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Capella University
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE LEADERSHIP DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

MSN Master of Science in Nursing Nursing Leadership and Administration specialization

Overview

Build critical skills and knowledge to make a bigger impact on health care policies and practices. Lead high-performing health care organizations. This online Master's program in Nursing Leadership and Administration, part of Capella's CCNE-accredited* MSN program, is modeled on the Essentials of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing established by the American Association of Colleges. Successful graduates of this program are often nurses pursuing nurse management and executive roles.

To understand how this specialization fits your career path or schedule, request more information.

*The BSN, MSN, and DNP degree programs at Capella University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 887-6791 http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation.

Degree outcomes

With your Master's in Nursing Leadership and Administration, you'll learn to build high quality healthcare organizations that meet compliance and regulatory standards, create organizational cultures that support quality patient care and integrate nursing leadership theory and management skills to foster and promote ethical and legal health care delivery systems. Discover specifically what you'll learn — and how you can apply it.

View full learning and career outcomes report for this program at CapellaResults.com.

Career outcomes

Common jobs with an online Master's in Nursing Leadership and Administration include emergency department director, nursing executive, nursing faculty, director of nursing, chief nursing officer, head nurse or wellness program director. Potential workplaces include: hospital, clinic, medical center, home health care agency, community or technical college, land-based or online college or university or hospital-based school of nursing.

Capella also provides you the opportunity to delve deeper into a specific knowledge area by earning a program concentration that will be included on your transcript and can enhance your career opportunities.

To learn more, call 1.866.933.5955 or email an enrollment counselor.