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Take your care to the next level by earning your MSN degree.
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The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program will prepare you as an advanced practice nurse and confident leader in the nursing field. In this master's in nursing program, you'll seek to transform the health of your community through reflection and healing interaction with individuals and organizations.
Earn Your MSN Your Way. Advance your nursing career with our flexible, work-friendly classes. Now available online and in-person.
Our new course delivery formats place an Ursuline graduate nursing degree within your grasp while meeting your career goals.
Whether online, in-person, or a blend of both, you can choose the format that fits your learning style and your work schedule, with all the benefits of attending the nationally ranked Ursuline College Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions.
Graduate nursing courses are presented in Ursuline's highly respected, value-based framework and emphasize the clinical components of advanced practice nursing. All students enrolled in the MSN degree program take the master's core courses to enhance clinical reasoning and utilize evidence-based practice. Students develop the knowledge and skills to become advanced practice nurses. Learn much more about our program in the MSN Handbook.
Please note: Due to APRN distance education requirements, we are not able to offer our MSN program to students in California, Idaho, Louisiana, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, or Washington. Requirements may change so please check the NCSBN website for updates.
As an MSN degree program student, you can choose from the following areas of study according to your goals and interests:
MSN degree program subspecialties are offered in:
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The master's of science in nursing and the post-graduate certificate programs at Ursuline College are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) through 2025.
Ursuline College The Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions School of Nursing will be reviewed for re-accreditation from October 9 – 11, 2024 by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). This will be an evaluation of its Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and Post-Master’s APRN Certificate programs.
Interested parties may submit written comments concerning The Breen School of Nursing and Health Profession’s qualifications for accreditation. Written third-party comments regarding programs must be received by CCNE by no later than 21 days prior to the first day of the scheduled on-site evaluation, September 18, 2024.
Only signed comments are accepted by CCNE. CCNE shares third-party comments with members of the evaluation team prior to the visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program. During its review of the program, the evaluation team considers third-party comments that relate to the accreditation standards. All third-party comments submitted to CCNE must be written in English, consistent with CCNE's policy on Conduct of Business in English.
If you would like to submit a third-party comment for a program currently under review, please submit to thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org.
Or, if you prefer, mail comments to:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Attn: Third-Party Comments
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
If you have any questions about this process, please contact CCNE staff at (202) 887-6791 ext. 268.
The National League for Nursing has designated the Breen School of Nursing a national Center of Excellence and U.S. News & World Report ranks Ursuline's MSN program #41 among the nation's top graduate nursing programs and #3 in Ohio.
Advanced practice nurses with MSNs are playing a critical role in health care reform. MSN degree graduates can expect a successful career based on the following data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:
U.S. News & World Report has ranked the nurse practitioner role first on its 2024 Best Health Care Jobs list and second on its 2024 100 Best Jobs list. The annual rankings take into account the most important aspects of a job, including opportunities for growth, work-life balance and salary.
Nurse practitioner made the top ten list of highest paying medical jobs in 2022.
Students applying for admission in the master's in nursing program must meet both the general requirements for admission to all graduate programs and the specific requirements of the particular program of study. For the MSN program, admission requirements are as follows:
Applicants are urged to initiate formal application as far as possible in advance of the semester or term in which they plan to enroll. Graduate nursing courses begin in the fall and spring semesters. MSN applicants are encouraged to apply for fall semester by July 1 and for spring semester by December 1.
