MS in Nursing Careers
Advance Your Career with an Advanced Degree
The job growth outlook for RNs, especially those with advanced degrees, is excellent-- employment is expected to grow 22 percent from 2008 to 2018*, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The most opportunities for employment are expected to be in outpatient clinics, home health care, and long-term rehabilitation and care facilities, many of which will require RNs with master's degrees in nursing to manage and coordinate complex tasks, planning, and treatment.
The health care industry's increasing focus on the need for quality, cost-effective care among vulnerable and underserved populations will make the advanced clinical and administrative skills offered in the Clinical Nurse Leader and Patient Care Services Administration specializations of great value in the job marketplace. In addition, the Department of Veterans Affairs is actively promoting the Clinical Nurse Leader position at its hospitals. Meanwhile, a shortage of nurses in the U.S. is due in part to a lack of Nurse Educators and a need to replace faculty members heading into retirement, leading to a demand for RNs who can fill that role.
Job titles that may be available to graduates of Sacred Heart's online MSN program include:
- Director of Patient Care Services
- Clinical Nurse Educator
- Nurse Manager
- Health and Social Services Manager
- Program Manager
- Director of Nursing Education
- Clinical Director
- Director of Nursing
- Medical Records Manager
- Mental Health Program Manager
- Nutrition Services Manager
- Practice Administrator RN
- Relief Charge Nurse
- Pharmaceutical Nurse Educator
Learn more about careers available to you with an online Master of Science in Nursing from Sacred Heart University: request more information or call us at 877-791-7181 to speak with an Admissions team member.
* Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Registered Nurses, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm (visited March 8, 2010).
Want to learn more about nursing jobs open to you with Sacred Heart's online RN-MSN program? Call us today at 877-791-7181 or request more information online.
