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Of the hundred or so nursing specialities available, here are the top ten money earners. Read more about each speciality including salary expectation, educational requiments, accociations, and suggestion resources for more infomraiton. You can find more information in our growing index of 101 Nursing Specialties. We'll be releasing them over the next several months. To Ten Paying Nursing Jobs.

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Second Degree BSN - over one million new and replacement RNs will be needed in the United States by 2016, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In response to these factors, nursing schools are offering new ways to attract and quickly train more nurses while maintaining the quality and integrity of nursing education overall. . . read more about Second Degree BSN educational opportunities.

Eleven Ways to Pay for Nursing Schools

There is no denying that paying for college can be expensive. However, not following your career goals can be even more expensive. If you earn a bachelor's degree, you can expect that your lifetime earnings to be one million dollars more than someone who hold a high school diploma or GED. Whether you attend college part-time or full-time, at a two-year or four-year degree program, or even at a short-term certificate program, you will need to figure out how to pay for your education. Learn more about how to pay for nursing school.

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RN Nursing Degrees Fast Facts

Placement rate: 95%

Length of programs: RN to BSN can take 1 to 2 years. An MSN takes 18 months to 2 years

Salary: BSN ranges from 35,000 to $60,000; MSN ranges from $63,000 to $105,000.

Online School Detail Coursework is completed online. Clinical internships are usually completed locally.

Become an RN

Nurses in this health care field improve patient care by publishing research findings so that new innovations can be put into practice at the bedside. They are responsible for conducting research, analyzing data, solving clinical problems, writing grants, and sharing their findings with the larger healthcare community.

Average Annual Salary

$95,000

Educational Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, however, advanced nursing research often requires an MSN, or more often a Ph.D.

Employment

Nurse Researchers are typically employed by pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, teaching and university hospitals, educational institutions, and temporary technical placement agencies

Related Organizations

National Institute of Nursing Research

Eastern Nursing Research Society

Midwest Nursing Research Society

Southern Nursing Research Society

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