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M.S.N./M.B.A. Online: Career Outlook

Gain Business Skills Relevant to Nurse Leadership

Gain Multidisciplinary Skills

No Residency Requirement

Become a servant leader who understands the business side of health care with Benedictine University’s Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration (M.S.N./M.B.A.) dual degree program. You’ll develop the business acumen needed to make sound decisions as you prepare for advanced nursing practice.

  • Get on track for health care administration and leadership positions
  • Each term lasts eight weeks, and fully online courses fit busy schedules
  • The M.S.N. component of this dual degree program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
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A Dual M.S.N./M.B.A. Helps You Stand Out for Higher-Level Roles

Director, Nursing $102,220 average yearly base salary1

Director, Clinical Services $99,291 average yearly base salary2

Boost Your Earning Potential with a Dual M.S.N./M.B.A. Online Degree

Develop multidisciplinary skills that propel you to higher-level roles in health care organizations. Benedictine University’s online M.S.N./M.B.A. dual degree explores an array of topics relevant to nursing administration roles, including evidence-based practice, health care policy, organizational behavior and operations management. After earning both degrees in a single program, you’ll be ready to apply your leadership abilities to facilitate quality care to individuals, populations and communities in diverse health care landscapes.

  • For nursing directors, skills in leadership, people management, regulatory compliance and operations management are correlated to pay that is above average.1
  • The median salary range for nursing managers with an M.B.A. or another master’s degree was $122,090 – $128,643 in May 2025.3
  • Medical and health services managers made a median pay of $117,960 in 2024.4

Program Outcomes and Skills Acquired

What You’ll Learn

  • Demonstrate competence in the integration of nursing and the related sciences required to analyze, design, implement and evaluate outcomes of nursing care in diverse populations.
  • Use leadership and decision-making skills to ensure quality and safe care delivery to individuals, populations, or communities in a variety of health care delivery systems.
  • Apply research outcomes in the practice setting, implement best practices across health care environments and communicate results intended to improve clinical practice.
  • Advocate for policies that improve both health outcomes for patients as well as the quality of the overall health care system.
  • Identify and analyze the elements of health system financial statements.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of macroeconomic and microeconomic concepts and analytic tools used in business.
  • Demonstrate the use of cost accounting concepts.
  • Identify assessment models for measuring and improving productivity and operational performance.

Skills You’ll Gain

  • Cultural competence
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Financial management
  • Health care policy
  • Health promotion
  • Marketing management
  • Organizational behavior
  • Operations management

Reach Your Full Professional Potential

Your relationship with Benedictine University doesn’t end when you graduate. Our goal is to promote your lifelong personal and professional development by providing you with a foundation for becoming a self-directed learner. From resume assistance to comprehensive career assessment tools, we offer many ways to define and pursue your professional aspirations.

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Career Assessments

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Sources

  1. Payscale. “Average Salary, Nursing Director Salary.” January 10, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Director%2C_Nursing/Salary.
  2. Payscale. “Average Director, Clinical Services Salary.” January 4, 2025. Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Director%2C_Clinical_Services/Salary.
  3. Salary.com. “Salaries for Nursing Manager with a Master’s Degree or M.B.A..” Retrieved May 20, 2025, from https://www1.salary.com/salaries-for-nursing-manager-with-a-masters-degree-or-mba.
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Medical and Health Services Managers.” April 18, 2025. Retrieved May 14, 2025, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm.