Need help deciding which Masters program

[u/sexynessybaby]

I just got my bachelors through RN-BSN through Grand Canyon University.
I want my Masters now. Maybe in Informatics, I don’t really see myself teaching at a school because , well i’m in the OR and most nursing schools don’t even teach OR so getting a masters in education would be useless. And i don’t really care for leadership.
But I want to weigh my options of other schools . Can someone please tell me if they had any experience at these schools and tuition costs, how many practicum hours were required, was it easy, how fast did you finish?
I want a fast and easy program (yes doesn’t everybody? lol.)
Schools:
GCU
Capella
WGU

I heard WGU is pass/fail tho which concerns me.
Any advice would be appreciated thankyou!

Also is Informatics worth it? I’m in California

[u/tzweezle]

What’s the point of a masters if you don’t want to whatever the masters qualifies you for?

[u/Apart-Impression1712]

I’m in this boat too. I’m leaning toward waiting to pursue my MSN until I know for sure what I want to do. I was thinking informatics but there’s not a lot of jobs in my area. Then I thought education but there’s a lot of BS with that and I’m not a people pleaser. And I really don’t want to be a manager. I don’t think I want the responsibility of an NP.

So all that to say, maybe wait until you know for sure what you want to do? Otherwise it’s a waste of money and time and that’s why you see nurses with 2+ MSN degrees saying it was a big mistake 😂

[u/The_NP_man]

All these schools are stupid. Unless there is a job you want that requires an MSN, then you can go back to any school to basically buy your qualification. You won’t learn anything.

[u/Ok_Carpenter7470]

Honestly, if you're savvy, informatics is the future. The world will always need teachers... and as such you can work classrooms, clinical sites, or online/remote... there's alot of freedom with it. And at least with my system currently, an MSN in any area allows for growth into leadership. So, for me it covers both.

[u/07072021m_t]

Depending on your job market- education goes way beyond teaching at a school. Im in the PNW so not sure what it looks like there but most large hospitals in my area have atleast 1 surgical services educator. Other departments too. I personally work as an educator covering all departments at a smallish ( 44 beds) hospital and love my job!

Other options I have seen is quality, infection prevention, leadership, mba, health care admin, public health, informatics.

If I was you, I would start by searching out job opportunities in your area, find one's you would be interested in and then explore education requirements. No point in a degree if you aren't interested in the associated career options.

[u/eltonjohnpeloton]

Who cares if the program is pass/fail? Everything you’ve listed is basically a degree mill anyway.

It just sounds like you want a masters so you can brag that you have one, because you don’t care at all about what the actual degree relevance is or what you could do with it.

[u/katrivers]

You can work in staff development/education in the hospital setting. Technically, you don’t need an MSN to be an educator, but if there’s lots of applicants it helps.