Online nursing programs and healthcare degrees.

• Time: 66% of graduates finish within 18 months.
• Tuition and Fees: $3,795 per 6-month term, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.
• Transfers: On average, students transfer 81 credits.

With over 35,000 BSN alumni, this is one of WGU's most popular online degree programs. View our RN to BSN degree guide.

If you don't currently have an RN and don't qualify for your nursing prelicensure program, consider getting our Bachelor's Degree in Health Services Coordination instead. This degree allows you to work inside the healthcare industry in a unique way.

• Locations: offered in FL, IN, TX, and UT only.
• Tuition and fees: $6,575 per 6-month term.

WGU offers the prelicensure program in areas where we have partnerships with healthcare employers to provide practice sites and clinical coaches to help teach you and inspire you on your path to becoming a nurse.

If you don't live in one of our prelicensure states or don't qualify to apply, consider getting our Bachelor's Degree in Health Services Coordination instead. This degree allows you to work inside the healthcare industry, while also working directly with patients who need help.

• Time: 60% of graduates of similar programs finish within 3 years.
• Tuition and fees: $3,795 per 6-month term, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Sample careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Care coordinator
• Patient advocate
• Health services coordinator
• Patient educator
• Community health educator

This degree allows you to work inside the healthcare industry, while also directly working with patients who need help.

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• Time: 73% of graduates finish within 30 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,720 per 6-month term.

Sample careers and jobs this business degree will prepare you for:

• Health information manager
• Community service manager
• Clinical manager
• Medical records manager
• Social service manager

The online courses in this career-focused business degree program will prepare you with management-level skills and an up-to-date understanding of our healthcare delivery system.

• Time: 60% of grads earned this degree in 36 months or less.
• Tuition and fees: $3,795 per 6-month term, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Some careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Director of informatics
• HIMS chief
• Information systems auditor
• Outpatient coder
• Health records manager

This CAHIIM-accredited program makes you eligible for the RHIA exam. 

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This degree will prepare you to teach the next generation of nurses.

• Time: 80% of grads finish within 2 years.
• Tuition and fees: $4,385 per 6-month term, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Some careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Nurse Educator
  Nursing Faculty
  Program Director
  Academic Clinical Nurse Educator

Hospitals and other facilities need nurse educators. Earn your MSN – Education and step into a role inspiring and empowering caregivers.

• Time: 74% of RN-to-MSN grads finish within 42 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,795 per 6-month term during undergraduate portion, $4,385 per 6-month term during graduate portion, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Sample careers and jobs this online nursing degree will prepare you for:

• Nurse Educator
  Nursing Faculty
  Program Director
  Academic Clinical Nurse Educator

Given the growing nurse educator shortage, earning your MSN with a focus in education is both a rewarding decision and a solid career move.

• Time: 78% of grads finish within 18-24 months. 
• Tuition and fees: $4,385 per 6-month term.

Examples of careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Managed care executive
• Director of integrated care management
• Health center manager/clinic manager
• Director of integrated facilities

Your rich experience in a health-related field can mean more when you bring a master's level of understanding to the problems that organizations need to solve.

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• Time:  72% of grads finish within 18 months.
• Tuition and fees: $4,385 per 6-month term, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Some careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
  Informatics Director
  Nursing Informatics Specialist
  Informatics Analyst

The trajectory of data and informatics in healthcare will continually open opportunities for nurses who take this path.

• Time:  90% of RN-to-MSN grads finish within 36 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,795 per 6-month term during undergraduate portion, $4,385 per 6-month term during graduate portion, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Some careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Chief Nursing Informatics Officer
  Informatics Director
  Nursing Informatics Specialist
  Informatics Analyst

The trajectory of data and informatics in healthcare will continually open opportunities for registered nurses who take this path.

• Time: 72% of graduates finish within 24 months.
• Tuition and fees: $4,675 per 6-month term.

Some careers and jobs this business degree will prepare you for:

• President and CEO
• Vice president
• Administrative director
• Chief financial officer
• Other executive-level roles

Healthcare is big business in today's complex economy.  Steer your career with this specialty MBA.

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• Time: 82% of grads finish within 24 months.
• Tuition and fees: $4,385 per 6-month term, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Sample careers and jobs this degree program will prepare you for:

• Director of Nursing
  Chief Nursing Officer
  Quality Director
  Clinical Nurse Leader
  Project Manager

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment of medical and health services managers to grow 17% by 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.

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• Time: 75% of RN-to-MSN grads finish within 42 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,795 per 6-month term during undergraduate portion, $4,385 per 6-month term during graduate portion, plus a Health Professions Student Fee of $350.

Some careers and jobs this degree will prepare you for:

• Director of Nursing
  Chief Nursing Officer
  Quality Director
  Clinical Nurse Leader
  Project Manager

If you're driven to lead, this online nursing degree will provide you everything needed to make that career a reality.

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• Locations: This degree program is offered in only the following states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and West Virginia.
• Time: 2½ years.
• Tuition and fees: $4,250 plus $1,395 in fees, per six-month term.

WGU offers the FNP program in areas where we have partnerships with healthcare employers to provide practice sites and clinical coaches to help teach you and inspire you on your path to earning your degree.