A Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree is a two-year graduate-level program for current professional nurses who want to take on nursing leadership roles, specialized nursing roles or roles within health care administration, research or public policy. This degree is more tailored to your goals as a nursing professional, including the responsibilities you want, the facilities you want to work at, the patients you want to care for or the professional fields you want to work in.
This degree’s coursework involves taking courses and completing clinical hours or professional experiences in a specific nursing area. Here is what these nurses do and they’re average annual base pay, according to Glassdoor:
- Pediatric nursing: Treat children from birth to 18 years old. These professionals earn an average base salary of $68,290 per year.
- Neonatal nursing: These nurses care for infants just after birth, including those in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The average salary for neonatal nurses is $79,422 per year.
- Geriatric nursing: Care for elderly patients with a variety of chronic and acute conditions and earn an average of $71,485 per year.
- Gynecological and obstetric nursing: These nurses treat expectant mothers and provide general reproductive health care to women. They earn an average base pay of $180,563 per year.
- Labor and delivery nursing: These nurses serve in the delivery room, assisting physicians and birthing mothers during labor and C-sections. You can earn an average annual salary of $66,947 per year.
- Emergency medical care and critical-care nursing: These nurses serve in the emergency room and other critical care settings, and, hey can earn an average base pay of $56,155 per year.
- Public health: This nurse provides community health services and educates the community of urgent and common health-related issues. They can earn an average base pay of $68,736 per year.
- Anesthesia nursing (anesthetics): These nurses administer anesthesia during surgical procedures and monitor patient’s during operation. They make an average base pay of $85,128 per year.
- Nurse manager: This nurse supervises a team of nurses in a department or facility. This leader makes $96,315 per year.
An MSN degree can also qualify an RN to take the nurse practitioner licensure exam and become an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) or advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP), depending on the state in which they practice.
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