| If you have your RN license and are interested in | | | | benefit. Loans and grants are also available. |
| advancing your career, then consider an affordable | | | | To be eligible for a RN to BSN or RN to MSN |
| online nursing degree education program. Many NLN | | | | program you will need a current RN license, a degree |
| accredited schools are now offering online programs | | | | from an NLN (National League of Nursing) accredited |
| that are designed with you in mind. You will get the | | | | school and a GPA of at least 2.5 depending on the |
| same level of education as if you attended a | | | | school you are applying for. |
| campus-based program, but you will be able to do | | | | The average income of a masters degree prepared |
| your studies around your work schedule and from | | | | RN is $72,000. The average entry-level income level |
| your home. Clinical experiences can be arranged | | | | for a bachelors degree prepared RN is $66,000. This |
| locally. | | | | is a compelling reason to advance your academic and |
| Online programs are often scheduled to coincide with | | | | professional career. An online nursing degree program |
| a regular school calendar, or you may find a | | | | can help you reach this goal. You will have greater |
| self-paced online nursing degree program. There are | | | | flexibility, portability, and opportunities with a |
| advantages to both, one will keep you on task, and | | | | bachelors or masters degree in nursing. |
| the other allows you to proceed at your own pace. | | | | Many online nursing degree programs are available. |
| Costs are typical of a traditional campus-based | | | | You can easily search the various schools and |
| program, but there is no room or board, and often | | | | programs at an online college degree programs |
| no out of state costs. Most programs average | | | | website. Simply answer a few questions online, and |
| between $100 and $300 a credit hour. And there are | | | | then let the website do the searching for you. Once |
| no travel costs. If you are already employed as an | | | | you have found the programs that interest you, you |
| RN, your institution may have a tuition reimbursement | | | | can also apply online. |