MS Nursing (Online) at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Programme overview

The fully online Master of Science in Nursing prepares registered nurses for leadership and educator positions. It offers two concentrations, Nursing Education and Public Health Nursing.

Faculty: Elaine Marieb College of Nursing | Intake: Fall; application deadline December 15 with rolling admission until the cap is reached | Study mode: online | Location: Amherst, MA, United States

What you will study

Students choose the Nursing Education (MSNE) concentration, which covers developing and delivering curriculum to nursing students and direct-care patient education, or the Public Health Nursing (MS-PHN) concentration, which builds clinical and population health skills for community and public health leadership.

Career pathways

Nurse educator; public health nurse in community health organizations, public health departments, visiting nurse and home care agencies, and federal agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate or master's degree in nursing, or an associate degree in nursing plus a non-nursing baccalaureate degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and hold a current nursing license. Required materials: graduate application, official transcripts, two letters of reference, CV/resume and a goals statement.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall; application deadline December 15 with rolling admission until the cap is reached

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