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Take your care to the next level by earning your MSN degree.
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The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program will prepare you as an advanced practice nurse and confident leader in the nursing field. In this master's in nursing program, you'll seek to transform the health of your community through reflection and healing interaction with individuals and organizations.
Graduate nursing courses are presented in Ursuline's highly respected, value-based framework and emphasize the clinical components of advanced practice nursing. All students enrolled in the program take the master's core courses to enhance clinical reasoning and utilize evidence-based practice. Students develop the knowledge and skills to become advanced practice nurses.
Ursuline College MSN program graduates:
Learn more about our MSN program in the MSN Handbook.
As an MSN degree program student, you can choose from the following areas of study according to your goals and interests:
MSN degree program subspecialties are offered in:
The master's of science in nursing and the post-graduate certificate programs at Ursuline College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) through 2025. U.S. News & World Report ranks Ursuline's MSN program #4 in Ohio in its 2019 ranking of the nation's Best Nursing Schools.
For the 2020-2021 academic year, MSN degree program tuition will cost $1,214 per credit hour.
Advanced practice nurses with MSNs are playing a critical role in health care reform. In fact, CNBC ranks the nurse practitioner as the #1 of fastest-growing career for college graduates based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Job growth of 35% is expected for nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses from 2014 to 2024.
Students applying for admission must meet both the general requirements for admission to all graduate programs and the specific requirements of the particular program of study. For the MSN program, admission requirements are as follows:
Applicants are urged to initiate formal application as far as possible in advance of the semester or term in which they plan to enroll. Graduate nursing courses begin in the fall and spring semesters. Post master’s classes start every semester.