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I was wondering how the MHA (Master of Health Administration) compares in terms of job opportunities, salary, and stability. I'm happy with an average salary that helps me live independently.
I am raised in New Orleans and plan to stay here long term, so I’m especially curious about how the local job market is for MHAs and whether it’s considered a stable career path there.
Recently I have seen a lot of post saying that nursing does have high stability and growth and that MPH is over saturated. I know that now. However, there is a possibility that if I go for ADN in nursing first, I might not be able to get in and finish nursing school because the job does not suit my personality overall.
My family said the job/political climate will be different in 2029 and that the hiring freezes and defunding is an anomaly, that this is temporary.
I am determined to succeed in a field to get a job but if I cannot make it, I will lose 1-2 years and if I reapply for MPH at Tulane, I might not be able to get that degree either. And if I want an MPH, I think I would do Tulane over LSU because of the name and connections. I am at this stage where my parents agree to pay for my accelerated MPH so I will not carry debt and get a 35% tuition discount and will have taken 12 credits (total pay for the program will be ~40k).
They told me I should do this because they don’t see me working well in the nursing environment or having better luck finishing ADN because of my traits being anxious, really careful attention to detail, bad at multitasking, bad at thinking outside the box and preferring concrete steps and math rather than flexibility. They said I wouldn’t be the type to memorize many things very quickly. If I choose nursing and not finish it, I will lose 1-2 years and might not be able to get accepted to the MPH as easily as I would now. Even if nursing is the field that is the opposite of who I am, if I do do nursing I will work really hard and still be determined to succeed.
I checked out 2024 graduate outcomes for MPH and those that cannot find jobs with master could get a job as a clinical research coordinator. Yet the job pays ~40k a year but it’s an office job with 9-5 so I can avoid jobs requiring manual labor like being a waitress. Then I can choose to do nursing later. If I do nursing, I’ll do it at Delgado and lose a chance for the Tulane’s program later on. Then I would have to pay 2x the money for MPH and find a harder time. If so, there’s a possibility I would probably not get the MPH later on and end up with nothing..
Two nurses and a physician have said getting the accelerated masters is better than getting an ADN at delgado. They pointed out that the Tulane name will make it so that jobs will come looking for me rather than the other way around. But, people have also said there’s hiring freezes rn and nursing is more stable. I’m planning on graduating in 2028 and will apply for jobs in 2030. What should I do??
I am a very introverted person with high anxiety, so I’m looking for a supportive environment rather than a sink-or-swim one.
Thanks for any insight!
Hello guys. I am wondering if it is easier to get into nursing school in New Orleans or is it easier to get a job with an MPH in epidemiology? Is getting into nursing school harder than getting a job with an MPH? I have relatively high GPA ~3.8. I am wondering what I should do now. I do not want to go for nursing school if it is much riskier to get into. I am majoring in Public Health and really am looking for a life direction.
Also I do not have many extracurriculars for nursing yet. I only volunteered at a Children's Hospital for a year. But, by the time I apply for nursing school, it'll be ~3 years after this year (Im a rising Junior now)
Tulane boosts about a 100% rate in working or continuing education within 1 year of graduation for the program in 2023. 5 (12%) of the people did not respond.
I am also worried about the field being oversaturated. LSU decided to make it so that students only need 3.0 GPA to have guaranteed admission to the program.
They boost about a 100% rate in getting a job after 1 year of graduating.