Dual Degree Options- Combine MSN degree with MBA or MHA
A dual degree allows a student to earn two graduate degrees concurrently.
These online dual degrees are for the RN who holds a Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years of work experience. It is designed for those who wish to earn both the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN administrative track) and either the Master of Health Administration (MHA) or the Master of Business Administration (MBA) for a total of 60 credits. Core content is shared so fewer credits are completed overall, but a student cannot finish either degree early.
How much will this program cost?
Total Cost: $42,240*
*Excludes the cost of textbooks, online fee and nursing clinical fees. Assumes no transfer of credit, and, at the graduate level, that all preparatory requirements have been met. Prices are subject to change. Click here for full tuition and fee details.
How long will it take?
- Dual MSN/MBA*: Full-time, less than 3 yr. Part-time, 4 yr 6 mo.
- Dual MSN/MHA*: Full-time, 3 yr. Part-time, 5 yr.
* These timelines assume all prep classes have been met and that the student takes no breaks between terms. Full-time is two courses per term, part-time is one course per term.
Curriculum
MSN/MHA Dual Degree
Required Credits: 60
The MSN/MHA dual degree allows RNs with bachelor’s degrees in nursing to earn both a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master of Health Administration. Both degrees are awarded at the same time with the completion of all requirements. This 60-credit dual degree appeals to and benefits nurses who are, or plan to be, in a leadership position such as manager, director of nursing, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), or hospital administrator. Curriculum in the MHA also provides the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare leaders to address the issues of access, quality and cost of health care services that face this nation.
MSN/MBA Dual Degree
Required Credits: 60
The MSN/MBA dual degree appeals to the nurses who are, or who plan to be, managers, directors of nursing, or chief nursing officers (CNO). Further, nurse managers in hospitals applying for ANCC's Magnet status will be required to hold a MSN by 2013, but many nurse managers want the MBA to speak the language of their peers.
*Tuition amounts & course scheduling are discipline specific.
Some of our faculty
MSN-FNP, Desales University
BSN, Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
BES, University of Minnesota
BA, University of Southern Maine
Student stories
Career moves
Registered nurses (RNs) constitute the largest healthcare occupation, with 2.6 million jobs. About 60 percent of RN jobs are in hospitals.
Employment of RNs is expected to grow much faster than the average and, because the occupation is very large, 581,500 new jobs will result, among the largest number of new jobs for any occupation. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of job openings will result from the need to replace experienced nurses who leave the occupation. Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations.
The MSN (regardless of track) is now the required degree for teaching in RN preparation programs. In some states, the MSN is required for staff development roles as well.