Paying for PhD

Hello! I am a nurse educator who teaches at a local college. I recently attained my MSN (education and administration focus). I have discovered that I'm quite interested in research but I can't afford tuition for the PhD. Some colleges and federal programs have helpful options but my primary hope is to find a nursing faculty job at a place that pays for the PhD. Does anyone know of any colleges that hire instructors with a MSN and pay for a faculty member to get a PhD?

Thanks very much in advance for any guidance you can provide.

Hi - I am in the process of applying to a PhD program and what I have learned when I went to the open house to meet with the faculty for a sort of interview was this:

If you get a loan but after the PhD dedicate yourself to fulltime faculty teaching - there is a loan forgiveness program.

The program I looked at also offers PhD students the possibility to work as TA, which would eliminate the majority of costs as far as I understand. However, you need to fit that in if you also plan on working with the MSN.

Most Ph.D programs I am familiar with are "fully funded." My D is a 4th year Ph.D student in a fully funded program, but she is required to be a TA and do research in her advisor's lab. Her program will be a total of 6-7 years, though, so it's a good thing she doesn't have to pay.

I admittedly know nothing about nursing Ph.D programs.

Thanks for the info! What about for online programs? I don't live near PhD options so I have been looking at online programs which do not seem to offer the TA ability. I have heard of the loan forgiveness program and I plan to look into it.

Three things,

Go to a reputable school, without question.

Be careful with the money situation.

Nursing academics ain't what it used to be. A lot of poor adjuncts running around saying "you may call me doctor" who can't make ends meet.

I'll assume when you say you like research it means teaching in particular because the docs own the medical side of that deal and everyone else, no matter what their degree, is equal but still somewhat kowtow; unless, of course, grant writing is your specialty and you can bring home the bacon.