Master of Science in Family Nurse Practitioner

Career Outlook: Fill the Primary Care Shortage

By 2034, communities nationwide could experience a shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 physicians, including shortfalls in primary and specialty care.¹

At the same time, more than 25 states and Washington, D.C. now permit FNPs to practice without physician supervision.² This allows you to fill the primary care shortage by building your practice and providing compassionate care to the people who need it most.

The average salary for nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nursing positions is $123,780, with 45% job growth projected through 2030.³ This growth is driven by baby boomers living longer, more active lives.³

Program Outcomes

The MSN – Family Nurse Practitioner 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 and earning a degree with Utica University is simple. Students with a history of volunteer work, excellent communication skills, and previous publications and presentations are encouraged to apply.

Admissions requirements for the graduate nursing program include:

• Completed application
• Unencumbered RN license in the state in which you reside (New York or Florida)
• 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*
• Baccalaureate-level health assessment course with an observed laboratory*
• Résumé
• 500 Word Statement

*Applicants with a B- or lower grade in health assessment will be required to complete a 3-credit 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: A background check and fingerprints are required at the time of clinical courses.

Frequently Asked Questions

Advancing your life and career with an online degree comes with many questions, and we want to ensure your search for answers is effortless. If you have a question we haven’t covered, call (866) 295-3106 to speak with an enrollment counselor.

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