Magnetic micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) present new class of micro-scale devices that incorporates magnetic materials as sensing or active elements. It exploits properties of magnetic materials by incorporating them in conventional microfabricated systems. Though their application for microactuation purposes has been limited, the prospect of remote control and large displacements renders them useful, and even unavoidable in certain circumstances. Recognizing the fact that poor electromagnetic flux in micro domain happens to be the most stringent limitation, measures to improve the magnetic field generated by an electromagnetic coil are studied using a microactuator that incorporates the coil and a hard magnetic film deposited on a flexure membrane. This research covers the design of a microactuator, analysis and optimization that maximizes the deflection. This study also presents an overview of magnetic microactuators covering the scaling effects, materials and processes used in their fabrication and critical review of their limitations.