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Master’s · Healthcare Management

MBA International Healthcare Management MBA

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management · Frankfurt am Main · Official programme page

24 facts from 5 official pages · last checked 14 November 2026

Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026

Key facts

Length, deadlines and costs

Language
English
Source
“(2) Die Unterrichtssprache ist Englisch.”
“Degree Master of Business Administration (MBA) Language English Duration Part-time | 20 Months (This programme does not qualify for a student visa.) Tuition Fee EUR 43,000 +EUR 600 Enrollment Fee Application Deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 10 September 2027” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Study mode
On campus
Source
“The MBA International Healthcare Management at Frankfurt School is a part time MBA, comprised of 10 modules delivered in person every two to three months. Each module lasts one week and the entire programme lasts 20 months.”
“Modules are conducted in Germany, USA, Singapore, UK, and Saudi Arabia.” page
“(This programme does not qualify for a student visa.)” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

All ten one-week modules are "delivered in person"; no page describes any online or hybrid teaching, so this is not a blended programme. What it is not is a programme taught only in Frankfurt: the FAQ says "Modules are conducted in Germany, USA, Singapore, UK, and Saudi Arabia." (the highlights also name India), and Frankfurt School publishes no campus for the programme, so applicants should ask which modules are taught in Frankfurt. Frankfurt School states that the programme "does not qualify for a student visa".

Attendance
Part-time
Source
“berufsbegleitender Teilzeitstudiengang, der sich speziell an Personen richtet, die im Gesundheitswesen tätig sind.”
“Degree Master of Business Administration (MBA) Language English Duration Part-time | 20 Months (This programme does not qualify for a student visa.) Tuition Fee EUR 43,000 +EUR 600 Enrollment Fee Application Deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 10 September 2027” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Ten one-week modules every two to three months alongside a job in healthcare. No student visa.

Length
4 semesters
Source
“Regelstudienzeit von 4 Semestern (20 Monate) einschließlich der Master-Thesis.”
“The duration is 20 months, starting in September each year.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

Credits
60 ECTS
Source
“Der Arbeitsaufwand umfasst 60 CP, dabei entfallen 15 CP auf die Master-Thesis und die übrigen 45 CP verteilen sich auf die übrigen Module.”

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

60 CP including a 15-CP thesis. The key-facts box gives no ECTS figure.

Intakes
Winter
Source
“Start Date 10 September 2027”
“The duration is 20 months, starting in September each year.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

One intake a year, in September.

Non-EU deadline
31 Jul 2027 (winter 2027)One date for everybody; no separate date for visa applicants, because the programme does not qualify for a student visa. Admission is rolling throughout the year.
Source
“Application Deadline 31 July 2027 Start Date 10 September 2027”
“Final decision based on a holistic review of the application. Rolling admission throughout the year.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

Early-bird discounts of EUR 5,000 (apply by 28 February 2027) or EUR 2,500 (by 31 May 2027) reward applying sooner.

Non-EU tuition
€43,000 per programme Total for the 20-month programme; travel and accommodation for the modules are not included.
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 43,000 +EUR 600 Enrollment Fee”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

Standing reductions published for all applicants: early-bird discounts of EUR 5,000 or EUR 2,500 and "5% off tuition for full upfront payment", plus the MBA scholarships. The list price is recorded here.

Application fee
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

The key facts list only the EUR 600 enrolment fee and no application fee is mentioned on this page; the "Submitting your application incurs no additional fees" sentence appears on the Full-time MBA page only.

Registration fee or deposit
€600 one-off
Source
“Tuition Fee EUR 43,000 +EUR 600 Enrollment Fee”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

One-off enrolment fee on top of tuition.

Places
Selection procedure
Source
“ein Interview einschließt. Durch diesen mehrstufigen Prozess werden strategisches und unternehmerisches Denken sowie Führungs- und Teamfähigkeit der Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten überprüft.”
“Assessment Interview Participate in an interview to evaluate motivation, expectations and career goals.” page
“Final decision based on a holistic review of the application. Rolling admission throughout the year.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

No number of places is published; admission turns on a multi-stage process with an interview that scores strategic and entrepreneurial thinking, leadership and teamwork, and on a holistic review.

