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MBA in Health Economics
Someone has to answer the question every health system avoids: what is this treatment worth? This 16-month online MBA from Rushford Business School trains the economist behind that answer, and you study it from the UAE while still working.
Quick Highlights
Rushford Business School
16 months online
90 ECTS
Evening classes
Capstone project
Scholarship available
Programme at a Glance
Degree AwardMBA
Awarding UniversityRushford Business School, Switzerland
Duration16 months
AssessmentsAssignments, projects and a capstone
Study ModeOnline, evenings and weekends
Credits90 ECTS across the full course load
Note: Duration will be based on your experience and it can be advanced bachelors too which differs from prospects to prospects
Programme Overview
About this Programme
Health economics is the discipline that turns medicine into decisions a budget can survive: cost-effectiveness, funding models, pricing, and what to cover when you cannot cover everything. This MBA pairs the Rushford management core with a specialisation built around exactly those questions, taught through case studies and simulated scenarios rather than pure theory.
The format works for people already inside healthcare, which most of the cohort will be. Courses run in three-week blocks in the evenings, assessments mirror the analyses health organisations actually commission, and the capstone can be built around a payer, a provider, or a policy question from your own context.
The certificate is issued by Rushford Business School, Switzerland. Where you aim it, payer, provider, or policy, is the interesting part.
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Why Choose
Why Choose This Programme?
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A rare credential, taught online
Health economics qualifications are scarce in the Gulf market. This one fits around a working week instead of demanding a relocation.
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The payer side is expanding fast
The national mandate now covers private sector staff, and the pool of insured people keeps widening. Every policy needs economists behind it.
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Cases and simulations, not abstractions
The specialisation runs on case studies and simulated scenarios drawn from the economic problems health organisations genuinely face.
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The full Swiss award
The complete course load with capstone, 90 ECTS total, certificate issued by Rushford Business School, Switzerland.
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Instalments in dirhams
Monthly AED payments without interest, scheduled against salary dates and agreed in writing.
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Local support throughout
One success coach for the degree, and advisors in Sharjah available in person or on WhatsApp.
An internationally recognised pathway awarded by Rushford Business School .
What You'll Learn
Learning Outcomes
Judge the cost-effectiveness of treatments and technologies with method
Model how health systems get funded, and where the money leaks
Analyse health markets the way an economist would, with data
Price and evaluate insurance products inside a mandated market
Read policy proposals for their economic consequences
Handle the statistics health economics actually uses
Present economic arguments to clinicians and executives alike
Deliver a capstone on a live health economics question
Career Opportunities
Where This Degree Can Take You
Health Economist
Healthcare Policy Analyst
Pharmaceutical Market Access Manager
Health Insurance Manager
Health Technology Assessment Analyst
Healthcare Data Analyst
Managed Care Manager
Healthcare Strategy Consultant
Medical Device Pricing Analyst
Health Economics Researcher
Programme Structure
Your Journey, Year by Year
A structured curriculum that builds from foundations through to advanced study.
Management foundations
Four stages: management foundations, the business core, the health economics specialisation, and a capstone on a live question from the field.
- Managerial Economics
- Managerial Skills
- Accounting for Financial Reporting
- Accounting for Managerial Decisions
- Business Analytics
- Financial Management
Business core
- Operations Management: Productivity & Quality
- International Business Environment
- Leadership and Managing Human Capital
- Marketing Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Corporate Social Responsibility, Ethics & Law
- Strategic Management: Integrating the Enterprise
The health economics specialisation
- Health economics foundations and funding models
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of treatments and technologies
- Health markets and the economics of insurance
- Healthcare policy analysis
- Case studies and simulated scenarios from health organisations
- Five electives chosen from nine
The capstone
- Capstone Project on a live health economics challenge
RBS
The University
Rushford Business School
At Rushford Business School you will receive a first-class business education from world- leading, cutting edge academics that have different points of view. They will challenge your thinking as they show you the world of business from alternative perspectives.
Our undergraduate and graduate degree programs cover a wide range of business-related fields, including accounting, finance, marketing, and management.
Rushford Business School operates in Switzerland as per the applicable regulatory framework for private education institutions and is approved by the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Your Learning Partner
Why Study Through Maverick?
Students receive:
Dedicated academic support
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Flexible learning
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Assignment support
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Affordable instalments
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Career guidance
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Documentation assistance
Support designed to help you succeed at every stage.
Why GCC Students Choose This Programme
The insurance mandate changed the whole sector
Since January 2025, UAE employers must fund health insurance for private sector staff and domestic workers. Mandatory policies already make up over 86% of the market, and that machinery needs analysts.
The payer market is worth nine figures
The national mandate keeps widening the pool of insured people every year. Payers hire economists before they hire almost anyone else.
Cost-effectiveness is becoming a Gulf conversation
As health budgets grow, Gulf payers and ministries are importing the evaluation discipline that other markets already use. Early, trained arrivals set the terms.
Pharma and medtech need market access people
The official career paths include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies, where pricing and reimbursement skills decide product launches.
The capstone can target your own organisation
Take the final project from a payer, hospital, or policy question you already live with, and finish with an analysis worth presenting.
Honest take
health economics rewards people who are comfortable with numbers. The statistics in this specialisation are practical rather than theoretical, but if spreadsheets genuinely distress you, a broader healthcare leadership MBA may sit more comfortably.
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Faculty Voice
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Prof. Dr. Othman Abu Khurma
Dr. Othman Abu Khurma, a passionate science educator with 18 years' experience in Jordan and the GCC, excels in designing engaging teaching materials, fostering dynamic discussions, enhancing learning for educators and students.
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Prof. Steve Alban Tineo
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Prof. Veronika Knight
Veronika Knight delivers practical, human-centered learning experiences for corporate teams across the UAE and GCC. Her approach focuses on developing soft skills and encouraging meaningful behavioural change, helping learners apply their knowledge with confidence in the workplace.
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Shyma Mohaisen
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Prof. Dr. Shanmugan Joghee
Dr. Shanmugan brings over 26 years of experience in management education and research across India and the UAE, with expertise in marketing, international business, research methods, and digital transformation.
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Faculty Insight • 08
Prof. Yana Nikitina
Prof. Yana Nikitina is an accomplished economist, lecturer, and researcher with a PhD in Economics and a Master’s in Education Leadership. She brings extensive experience in teaching Economics, Finance, Accounting, and Business, with a strong commitment to student-centred learning, research excellence, and professional development.
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