Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion

What you'll study

Core program experiences and instructional emphases include:

• Developing a comprehensive business plan for a healthcare startup and pitching that plan to local business owners or investors.
• Applying entrepreneurial thinking and strategic-management principles to healthcare contexts, including evaluation of market demand, financial viability and organizational capability.
• Learning to incorporate innovative technologies such as AI into healthcare business development and operations.
• Studying servant leadership and ethical decision-making as applied to motivating teams and caring for clients.
• Completing immersive, real-world experiences: a 40-hour capstone clinical experience and a shadowing placement with a local entrepreneur.
• Program-specific course codes listed: IPE-501, IPE-520, IPE-521, IPE-522.

Entry requirements

Admission begins with submission of the required application forms and official transcripts. Applicants must provide original transcript from the undergraduate degree-granting institution and transcripts from any institution where graduate courses were taken. Regular admission criteria specify a B.A. or B.S. degree in a healthcare field from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Career prospects

Graduates can pursue roles such as health coach, independent practice owner, or expand an existing clinical practice by adding integrative-health services. The curriculum is also aimed at professionals transitioning away from traditional bedside roles into solopreneurship, business development, or healthcare innovation leadership.

Scholarships & funding angle

The program lists tuition at 12 credit hours and $525 per credit hour; financial aid options noted include grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits and employer reimbursement. Applicable resource and service fees and costs for prerequisites or elective courses may be assessed in addition to listed tuition; students can request cost sheets or use IWU’s net-price tools and financial-aid resources.