TWR Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I suspect PA's pay a lot more to become a PA than NP's do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted November 27, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 27, 2019 It’s way cheaper. NP is about half the credit hours, all part time allowing you to work, and online so you don’t have to move.not including interest saved, about half the cost. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltawave Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 5 hours ago, LT_Oneal_PAC said: It’s way cheaper. NP is about half the credit hours, all part time allowing you to work, and online so you don’t have to move.not including interest saved, about half the cost. True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cideous Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Infinitely more expensive to become a PA. The number one reason being...You can work virtually full-time and go to online NP school. I have worked with multiple RN's who have done exactly that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedRate Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 NP programs are cheaper, plus nurses can work concurrently more easily and get tuition assistance for their NP and BSN programs from the hospital for which they work. There is some financial support out there for PA and undergrad programs, but it seems like most PA new grads still come out with a good amount of undergrad and graduate school debt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted November 29, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 29, 2019 many Nurses advance through the good graces of their hospital system "the hospital pays for the degree while you work" so they might be getting FREE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator LT_Oneal_PAC Posted November 29, 2019 Moderator Share Posted November 29, 2019 5 hours ago, ventana said: many Nurses advance through the good graces of their hospital system "the hospital pays for the degree while you work" so they might be getting FREE True. Forgot about this. Had the first couple semesters of the MSN I started on paid for by the university tuition assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaepora Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 It is significantly cheaper for NPs. One of the local PA programs is >$100,000 for the program. And it is not even a big name. Very few NP programs have tuitions anywhere close to that. Plus, the reasons stated above. I was able to pay off all debt within 6 months of starting my first NP job, without changing my standards of living. The hospital system where I worked as a RN gave me 25% off tuition. I dropped to "casual" so couldn't even take advantage of their tuition reimbursement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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