Programme accreditation
Accredited
Source
“Accredited by the German Accreditation Council.”
“Frankfurt School was accredited by the German Accreditation Council in July 2015 and reaccredited for an additional eight years in October 2021. … Within the specified framework, Frankfurt School is permitted to accredit its own degree programs.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

Frankfurt School holds system accreditation and accredits its own degree programmes within that framework, under the quality seal of the Akkreditierungsrat. Frankfurt School's own page dates that system accreditation to July 2015 with a reaccreditation “for an additional eight years in October 2021”; the Akkreditierungsrat's own records give other dates (first decision 6 July 2015 to the end of the summer semester 2021, extended to 30 September 2022, reaccreditation report of 28 September 2022) and publish no decision for the reaccreditation, so its end date cannot be confirmed - see the institution's institutionalAccreditation fact. Its MBA portfolio additionally carries AMBA accreditation (2018, reaccredited 2023 for five years), which is an international business-school accreditation, not German programme accreditation.

Student visa
The university says this programme does not qualify for a student visa
Source
“(This programme does not qualify for a student visa.)”

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

Admission

What you need to apply

3-year bachelor’s
Accepted with conditions
Source
“b) über einen ersten akademischen Abschluss mit 240 Credit Points (CP) 1 verfügt (Bachelor oder gleichwertig),”
“(2) Bewerberinnen und Bewerber mit weniger als 240 CP im ersten akademischen Abschluss können zugelassen werden, wenn … sie bestimmte Brückenmodule zum Erwerb fehlender Kompetenzen absolvieren und/oder … einschlägige Kompetenzen von außerhochschulisch erworbenen Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten angerechnet werden können. Es können bis zu 60 CP angerechnet werden.” page
“Request CV check First academic degree” page
“Geht einem Master-Studium ein Bachelorstudium voraus, so werden unter Einbeziehung dieses vorangegangenen Studiums 300 Credit Points (CP)1 benötigt. Im begründeten Einzelfall kann davon bei entsprechender Qualifikation von Studierenden abgewichen werden. Einschlägige Berufserfahrung oder außerhalb des Hochschulstudiums erworbene Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten können als CP-Äquivalent angerechnet werden.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The regulations ask for a first degree of 240 CP, which a three-year 180-CP bachelor's does not reach. Applicants with less than 240 CP can still be admitted if they take bridging modules (Brückenmodule) to make up the missing competences and/or if relevant knowledge and skills acquired outside higher education are credited, up to a maximum of 60 CP. Since the MBA itself is 60 CP, a 180-CP bachelor's plus the three years of professional experience the programme requires is the normal route: the work experience is what gets credited. Frankfurt School does not publish how many credits it awards for how much experience, so applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan should ask Admissions, or use the free CV check, before applying.

Subject background
A first academic degree, at least three years of qualified professional experience after it (the regulations add: in particular in a managerial role with responsibility for staff, budget and/or strategic projects) and work experience relevant to healthcare.
Source
“Request CV check First academic degree … Post-graduate work experience of at least three years … Healthcare relevant background work experience”
“c) in der Regel nicht unter 3 Jahre postgraduierte qualifizierte berufspraktische Erfahrung insbesondere Erfahrung in leitender Funktion nachweist d.h. Personal-, Budget- und/oder strategische Projektverantwortung” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

The only Frankfurt School programme that requires experience in a particular sector.

English
Level C1. IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90. Frankfurt School does not say whether TOEFL iBT Home Edition is accepted and publishes no Duolingo score for this programme. Exemption: a degree completed in English, working in a company whose corporate language is English, or more than a year living and working in an English-speaking country
Source
“über ausreichende Englischkenntnisse (C1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)) verfügt. … Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse (TOEFL iBT mindestens 90 oder IELTS mindestens 7,0).”
“Excellent written and spoken English skills” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The programme page says only "Excellent written and spoken English skills"; the figures come from the binding examination regulations.

