The Master of Science in Nursing and Healthcare Administration dual degree option prepares you to interpret, synthesize and apply concepts to evaluate and solve a variety of real-world health care situations. You’ll develop skills to generate policies through teamwork and collaboration in your role as an educator, administrator or advanced clinician to improve patient outcomes. Coursework focuses on topics such as communication, leadership, ethics and diversity to help you succeed in a variety of health care settings.
The online curriculum is designed to be flexible to meet the needs of working professionals. Dedicated faculty members with years of experience working in the field focus on student learning and outcomes to create a productive learning environment.
To complete the dual degree option, you must successfully complete 54 graduate hours distributed as follows.
(19 semester hours) Courses are only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).
(26 semester hours) MB Courses are 7.5 weeks or 6 weeks in duration. NS898 is only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).
(3 semester hours) Course is only offered in a full-semester format (15 or 12 weeks in duration).
Courses | Semester Hours |
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MB 900 - Capstone | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 3 |
Students must choose a total of 6 semester hours as part of the degree. All courses are are 7.5 weeks or 6 weeks in duration besides MB 899 & MB 903, which are 12 or 15 weeks duration.
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MHA: $77,362 Payscale.com, 2020
MSN: $94,000 Payscale.com, 2020
MHA: The health care administration field is projected to grow 20 percent from 2016 to 2026, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2017
MSN: Overall employment of nurse midwives and nurse practitioners is projected to grow 26 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019
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