I have been a nurse on PCU for two years and want to go back to school for my MSN. I know that I want to teach but feel the NP route gives me the most options. I am torn though between choosing the NP path or the nurse educator path. I am 47 years. Am I too old to pursue the educator role without years of experience? By the time I finish school I will have about 5 years. I don't want to spend all my money and time on a degree that won't provide a living, but I don't see myself doing bedside nursing in my sixties and seventies. Do I have a shot at a faculty career if I get my MSN in education?