Health & Nursing

Online Health & Nursing Degrees

Compassion, intelligence, and service come together in one of the world's most stable industries

Health and Nursing degree programs prepare students for careers in one of the nation's fastest growing industries. Students can focus on biomedical engineering, counseling, dental assisting, health care administration, medical assisting, medical billing, and a variety of nursing degrees. Available online and on-campus, Health and Nursing degrees vary in length.

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Outlook for Health & Nursing Careers

Demand for jobs in the health care industry is projected to grow by 22 percent through 2016- that's twice the average growth rate for all industries combined. This is estimated to create 3 million new wage and salary jobs. Hospital jobs will grow by 13 percent. Home health care service jobs will grow by a whopping 55 percent.

Salaries in Health & Nursing

Home care case workers make an average of $44,000 annually. Staff nurses start off making $61,000 per year on average. Higher up on the ladder, admitting directors make an average of $79,000 per year.

A Day in the Life of a Health & Nursing Professional

Depending on their area of specialization, health and nursing professionals can be quite busy. Nurses, for instance, work a variety of shifts, usually with long hours. Their work toggles between long, uneventful periods of time and high-pressure situations where every second counts. Nurses must be detail-oriented, well-trained, and good with people.

Other health professions tend to be less stressful. Administrators participate in the organizational aspects of hospitals and health care organizations. X-ray, MRI, or anesthesiology technicians enjoy stability and good pay with reasonable hours.