Master's in Healthcare Leadership

Preparing visionary leaders who drive innovative, sustainable cross-industry solutions to solve today's complex healthcare challenges.

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Master's in Healthcare Leadership

Preparing visionary leaders who drive innovative, sustainable cross-industry solutions to solve today's complex healthcare challenges.

Now more than ever, strategic leadership is needed to respond to our most pressing healthcare challenges.

Brown University’s Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership (MHL) is a transformative, 16-month program designed for busy clinical leaders and ambitious healthcare professionals who want to make a real, positive impact in the world. Our rigorous curriculum, taught by world-class faculty, provides a sophisticated, cross-industry understanding of the policy, regulations and global forces disrupting the healthcare sector and the skills needed to meet the new and evolving demands for leadership. We break down industry silos, build cross-function collaborations and bring a diversity of perspectives into your learning experience, developing leaders with a broad vision who can innovate in the healthcare industry.

Structured for healthcare professionals, our program blends online learning with in-person sessions to build the network and skills vital for advancing your organization — without interrupting your career.

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Please note: The application to join the 2024 cohort will be available in early 2023. If you have any questions, please contact professional@brown.edu. 

Program Snapshot

Format:

Blended Low-Residency & Online

Length:

16 months starting in January

Profile:

Avg. 10+ Years of Work Experience

Partner:

Brown School of Public Health

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Our program prepares leaders to transform healthcare.

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Brown University, founded in 1764, is located in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Classroom excellence, real-world application | Kelly Doyle, Class of 2019

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225 Dyer Street, home of the new Brown School of Professional Studies.

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Our state-of-the-art classrooms are light-filled and equipped with the latest technology.

The Brown Difference

A learning experience centered around you. Join a close-knit, diverse community of peers and benefit from our intentionally small class sizes with a low student-to-faculty ratio. Our rigorous and highly-supportive curriculum — taught by world-class faculty — is designed to build the network and skills vital to transform your career and business in real-time.

Experience a dynamic, peer-to-peer learning environment that pushes you in new ways. Our programs transcend boundaries and integrate knowledge across fields of study — designed to break down industry silos, broaden your perspective and bring innovative ideas forward. Leave the classroom positioned to transform your impact as a leader. 

Brown students and alumni are more than thinkers — they are change agents and doers! We prepare strategic leaders with the deep knowledge, critical thinking, powerful network and cross-industry expertise to go confidently into the world to innovate, solve real-world challenges and drive what's next, both in their fields and in their careers. 

Recent Outcomes

96 %

Recommend program to others

73 %

Received a managerial-level promotion

67 %

Reported "significant" salary increase

60%

Promoted to VP or C-Suite

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