Master of Science in Nursing Education

Career Outlook: 24% Employment Growth by 2029²

The AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) reports that, in 2019, more than 80,400 qualified applicants were turned away from nursing schools, primarily due to a lack of faculty.1 This shortage is being felt across health care and could grow even more urgent as an estimated one-third of all nursing faculty retire by 2025.¹

The urgent need for nurse educators means new opportunities for you. This position has a median annual salary of $83,160², and nurse educators employed at colleges and universities, psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, and general medical and surgical hospitals are even better paid, with median salaries ranging as high as $133,460.²

Beyond a higher salary, the online master’s in nursing education program will allow you to take on a meaningful new role where you ensure new nurses are well-prepared, empathize with students’ struggles based on your own experiences, and help shape the future standards of health care by instructing its new leaders.

You don’t have to place your clinical practice on hold to teach, either — in fact, your daily work will enhance your daily lessons.

Program Outcomes

The Master of Science in Nursing Education program prepares you to:

• Integrate contemporary nursing knowledge as well as knowledge from other disciplines within the advanced nursing practice specialty within a variety of settings.
• Manage evidence-based person-centered care that is holistic, individualized, just, respectful, compassionate, coordinated, and developmentally appropriate within the advanced nursing practice specialties.
• Collaborate with communities, public health, government entities, and others to facilitate health equity from prevention to disease management and influence social justice for the improvement of population health outcomes.
• Synthesize and disseminate nursing science to inform and support transformative health care.
• Develop and lead safety initiatives to enhance quality and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Lead interprofessional collaboration efforts across professions and with care team members, patients, families, and communities, to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and improve outcomes.
• Lead initiatives to effectively use resources and provide cost-effective, safe, quality, and equitable care across diverse populations within complex systems.
• Analyze and evaluate data to lead decision making and deliver safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
• Model a sustainable professional identity that includes accountability, integrity, perspective, collaborative disposition, respect for others, inclusivity, and ethical comportment that reflect characteristics and values of the advanced nursing practice specialty.
• Use self-reflection to mentor and lead activities that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being, contribute to lifelong learning, and support the development of nursing expertise and leadership qualities.

Admission Requirements

Advancing your nursing education with Utica University is simple. Students with a history of volunteer work, excellent communication skills, and previous publications and presentations are especially encouraged to apply.

Graduate nursing program admissions requirements include:

• Completed application
• Unencumbered RN license in the state in which you reside (NY or FL)
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program
• 3.0 minimum GPA
• 2,000 hours of work experience as a registered nurse in the United States, verified by an HR department
• Two letters of recommendation from a current nursing colleague or professional licensed as an RN, physician, or nurse practitioner
• 3-credit statistics course (grade of B* or higher)
• 3-credit baccalaureate-level health assessment course*
• Résumé
• Writing sample

*Applicants with a B- or lower grade in Health Assessment will be required to successfully complete a 3-credit hour course prior to starting the program. Applicants with a B- or lower grade in statistics will be provided the option of completing a self-study module and accompanying exam.

Note: Approved background check and fingerprints required prior to beginning practicum courses.

Doreen Rogers, DNS, RN, Alumnus CCRN, CNE

Associate Professor of Nursing, Chair of Nursing

Dr. Doreen Rogers was appointed Assistant Professor of Nursing at Utica University in January 2018. Prior to joining Utica University, Dr. Rogers taught at associate and baccalaureate levels of pre-licensure. She was most recently the coordinator of the online Nursing Education graduate program at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, where she was an instructor as well.

Cynthia Love-Williams, DNS, RN

Associate Professor of Nursing

Dr. Cynthia Love-WIlliams is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Utica University. She has worked in nursing education since 1996 in both associate and baccalaureate programs. Dr. Love-Williams’ educational background includes a baccalaureate degree from Mississippi University for Women, a master’s degree from Wright State University, and a doctoral degree from Russell Sage Graduate Schools.

Frequently Asked Questions

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