Online nursing degree brings higher education to working professionals

Online nursing degree brings higher education to working professionals

Individuals who are interested in a job in healthcare may want to consider a career as a registered nurse. Employment of nurses is expected to grow much faster than the average for all other occupations over the next eight years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports. Due to the number aging baby boomers who will need healthcare in the near future more than 581,500 jobs are projected to open over the next few years.

Adults who wish to boost their career or enter a new field may want to consider a degree from an online degree program. Jacksonville University, for example, recently announced that it will be offering two of its masters of science in nursing (MSN) programs at their online campus.

Candidates for the MSN degrees are in nursing education and nursing administration. Students enrolled in these programs can expect to take classes such as management of information technology, nursing theory and research.

Online education is ideal for adult learners who have day jobs, children and busy personal lives. Students may have the freedom to take as few as two classes per term, which would result in degree completion in under two years.

Professors of MSN courses are doctoral degree holders who teach at the school's campus and have been selected for their ability to educate adult learners.

According to the most recent data from the BLS, nurses can earn more than $92,240 per year.

By Mark Danson