| Health care administration is an often | | | | facility is often required for most entry |
| overlooked field that offers the same | | | | level administrative positions. For most |
| exceptional employment outlook that all | | | | nursing professionals, a master of science in |
| healthcare related positions enjoy. The | | | | nursing degree and a respectable employment |
| reason for its relatively unpopular status | | | | record is the only guarantee of earning top |
| has more to do with the educational | | | | wages in any facility, at any location. |
| requirements of the field than anything. Many | | | | |
| new students or working adults contemplating | | | | When put into perspective, health care |
| a move to the healthcare industry think of | | | | administration is quite similar, although it |
| the immediate benefits of positions in | | | | doesn't offer the same stepping stones of |
| nursing, laboratory sciences and radiology. | | | | employment along the way. Those who wish to |
| Positions such as these offer an excellent | | | | enter the field with no education whatsoever |
| income to education ratio and those who | | | | are likely in line for six solid years of |
| pursue careers in these areas can be eligible | | | | academia before they can find entry level |
| for employment in a relatively short time | | | | work. For those with a somewhat related |
| frame. | | | | bachelor degree and managerial experience, |
| | | | earning a master's degree in health care |
| While this is certainly appealing to those | | | | administration offers an exceptional |
| who want to maximize their income in a field | | | | opportunity to move into an industry with |
| with almost unlimited job growth, positions | | | | better employment prospects than most. |
| such as these often require the same | | | | |
| investment in education before upward | | | | The health care industry is like no other, |
| mobility is equal to that of health care | | | | and the administrative arm is largely |
| administrators. | | | | incomparable to managerial or administrative |
| | | | positions in other industries. Of course, |
| Nursing is a good example. LPN's can earn | | | | there are several ways to work into an |
| twice the minimum wage with a one year | | | | administrative position with as combination |
| educational investment. RN's can earn twice | | | | of experience and education, but a master's |
| that or more with an eighteen month to two | | | | of healthcare administration degree is the |
| year educational investment. Unfortunately, a | | | | generally accepted standard for professionals |
| bachelor of science in nursing or a great | | | | in the field. |
| deal of longevity at the same health care | | | | |