Hi there, I’m 33 and an occupational therapist with an MOT with 3 years of hospital work experience in the medical field as an OT, currently working in inpatient rehab at a nonprofit hospital in the PNW. I have several years of other unrelated work experience from before I got my MOT that isn’t very noteworthy.
My wife recently got a job with CSU Global, and she and I are offered heavily discounted tuition with their online programs. I’m thinking about taking advantage of the discount to get another degree to try to move into healthcare management positions to increase my overall earnings beyond what I could make as an OT in the next several years. This wasn’t my plan originally when I became an OT, but I don’t want to miss an opportunity if it’s good.
CSU Global is a strictly online school with an MHA program, but it isn’t CAHME accredited. I’ve read that CAHME is the gold standard for MHA, partly due to the inclusion of a fellowship at the end of CAHME-programs that can launch you into your managerial career (I think?).
However, given that I could have 5+ years of experience in the field by the time I finish the online degree while working full time as an OT, I’m wondering if the networking and resume boost I get from my work experience can make up for the MHA not being CAHME accredited and help me land a managerial healthcare job after I finish the degree.
Also, I read somewhere that fellowships at the end of MHA only pay around 50k, and I make 83k now and likely will make close to 90k by the time I would finish the MHA. So I’m not so keen on the fellowship route anyway because of that, especially if I could get a managerial job that pays more than what I make as an OT without the fellowship.
Lastly, will the MHA even do anything to make me stand out for a management position if I already have a grad degree in the form of the MOT with work experience? Are the gains from having a second graduate degree like an MHA marginal in this specific situation?
It seems hard to find this info through Google searches so I was hoping someone here might have some thoughts/advice. Thanks!
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