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 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 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 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 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)
• 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.

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 Doreen Rogers, D.N.S., RN and program director Janice Ceccucci, DNP, FNP-BC, 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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