JHSPH is the better choice if you really must. JHU looks incredible in the healthcare world and you can take electives in pharmaceuticals/drug development. No one is going to look at your resume and be Wowed because of a part time Master’s of Engineering. First of all, it’s a part time program. Two, it’s systems engineering. Three, grad programs don’t really haul in the prestige factor unless it’s a super specialized full-time program or a PhD.
I’d ADAMANTLY recommend you get a prestigious/semi prestigious company on your resume. You are far more likely to get recruited to a top pharma, or just any F500 company in business development, if you actually have the experience they need. Neither of these programs make you substantially more competitive. Full time MHA would be a different story because they FORCE you to do a rotation with a company and get that experience you need.
At the end of the day you’re going up against applicants who have both top undergrad degrees and top MBAs PLUS work experience in pharma or healthcare ib/consulting. If you’ve missed that window to get the junior level work experience do not think you can break in later without relevant work experience. What is the job you’re doing now anyways? If it’s not related to business/drug development you’re really not doing yourself any favors and will still be as competitive in three years as you are now. Literally every single job posting at the big pharmas for business/drug dev. has MBA AND relevant work experience as a requirement. I can’t seem to understand why someone would think they would get the job over the candidate with a proven track record and experience.
Take the advice from someone who has this job @ a Fortune-50 Pharma…