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Master of Science in Nursing Education
Format: Online
Application Deadlines
- Spring 2025 Extended Priority Deadline: November 21, 2024
- Spring 2025 Extended Regular Deadline: December 16, 2024
Please note there is no application fee for graduate applications submitted by the Priority Deadline.
HEGIS Code: 1203.10
Nurse educators play a crucial role in helping nurses gain the expertise needed to meet the challenges of the evolving healthcare system. Their presence also ensures that our nation's nursing schools are always at maximum student capacity. According to AACN’s Special Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions for Academic Year 2033-2024, nearly two-thirds of schools reported a shortage of full-time faculty members. Additionally, hospital and medical centers have identified a need for more nurse educators to enhance the level of instruction to nursing students, new nurses, and ongoing needs for nursing professional staff development.
AACN Special Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions for AY2023-24
The MS in Nursing Education online degree helps address these challenges by increasing the number of nurse educators and ultimately paving the way for an adequate supply of nurses to ensure that patients have access to affordable, high quality healthcare.
The program prepares nurses to develop curricula focused on our changing healthcare systems, adapt and teach education strategies for diverse learners, develop clinical and classroom evaluation strategies, and adopt effective evidence-based practices in academic as well as clinical healthcare settings.
Career Scope and Academic Prospects
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, advances in technology, challenges related to health insurance, and a focus on health disparities and underserved populations.
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.
1AACN Nursing Workforce Fact Sheet
2AACN 2023 Employment Research Brief
Graduates of the MS in Nursing Education degree are qualified to serve as educators in numerous institutions ranging from community colleges to major universities, as well as in academic health centers, and community-based health facilities. Graduates of the program can also pursue doctoral education in Nursing Education, Nursing Science, and Nursing Research.
Completion Rates
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:
- 2019-2024 = 91%
- 2018-2023 = 87%
- 2017-2022 = 82%
Job Placement Statistics
Graduate program outcome: 80% of MS alumni will report employment within twelve months of graduation.
- 2023 = 91%
- 2022 = 100%
- 2021 = 88%
Accreditation
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.
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Upcoming Events for Master of Science in Nursing Education
Online Information Session: Graduate Programs
March 20, 2025
Academic Director, Nursing
NYSIM Center
Monday – Saturday
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(Nursing Students may only attend the site when scheduled by the SPS Nursing Program)
Newman Library
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CUNY SPS Help Desk Hours
Monday – Thursday
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Friday
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
For general assistance outside of the above hours, please contact:
(844) 536-0050.
Contact Information
Phone: (646) 664‑8592
Email: Help Desk
To reach the CUNY SPS Help Desk Manager, please contact Cristian Cardenas at (646) 664-8593, or at Cristian.Cardenas@cuny.edu.
Admissions Criteria
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 Education program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university, with an accredited nursing program, with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Hold an unencumbered nursing license and a current registration
- Completed undergraduate courses in Health Assessment, Pathophysiology, and Statistics, with grades of C or better. Applicants without this coursework may be admitted to the program conditionally and required to take the courses and achieve the grade standard, before matriculating.
- Accepted students may complete these undergraduate requirements within the first year of the program
The online application requires students to:
- Demonstrate the potential to successfully pursue graduate study through an admission essay highlighting education and career achievement. The essay should include specific examples of problem-solving while working in the practice setting, leadership experience at the bedside or in other settings, and professional and community awards
- Submit two letters of recommendation from each, a nurse educator/nurse faculty and Supervisor/Manager
- Submit a scholarly work consisting of a 2-page summary (maximum 1000 words, excluding title and reference page) on ONE of the following: Evidenced-Based Practice project, Clinical Practice/Quality Improvement Project, Nursing Research Summary, Practice Improvement Project, or PICOT question. It must include at least three references.
- Submit a resume
- Submit a copy of your Registered Nursing License
Residency Requirement*
In order to enroll in the RN to BS in Nursing program, students must provide documentation of one of the following categories:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Permanent Residency
- Granted asylum, refugee status, temporary protected status, withholding of removal, deferred enforced departure, deferred action status by the U.S. Government, deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or permanently residing in the United States under color of law (PRUCOL)
*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) here.
Transfer Credits
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.
View the full list of the online nursing degrees offered at CUNY SPS.
Application Deadlines
- Spring 2025 Extended Priority Deadline: November 21, 2024
- Spring 2025 Extended Regular Deadline: December 16, 2024
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