MSN Nursing Education at University of South Carolina

Programme overview

Continue working while pursuing a master's degree designed to prepare you for educational roles working within colleges, universities or hospital systems. Master’s-holding nurses with specialized training are in high demand. Graduates from our online program and with required experience are eligible to sit for the National League of Nursing’s certification for nurse educator (CNE) examination.

Faculty: College of Nursing | Duration: 39 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbia, SC, United States

What you will study

In a minimum of five semesters, prepare to function as an academic or clinical nurse educator across various program levels and settings. Learn to integrate teaching strategies via the classroom, distance-learning, clinical settings, in the learning and simulation laboratories, and through precepted and service-learning opportunities.

Career pathways

Potential careers include Clinical Nurse Educator, Academic Nurse Educator, Nursing Instructor, Nursing Staff Development Coordinator, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Nursing Education Consultant.

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Application information

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.

Graduate applications are accepted for Fall, Spring and Summer terms; Fall applications open the prior September, Spring applications open in January and Summer applications open in May.

The graduate application fee is $50 per primary application, reinstated effective August 1, 2026. Deadlines are programme-specific. The Moore School of Business, the Arnold School of Public Health and the College of Nursing use their own applications; the Moore School charges an additional $50 application fee for graduate programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sc.edu/admissions-at-sc/applications/index.php

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