Master of Science in Nursing Leadership

Career Outlook: Lead the Way to Better Health Outcomes

Open your career to a diverse set of new opportunities with demonstrated skills in team management, service coordination, and leadership.

You’ll graduate from the CCNE-accredited online Master of Science in Nursing Leadership program ready to fill a large and growing demand in the health care industry, as open medical and health service manager positions are expected to expand by 32% through 2029¹ with 57% of nurse leaders earning between $90,000 and $169,999.²

Program Outcomes

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

• Integrate the arts and sciences, including leadership and ethical principles, with nursing science as a foundation for decision-making within diverse situations, settings, and communities resulting in safe patient care, quality outcomes, and health promotion.
• Use critical reflection, innovation, and interprofessional collaboration to promote lifelong learning and continual improvement, integrate current evidence, and inform policy.
• Incorporate current technologies to augment professional practice and scholarship.
• Employ leadership, management, and ethical foundations in pursuit of performance improvement, risk management, human resources, financial management, and strategic planning/management.
• Integrate contemporary national performance standards and professional recommendations related to organizational governance and policy formation.
• Facilitate provision of quality services through community engagement, knowledge of societal forces, and regional/national/global policy issues and initiatives.

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 admission 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
• 3-credit statistics course (grade of B* or higher)
• Baccalaureate-level health assessment course*
• Two letters of recommendation from professional colleagues at the B.S.N. level or higher
• 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.

Faculty

Our faculty has years of combined experience not only in health care but also in nursing education. They’re passionate about sharing their real-world experiences with you so you’re well prepared for expanded nursing roles.

Graduate nursing faculty are led by program chair Annette Becker, D.N.S., RN, and assistant professor Doreen Rogers, D.N.S., RN, who both carry decades of experience in nursing education, research, and practice.

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

Advancing your life and career with an online degree comes with lots of 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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