Earn Your Dual MBA/MSN Degree–100% Online

Double Your Career Potential

Bring your potential to life.

Nurses are taking on more leadership roles in health care settings and earning a Master of Science in Nursing degree is a vital step toward career advancement. Add business acumen to the knowledge earned in an MSN program and you’ll graduate in a position to take your RN career to new heights.

Our dual MSN/MBA degree adds a Master of Business Administration degree. The program is completed in just 23 courses, as opposed to the 26 courses both degrees would require.

Students in the dual degree program must be accepted into both degree programs. You’ll complete the MSN degree in the nurse executive leader concentration first, then begin the courses for the MBA degree. Upon completion, you will earn two diplomas.

When you make the choice to earn your online degree from Benedictine University, you choose to not compromise. Your career stays on track as you balance online classes with work and you graduate with enhanced skills and a degree from a prestigious and historic university. Compromise is not in our vocabulary…nor should it be in yours.

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A Curriculum That Builds Leaders

Earning an online degree from Benedictine University takes commitment, foresight, ambition and a willingness to learn. It’s no coincidence that these are also the qualities of leadership. As a BenU student, you are just not taught to lead–you’re expected to. This degree combines the coursework of a Nurse Executive Leader concentration with advanced business courses to give you a robust set of skills.

NRHL 6624 Advanced Knowledge of Health Care Systems

Study the unique needs of healthcare settings such as hospitals, ambulatory facilities, community-based services, long-term care, and private practice as well as financial, operational, regulatory, and clinical aspects of management specific to a range of healthcare systems.

MNGT 5101 Organizational Behavior

Examine how organizations motivate individuals and teams to succeed while overcoming conflicts and change. You’ll learn to outline organizational behavior trends, discuss ethical issues, and identify strategies to improve employee motivations through job design.

NRHL 6622 Professionalism and Executive Career Development

Students focus on the knowledge, skills, and tools to effectively coach and further the professional development of others within the healthcare organization. Coursework emphasizes the concepts of professionalism, personal and professional accountability, transparency, advocacy, and ethical standards.

BALT 5101 Tools for Management Decisions

Learn to be more effective users of quantitative information as well as to avoid potential pitfalls from the misuse of statistical methods. Specific topics include data analysis and statistical description, sampling and statistical inference, time series and regression analysis.

Your Future, Your Pace

At Benedictine, you’ll never trade support for convenience. Our online learning is built to meet you where you are, giving you more say in how earning your degree fits into your lifestyle. Through proactive check-ins, career coaching, and peer mentorship, we give you all the guidance you’d find on campus. Devoted professors and student services coordinators are with you every step of the way.

Graduate in Demand

If you’d like to boost your nursing salary potential and career advancement opportunities, a master’s degree in nursing can help you get there. Indeed states that nurses with their master’s degree gain more specialized skills and can increase their salaries in a larger variety of positions, such as a nurse leader and nurse manager.1 If you’re ready to take on advanced leadership or administrative roles in health care, adding an MBA to your vitae will help you stand out as a Chief Nursing Officer, hospital administrator, public health administrator and more. In fact, many U.S. hospitals and healthcare facilities now require that their staff include a certain percentage of MSN-qualified nurses. These professionals are paid well with MSN nurses earning, on average, $32,000 more a year than BSN nurses.2 By adding an MBA to your vitae, you are qualified to take on health care administrative roles.

Top positions for MSN/MBA grads

  1. Chief Nursing Officer
  2. Hospital Administrator
  3. Clinical Nurse Manager
  4. Clinical Services Director
  5. Public Health Administrator
  6. Nursing Director
  7. Nurse Educator

A Place to Belong

Benedictine University is a top-tier private university with a reputation for excellence. With a commitment to hospitality, stewardship, and real-world outcomes, we’re not just handing out credentials; we strive to accompany you through one of the most important transformations of your life. For students in Illinois and nationwide, your online classroom experience is just the beginning. You’ll be a valued member of our community long after graduation.

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Sources

  1. Indeed. “20 Benefits of Earning a Master’s Degree in Nursing.” August 15, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024, from https://www.indeed.com/.
  2. “Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Salary – 2021,” NursingProcess.org. Retrieved October 24, 2021, from https://www.nursingprocess.org/.