Caregiving is holistic.
So is nursing leadership.
Maryville University proudly offers online MSN programs designed for experienced nurses who want to transform the healthcare system — starting with their role in it. Develop a whole new leadership perspective that approaches nursing from an angle of compassion, preventive care, and evidence-based decision-making. This is what it means to become an advanced nurse practitioner. This is what it means to graduate from Maryville.
100% online with no campus visits required
No GMAT, GRE, or Statistics required for admission
Choose from 5 concentrations
Complete clinicals locally in your preferred setting
No waiting list once you’re accepted
Defining the focus of your master’s degree is the first step to shaping the type of role you will play as a nurse practitioner. When you choose Maryville for your Master of Science in Nursing online, you have the option of selecting one of five advanced nurse practitioner concentrations accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
When you earn your MSN, you open the door to becoming a mentor, educator, researcher, and administrator. Learn everything you need to move forward, from right where you are.
Mariea Snell
Assistant Professor of Nursing
“Maryville faculty and staff have a shared value in student-centered learning. The university empowers us to use innovation to be creative and improve student outcomes. We’ve successfully created an exciting place for faculty to work and students to learn and thrive.”
As the healthcare system continues to evolve, new opportunities in holistic nursing leadership will steadily emerge. Take this opportunity to build on yesterday’s success and prepare for tomorrow’s as a certified nurse practitioner.
We’re a private, four-year institution ranked as one of America’s Best Colleges by both U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. When you choose us for your online MSN, you receive a highly flexible and highly regarded education with the added convenience of being delivered 100% online. Here are a few more reasons why we offer you the best path:
There are a number of noteworthy trends driving the demand for nurse practitioners. Here are a few.
The changing workforce
As an experienced RN, you may know the future of the workforce is changing — and not just because of the looming nursing/physician shortage. By 2025, millennials are predicted to make up the majority of the workforce, attempting to fill the void left by the retiring baby boomers. With the influx of novice talent on the horizon, nurse practitioners with the knowledge and skill to function autonomously are needed now more than ever. Become part of the new generation of leaders.
The rewards of the profession
Research indicates that job satisfaction for nurse practitioners is high based on factors like environment, work-life balance, and most important, workload. To keep that benchmark in place — and further improve workplace satisfaction — hiring organizations will need to attract a greater number of qualified, well-educated NPs to meet growing demand.
The new model of healthcare
As the healthcare system moves closer to operating like a business, hospitals seek to discharge patients as soon as possible. The result is an increased need for outpatient facility staffing. More and more people are receiving care in outpatient settings to keep healthcare and insurance costs down. Nurse practitioners play a pivotal role in this new model by providing services and wellness education in various primary care settings and community clinics.
The preferred caregiver
Americans make more than 916 million visits to nurse practitioners — every year. Nurse practitioners take a whole-person approach to patient care, encouraging appropriate medical choices and healthy lifestyle habits. Thus, it’s no surprise that individuals who opt for the high-quality and patient-centered care of an NP tend to have lower costs, fewer emergency room visits, and shorter hospital stays.
Now is the time to invest in your future. It won’t take long to see that going back to school for your Master of Science in Nursing was well worth it. Thanks to ongoing legislative reform, an aging population, the proliferation of unhealthy lifestyle habits, and rise of chronic illnesses, the demand for well-educated nurse practitioners shows no signs of slowing down. We’ll help you prepare for your career.
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Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — CCNE
The Master of Science in Nursing program at Maryville University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
At Maryville University, we encourage bravery and innovation. So we developed our online Master of Science in Nursing program curriculum to cater to experienced nurses — brave nurses like you who are ready to enhance their roles and become leaders in the field.
Our online MSN curriculum features a core of master’s-level coursework relevant to nurses of all types, such as Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, and Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. It also features advanced coursework in pathophysiology, health assessment, and pharmacotherapeutics, and courses designed to prepare you for leadership. You can see a full course list at our curriculum page.
Not only that, but you’ll have the opportunity to specialize your online MSN degree further with one of five nurse practitioner concentrations.
Family Nurse Practitioner
This 18-credit track features advanced courses in gerontology, pediatrics, and family health that can help you develop the skills necessary to become a family nurse practitioner and treat patients of all ages.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP
If you want to be a primary care NP who focuses on patients 13 and older, this 12-credit concentration can help you build the skills necessary to provide the best care possible.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP
Study advanced concepts related to acute care diagnosis and management and learn the skills to become an AGACNP in this 18-credit concentration.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
If you want to devote your practice as a nurse to working with children, you can earn your online BSN to DNP with a PNP concentration. This 15-credit track features advanced courses in health promotion, assessment, and diagnosis of children.
Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Want to use your nursing degree to help diagnose, treat, and improve mental health? This concentration features 21 credit hours of courses in mental health assessment, diagnosis, and management.
