Dr. Susan Gilbert, dean of the School of Business and Management at Thomas Edison State University
Thomas Edison State University is preparing to launch this summer New Jersey’s first accelerated, online Master of Business Administration (MBA) with specializations in data analytics and healthcare management.
“Our MBA degree is an accelerated, career-focused graduate program that will prepare students for leadership roles in a wide variety of firms and organizations,” said Dr. Susan Gilbert, dean of the School of Business and Management at Thomas Edison State University. “Our graduates have expressed a strong interest in a flexible, high-quality MBA and we are very excited to make this program available.”
The degree can be completed in 18 months and will be the college’s first graduate program to offer online courses in eight-week formats. Another unique feature of the program will be the option for students to earn credit for what they already know through graduate prior learning assessment.
“We have designed this program around the needs of working adults, which makes our program unique among MBA programs,” said Gilbert. “We are also excited about offering two specializations, data analytics and healthcare management, where significant job growth is projected.”
In the 2011 report, Big Data: The Next Frontier for Innovation, Competition and Productivity, the McKinsey Global Institute projects the U.S. could face a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with advanced analytical skills by 2018. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 22 percent job growth for healthcare managers through 2020, which is faster than the average for all occupations.
The program is the first MBA of its kind offered in New Jersey with specializations in data analytics and healthcare management that can be completed entirely online.
Applications for the MBA program will be accepted as of July 1, 2012 with classes scheduled to begin in Fall 2012.
Toni M. Terry, BA