German
Not needed when applying. During studies: optional: free weekly courses in German as a foreign language at all levels, plus business German; the Full-time MBA curriculum has a German Language element
Source
“No, even though it is a full-time MBA in Germany, the programme is entirely taught in English. German classes are optional but encouraged.”
“Frankfurt School offers free weekly courses in German as a foreign language at all levels, as well as language courses in business German.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/full-time-mba · checked 14 November 2026

No German is required to apply for or complete the MBA programmes.

GRE / GMAT / GATE
Not required
Source
“No, GMAT or GRE scores are not required for admission.”
“e) erfolgreich am Zulassungsprozess der Frankfurt School teilnimmt, der ein Interview einschließt.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

Stated outright in the FAQ, and the examination regulations list no test among the admission requirements. The only Frankfurt School master's-level programme that says so in plain words.

Other required tests
Not stated by the university
2 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

No admission test. Selection is by interview and a holistic review of the application.

Selection
Three steps: online application, an assessment interview on motivation, expectations and career goals, and a final decision based on a holistic review, with rolling admission throughout the year.
Source
“Apply online Submit required documents through our application portal. … Assessment Interview Participate in an interview to evaluate motivation, expectations and career goals. … Final decision based on a holistic review of the application. Rolling admission throughout the year.”
“e) erfolgreich am Zulassungsprozess der Frankfurt School teilnimmt, der ein Interview einschließt. Durch diesen mehrstufigen Prozess werden strategisches und unternehmerisches Denken sowie Führungs- und Teamfähigkeit der Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten überprüft.” page

www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/study/mba-emba/mba-international-healthcare-management · checked 14 November 2026

India, Pakistan, Nigeria

Rules for applicants from India, Pakistan and Nigeria

English test waiver
Possible for applicants from India, Nigeria, Pakistan, with a previous degree taught in English
Source
“über ausreichende Englischkenntnisse (C1-Niveau des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmens (GER)) verfügt. Von diesem Kriterium kann in folgenden Fällen abgewichen werden: … ein abgeschlossenes Studium in englischer Sprache oder Tätigkeit in einem Unternehmen, in dem die Unternehmenssprache Englisch ist, … Nachweis der Englischkenntnisse (TOEFL iBT mindestens 90 oder IELTS mindestens 7,0).”

www.frankfurt-school.de/cms/dam/jcr:9e4c385d-523b-42a1-b286-f2c2528dc34b/2026_IHM_PO_DE.pdf · checked 14 November 2026

The examination regulations waive the English certificate for an applicant who has completed a degree taught in English — the route open to most applicants from India, Nigeria and Pakistan — or who works in a company whose corporate language is English, or who has lived and worked for more than a year in an English-speaking country. Being a native speaker is a separate ground that does not apply here, and the regulations do not name India, Nigeria or Pakistan or treat English as an official language as a ground in itself. Frankfurt School's pre-experience master's programmes do not grant this waiver; the MBA programmes do. The German missions in India, Nigeria and Pakistan may still ask for a language certificate for a visa.

Rules that name these countries
  • India: Frankfurt School names India as one of the countries whose applicants may need an APS certificate, depending on the qualification; it is not among the documents the application itself asks for.
    Source
    “Some international applicants may also need an APS certificate, depending on their country of qualification and applicable requirements. APS procedures are particularly relevant for certain applicants with qualifications from India, China and Vietnam, subject to the rules and exemptions applying to them.”

    www.frankfurt-school.de/en/home/international-student-guide/before-you-apply · checked 14 November 2026

    The only Frankfurt School statement that names India. Nigeria and Pakistan are not named on any Frankfurt School page.

The rules for your country across all universities, and the visa rules on English tests, are on the India, Pakistan and Nigeria pages.

More on this programme

Every value was read on an official page and is stored with a verbatim quote; open “Source” to see it. “Not stated by the university” means none of the pages we checked says, and lists those pages. Rules change: confirm with the university before you apply or pay.