Is a baccalaureate in nursing worth it?
This study investigated economic costs and benefits of generic BSN and BS degrees from students' points of view. Economic benefits from the baccalaureate degree exceeded benefits from an RN-credential only, after a lifetime of employment. The net present value of a BSN degree discounted at 5% was four times greater than the net present value of a BSRN/diploma and three times greater than a BSN/associate degree.
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000191:economics; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000191:economics*; D004510:Education, Nursing, Diploma Programs / Q000191:economics*; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States