M.S.N. in Nursing Education (Online)
Tarleton State University
Key Information
Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
12 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* tuition depends on if student decides to take 2 or 1 class every 8 weeks
Introduction
Develop leadership and teaching skills using the latest tools, technology and assessment instruments in nursing education for a specialized career as a nurse educator. Tarleton’s Master of Science in Nursing degree with a major in Nursing Education is designed for registered nurses who already have a BSN to provide them with the knowledge, experience and confidence they need to teach future nurses. The accredited MSN program has flexible options such as online courses and part-time enrollment to earn your master’s in nursing education in as quickly as one year.
With a focus on patient-centered care and outcomes, we promote health, shape health care delivery, defend social justice and advance the profession of nursing. Join us in this effort while advancing your career in nursing.
If you’re a registered nurse who needs a BSN, you may be interested in Tarleton’s undergraduate nursing degree program instead.
What is Nursing Education?
In a complex and ever-changing health care delivery system, nurse educators need to stay informed with current and emerging health practices and technologies. Tarleton strives to improve the educational credentials of the region’s nursing workforce with an accredited graduate nurse degree that fulfills nurse educator job requirements. Our master’s in nursing education explores concepts, theories, principles, roles and skills that prepare registered nurses to teach patients, families, health care consumers, nurses and nursing students.
Why Study Nursing Education?
We offer outstanding, student-focused instruction through the convenience and flexibility of online learning.
Gain additional work experience and practical placements
Our MSN in nursing education has two practicum experiences that provide a robust experience in achievement of the program outcomes and specialty fields. Through these, you will be exposed to all aspects of the nursing educator role in academia and the clinical setting.
Learn how to teach with tools, technologies and assessment instruments
We focus on marketable skills and knowledge, such as project management, data analytics and organizational behavior, to help you get the job you want.
Become part of a tight-knit community and profession
Our online coursework provides a variety of ways to engage and collaborate with your peers and professors. Highly experienced registered nurses, all of our faculty members have master’s degrees and many also hold PhDs. We know first-hand what it takes to succeed in today’s health care industry, and we share our experience, skills and passion with graduate nursing students. Our areas of specialty include education needs of nurses, job embeddedness, reduction of student anxiety and stressors, student transformative learning and pesticide exposure.
Accreditations
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Career Opportunities
What Can You Do With Your Master's Degree in Nursing Education?
Our accredited Master of Science in Nursing with a major in Nursing Education prepares you for leadership roles as nursing educators, consultants or practitioners. You could teach college students as a faculty member in a nursing education degree program, instruct registered nurses as a nurse educator at a health care clinic or hospital, or develop and implement policy and curriculum plans for governments or schools.
Our graduates work in the nursing education field in a variety of jobs such as these:
- Director of Nursing
- Chief Nursing Officer
- Clinical Research Director
- Department Head
- Director of Simulation
- Education Resource Specialist
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Nursing Instructor
- Manager of Education and Clinical Support
How Much Do Nursing Education Graduates Make?
The average annual salary for nurse educators in academia is $75,000. Nurse educators who work in the hospital setting potentially earn more.
Curriculum
What Classes Will You Take as a Nursing Education Graduate Student?
All MSN nursing program courses are online except the two practicum experiences. The accredited nurse educator degree program requirements start with core courses in theory, informatics and research. Then you’ll explore topics in curriculum development, instructional methods and strategies for adult learners, pharmacology and pathophysiology.
Choose the thesis or non-thesis track, depending on whether or not you want to conduct original research and prepare for doctoral degree programs to become a nursing scientist. In the thesis track, you’ll work closely with a faculty adviser to plan, conduct, analyze and report on a research topic related to nursing education.