MD/MBA Programs
Over 50 institutions in the U.S. now offer dual-degree programs leading to simultaneous completion of a Doctor of Medicine and a Master of Business Administration
It’s been estimated that approximately 500 students graduate from MD/MBA programs each year nationwide. These students are a unique bunch, deviating from traditional medical career paths to enhance their opportunities at the intersection of health care and business. Their motivations are varied but some of the recurring themes include a growing dissatisfaction with the current health care system and a strong desire to make a difference in their profession. MD/MBAs typically aspire to be leaders and innovators, thereby shaping the future of medicine.
Most MD/MBA programs require students to be admitted to each school independently, without any preferential treatment over other candidates. As such, most schools require applicants to take both the GMAT and the MCAT. At some institutions, students may apply simultaneously to both programs. At others, students must first be accepted to the medical school and then apply to the MBA program during their second or third year of medical school. In most cases, the bulk of MBA coursework is undertaken after either the second or third year of medical school has been completed, during a “year off” dedicated exclusively to business school.
MD/MBA Programs: A-Z Directory Index
| Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX |
| Boston University – Boston, MA |
| Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland, OH |
| Columbia University – New York, NY |
| Cornell University – Ithaca, NY |
| Dartmouth College – Hanover, NH |
| Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA |
| Duke University – Durham, NC |
| East Carolina University – Greenville, NC |
| Emory University – Atlanta, GA |
| Georgetown University – Washington, DC |
| Harvard University – Boston, MA |
| Indiana University – Indianapolis, IN |
| Medical University of South Carolina – Charleston, SC |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine – New York, NY |
| Northwestern University – Evanston, IL |
| Ohio State University – Columbus, OH |
| Saint Louis University – St. Louis, MO |
| Texas A&M – College Station, TX |
| Texas Tech University – Lubbock, TX |
| Thomas Jefferson University – Philadelphia, PA |
| Tufts University – Boston, MA |
| Tulane University – New Orleans, LA |
| University at Buffalo, The State University of New York – Buffalo, NY |
| University of Arkansas – Little Rock, AR |
| University of California, Davis – Sacramento, CA |
| University of California, Irvine – Irvine, CA |
| University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA |
| University of Chicago – Chicago, IL |
| University of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH |
| University of Colorado Denver – Aurora, CO |
| University of Connecticut – Farmington, CT |
| University of Florida – Gainesville, FL |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Champaign, IL |
| University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA |
| University of Kentucky – Lexington, KY |
| University of Louisville – Louisville, KY |
| University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – Newark, NJ |
| University of Miami – Miami, FL |
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Minneapolis, MN |
| University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA |
| University of Rochester – Rochester, NY |
| University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA |
| University of Texas – Dallas, TX |
| Vanderbilt University – Nashville, TN |
| Wake Forest University – Winston-Salem, NC |
| Washington University in St. Louis – St. Louis, MO |
| Wright State University – Dayton, OH |
| Yale University – New Haven, CT |
