Best Graduate Program online?

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What is the best distance learning graduate Nursing program online?

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You must have a license to be able to even consider any of these programs. And you must be aware that most of them require actual experience before they will even consider you.

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I am a Army Medic about to Graduate in December and I was just looking toward the future and what program I can be looking at after a year or two of working the floor.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I guess that would depend on what "best" means to you -- least expensive? Most prestigious? Easiest? More difficult? Heavy on sciences? etc. etc. Lots of criteria! :)

I assume you'll be graduating with a BSN, because you're asking for grad programs. Congrats! :) What sort of focus are you looking for in a grad program? Education, FNP, ACNP, etc.?

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I am looking for the easiest and quickest program that is out there but I am looking more into management and education where the big dollars are at. I also was thinking about research, what kind of program should I look into for that.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I'd start here: https://allnurses.com/forums/onlinenursingcourses.php

There are sooooo many online schools out there for RNs. I'm starting my RN-BSN next week (just graduated with my ADN this summer), and I almost drove myself (and this forum, LOL) crazy looking at BSN options before picking my school

I'd also look into schools in your state -- many have online options, and the tuition would be pretty inexpensive!

Many of us in the distance learning forum are Excelsior College graduates, and I know they offer a few MSN flavors: https://www.excelsior.edu/Excelsior_College/School_Of_Nursing/MS_in_Nursing_Degree

Good luck!!

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Drexel is one I'm looking into. Leaning more toward Georgetown's face-to-face programs but is tempting too. You do have to go on campus a few times and do local clinicals for some of the programs, but not all. My BSN will be from a distance program (ISU) and so I'm not sure if I want my MSN to also be distance. I want to actually get INTO a Ph.D. program at some point and am not sure if they will want at least my MSN to be traditional. I have time to think/look so we'll see. :)

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency, Education, Informatics.
I am looking for the easiest and quickest program that is out there but I am looking more into management and education where the big dollars are at. I also was thinking about research, what kind of program should I look into for that.

Hmm I think you need to look into things. I made more as a staff nurse than i did as a DON/CNO and you definitly won't get rich in education.

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.

There is not much money in management or education on average. Say you get your PhD, and at some point get a tenured ed position. It takes a lot of work in research and grant money brought into the institution to get to that point. Then, you don't get all the left over grant money- it gets pooled into a general department/university fund. If you do end up doing some stellar research work, you can negotiate a very good wage, though.

Before you even get to that point though, you'll be making very little, considering your time in school, and then 2-3 years of post doc work, with a pay range of $30,000-$60,000/yr.

DO NOT get into nursing ed, unless you are passionate about it & research. You will make more on the floor, as someone else has said. Plus, you want a quality education yourself, before you teach others.

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Specializes in Trauma,ER,CCU/OHU/Nsg Ed/Nsg Research.
Drexel is one I'm looking into. Leaning more toward Georgetown's face-to-face programs but Drexel is tempting too. You do have to go on campus a few times and do local clinicals for some of the programs, but not all. My BSN will be from a distance program (ISU) and so I'm not sure if I want my MSN to also be distance. I want to actually get INTO a Ph.D. program at some point and am not sure if they will want at least my MSN to be traditional. I have time to think/look so we'll see. :)

Chaxan- you may want to check out some BSN-PhD programs as well. ;)

Those programs include the Master's level capstone courses, but skip the specialty courses (NP, management, etc.).

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I am looking for the easiest and quickest program that is out there but I am looking more into management and education where the big dollars are at. I also was thinking about research, what kind of program should I look into for that.

They're right- the money isn't in education or managment, generally. Although if that's your passion, then that's where you need to be. You also have other options available in terms of furthering your education- advanced practice, CRNA. The CRNA's in my region have a very good income, however they work very hard and the program is very difficult I am told.

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Specializes in ICU, ER, RESEARCH, REHAB, HOME HEALTH, QUALITY.

You are right about making more money on the floor, if you want an advance degree and you want to make money for doing what you do, consider being a provider and becomingh a NP that seems to be hot right now, I got my MSN/MBA from University of Phoenix and it was a challenging program and I learned quite a bit, but you must be self motivated to participate in an online program.

Currently there does not seem to be a lot of administrative jobs available but I am still looking ,

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