Masters in Healthcare Admin or certificate?? Any ideas or suggestions??

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How much nursing school costs is determined by how long you are there. If you ask the question how many students graduate on time, you will not receive a truthful answer. That's because the accreditation agencies consider on time graduation to be within 150%. In other words, if you take 6 semesters to complete a 4 semester long degree, then you made it in 150% of the scheduled time, so you are officially on time. But it is a lot more expensive to be there longer. Taking longer is common.

At one of the schools tied for 21st place in the nation, about 30% of the students do not graduate in the scheduled 4 semesters. This school takes only about the top 10% of the applicant pool. Many, many already have a bachelor's degree or higher. About 5% flunk out completely. At the lowest ranked BSN program in Texas, only about 50% of the students graduate. It has one of the few remaining 12 month long BSN programs in the nation. Most schools stopped offering 12 month BSNs because the graduation rates are so low.

If you ask about NCLEX pass rates, you will not receive a truthful answer. Most schools require students to take an exit examination near the very end of school. Different exam vendors have different exams. A popular one is called the exit HESI. Students who don't do well on the comprehensive exit exam aren't allowed to graduate. That's why even sorry nursing schools have high NCLEX pass rates - only those who graduate get to take the NCLEX. Weak students are denied graduation.