MSN - can anyone reccommend an online program?

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Specializes in Home Health, Community Health.

I live in Massachusetts and would like to complete my MSN online. Can anyone recommend a good online program? Good meaning respected, affordable and fast paced?

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People come here all the time looking for graduate programs that are "respectable, affordable, and fast-paced." Ever hear of the "triple constraint" (AKA "the Iron Triangle")? It is a concept from the world of engineering that says, basically, good, quick, cheap -- pick any two, but it is impossible to have all three (at the same time).

If a program is good and quick, it won't be cheap. If it is good and cheap, it won't be quick. If it is quick and cheap, it won't be good. Choose your top two priorities.

Having said that, there is lots of discussion on the site about on-line graduate programs. Best wishes for your journey!

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People come here all the time looking for graduate programs that are "respectable, affordable, and fast-paced." Ever hear of the "triple constraint" (AKA "the Iron Triangle")? It is a concept from the world of engineering that says, basically, good, quick, cheap -- pick any two, but it is impossible to have all three (at the same time).

If a program is good and quick, it won't be cheap. If it is good and cheap, it won't be quick. If it is quick and cheap, it won't be good. Choose your top two priorities.

Having said that, there is lots of discussion on the site about on-line graduate programs. Best wishes for your journey!

This applies to lots of areas in life, as well.

And the search bar will point you to many threads with good information.

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Univ of texas at Arlington has online MSN programs, good, fairly inexpensive (although for out of state it may be a bit high) and can get you through in about 2 years. UT Tyler the same...I've looked into U of Cincinnati and it looks like a decent program too...U of S Alabama is another one...I have been steering clear of the for-profits because of the cost and possible hurdles with preceptors...I think an online school that is part of a brick and mortar university would be a better choice...but not all programs are available to all states so you need to research which ones will accept Mass.

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Specializes in Home Health, Community Health.

SWilson, thanks for your response.

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I would recommend university of Alabama .it is cheap and u do not pay out of state tuition.

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Specializes in Home Health, Community Health.

Thanks Winny103, I'll definitely check it out!

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Nurse Blondie, I am curious, as I am searching. Did you settle on a program?

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Specializes in Home Health, Community Health.

Not yet. I have been looking at WGU. I don't think I will want/need to go further than my MSN, so their course structure shouldn't matter, but I need to figure out whether their courses would transfer in the event I would.

I still have to check out U of Alabama, mentioned above.

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