RN to MSN Online

An RN to MSN in health administration is an accelerated program that targets individuals interested in medical management careers. The degree typically focuses on health administration at the local, state, federal and the nonprofit sector levels. A health administration program is designed to give a more comprehensive understanding of management issues and prepares students for top management positions.

RN to MSN in Health Administration Overview

• Students focus on study of management and the resources, procedures, and systems that work to meet patients’ health care needs.
• Students develop a variation of technical, conceptual, and human leadership skills relevant to the roles and settings within the health care industry.
• Program requirements include completing courses in management, health care administration, epidemiology, health law, health finance and economics.
• Courses typically combine liberal arts with management theory and the skills involved in planning and delivering health services.
• Graduates learn how to deal with employees, manage the finances of large organizations, and how to comprehend and comply with laws that effect health care providers, administrators, and organizations.

Steps to Become a Health Administrator

1. Complete an Associate’s Degree in Nursing or a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.
2. Earn a Registered Nurse Certification.
3. Enroll and complete a RN to MSN in health administration.
4. Obtain certification in health administration and proper licensure (requirements vary by state).

Salary and Career Information

• Estimated Salary: $30,824 – $103,334 (determined by place of employment and area of specialty), according to Payscale.com.
• Job Setting: Hospitals, private offices, outpatient centers, emergency and community-based health services, primary care clinics, and schools.

Healthcare Administration RN to MSN Degree Programs

There are currently no Healthcare Administration RN to MSN programs available.