Best BA/BS/BSN option for a friend

[dmjacobsen]

WGU also has an RN to MSN degree (combined undergraduate/graduate program) that might be worth looking into.

I would recommend this or, at the very least, going with WGU for the BSN. If she's highly motivated, WGU will likely be her fastest and cheapest route to the BSN (and the MSN). It's been some time since I've gone through WGU's nursing program details, but I'm pretty sure they still award the BSN during the course of the RN-to-MSN program.

As a nurse, I do not recommend getting just any degree and moving on to the MSN. If she's looking to get into an administration or education role with her employer, they may specifically require a BSN for that role. The MSN will fill that need, but it will be another year or two before she completes the MSN. There's really not going to be any significant advantage in getting just any BA/BS a few months faster than she would get the BSN.