth rate than the average for all occupations. A study from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce states, “32 percent of individuals working in health and administrative medical services hold a graduate degree.”  

Many forces are at play in this expanding health care market, from the increasing aging population to the economics and legal issues surrounding health care reform.   And, as the market for health services evolves to meet these challenges, technology plays an increasingly crucial role in the growth and management of this industry sector and its complex system of health care providers. 

The Master of Health Care Systems (MHS) program recognizes the need for a graduate degree program in health care systems that equips students with the necessary tools to achieve and manage integrated approaches to health care—approaches that enable students to look at operational, policy, technology, and legal issues in health care from a holistic perspective. The program offers both medical and nonmedical professionals opportunities to develop advanced organizational and technical skills, effectively positioning students to assume leadership positions within the evolving ecosystem of the US health care stakeholders and health-related professions.