Spring 2025 Applications are Now Open!
Priority Deadlines: November 4 for Undergrad and November 7 for Grad.
Please note there is no application fee for graduate applications submitted by the Priority Deadline.
HEGIS Code: 1203.10
Across the nation, nurses have been encouraged to develop the knowledge, leadership abilities, and interpersonal skills beyond what is learned at the bachelor’s degree level to improve the healthcare system. The National Academy of Sciences Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity report recommends that the future nurses gain proficiency in competencies such as team leadership, systems thinking, decision-making, and quality improvement to address equity issues and social determinants of health and improve individual and population health.
The MS in Nursing Organizational Leadership online degree prepares nurses to contribute to the health, education, and social structure of communities by assuming positions of leadership. The program creates a landscape for nurses to promote innovative change and quality outcomes, translate evidence-based research into practice, build collaborative interprofessional healthcare teams to coordinate care, and employ advocacy strategies to influence healthcare policy across the healthcare spectrum.
The health care field presents unprecedented career opportunities for master’s prepared nurses as a direct result of the expansion of integrated healthcare systems, growth of the elderly population, advancements in technology, challenges related to value-based healthcare delivery, and a focus on health disparities and population care services.
As of 2022, only 17% of the nation’s RNs have a master’s degree1, yet AACN reports the current demand for master's- and doctorally prepared nurses for advanced practice, clinical specialties, teaching, and research roles far outstrips the supply. The average job offer rate at the time of graduation was 82% for entry-level MSN graduates2.
1 AACN Nursing Workforce Fact Sheet
2 AACN 2023 Employment Research Brief
Graduates of the MS in Nursing Organizational Leadership degree are qualified to serve as directors of nursing, chief nursing officers, nurse managers, accountable care coordinators, and wellness program directors. Potential workplaces for these roles include hospitals, outpatient care clinics, medical centers, home healthcare agencies, long-term care facilities, and academic health systems.
CUNY SPS MS benchmark for program completion rates:
75% of students will complete the MSN program within five years. Using CCNE guidelines for calculating these rates, the five year completion rates are:
Graduate program outcome: 80% of MS alumni will report employment within twelve months of graduation.
The master's degree in nursing at CUNY School of Professional Studies is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
This program is registered with the New York State Education Department.
Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Applicants are required to write a personal statement, upload a resume, and provide two letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation may be submitted before or after submitting an application. Please note that an individual interview may be necessary.
To qualify for admission to the MS in Nursing Organizational Leadership program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
The online application requires students to:
Residency Requirement*
In order to enroll in the RN to BS in Nursing program, students must provide documentation of one of the following categories:
*International students may enroll in fully online degree programs. However, our online programs do not qualify for student visas.
Potential students may view the Graduate Nursing Student Policies Handbook (PDF).
Consistent with CUNY SPS policy, MS in Nursing programs will accept up to 12 credits of master’s in nursing graduate credits for transfer. Transfer credits will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine applicability to the MS in Nursing programs at CUNY SPS. There is no statute of limitation for transfer credits.
Issues in Mental Health Nursing