Master of Science in Nursing in Nursing Administration Online

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Program Overview

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$16,005 Total Tuition Including Fees
As few as 12 months Duration
33 Credit Hours
Up to 16 credit hours Transfer Credits

The MSN in Nursing Administration at Radford University is designed to deepen your knowledge and expand your clinical and research abilities, as well as prepare you for a variety of leadership roles. This online master’s degree in nursing administration builds on your undergraduate foundation and expands your expertise to critical management areas such as informatics, financial management and legal issues in healthcare.

Long known for producing well-qualified nursing professionals, Radford offers instruction from experienced faculty and a partnership with one of the largest medical providers in the region. As an online student, you will enjoy all of Radford’s resources, including the writing center and 24/7 online tutoring.

Coursework includes extensive looks at healthcare systems and policy, leadership issues, and factors affecting organizational practice. A scholarly master’s project gives you the opportunity to research and study an area of interest. The program does not require any on-campus visits or on-campus intensives – all coursework and the administrative practicum can be completed close to home.

In this MSN in Nursing Administration program, students will:

  • Build collaborative relationships
  • Integrate theory to improve nursing practice
  • Enhance knowledge to improve patient care
  • Research innovative solutions to practice problems
  • Analyze policy and advocate for quality improvement
In this MSN in Nursing Administration program, students will:+
  • Build collaborative relationships
  • Integrate theory to improve nursing practice
  • Enhance knowledge to improve patient care
  • Research innovative solutions to practice problems
  • Analyze policy and advocate for quality improvement

Potential nursing administration careers:

  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Director of Nursing
  • Nursing Administrator
  • Quality Improvement
Potential nursing administration careers:+
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Director of Nursing
  • Nursing Administrator
  • Quality Improvement
$16,005 Total Tuition Including Fees
As few as 12 months Duration
33 Credit Hours
Up to 16 credit hours Transfer Credits
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The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master's degree program in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice program and the post-graduate APRN certificate program at Radford University College of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791 (ccneaccreditation.org).

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Tuition

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The master’s degree in nursing administration online offers pay-by-the-course tuition with fees included.

Tuition breakdown:

$16,005 Total Tuition
$485 Per Credit Hour
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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MSN in Nursing Admin $485 $1,455 $16,005

Tuition and fees subject to change.

Tuition breakdown:

$16,005 Total Tuition
$485 Per Credit Hour

Calendar

Our course schedule is designed for flexibility

Ideal for working professionals, this MSN in Nursing Administration online program features 7-week courses with six start dates each year. View the full calendar for all upcoming deadlines.

Now enrolling:

2/21/25 Apply by
3/7/25 Class Starts

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring A1/10/2512/13/2412/18/241/8/251/9/252/28/257 weeks
Spring B3/7/252/21/252/26/243/5/253/6/254/25/257 weeks
Summer A5/5/254/18/254/23/255/1/255/2/256/20/257 weeks
Summer B6/23/256/6/256/11/256/19/256/20/258/8/257 weeks

Now enrolling:

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Admissions

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The admission process is the first step toward earning your MSN in Nursing Administration online.

  • BSN from a regionally accredited institution
  • Resume or curriculum vitae
  • Minimum GPA of 3.0
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MSN in Nursing Administration Admission Requirements:

  • BSN from a regionally accredited institution
  • Current unrestricted Registered Nursing Licensure in the state or territory in which your clinical practice will occur
  • A college level statistics course with a grade of "C" or better
  • One recommendation from professional contacts who can address your potential for advanced nursing practice
  • Resume or curriculum vitae that includes prior education and professional practice
  • A personal essay (limited to two pages) describing your career goals and how a graduate degree will assist in meeting those goals
  • An official transcript from each college or university attended
  • Minimum Undergrad GPA of 3.0 required



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Courses

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The Master of Science in Nursing in Nursing Administration online coursework consists of 11 courses (33 credit hours).

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Students must complete 33 credit hours of MSN Core Courses across 11 courses. All courses are 3 credit hours.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Quality and safety strategies, theories, and methods to improve health outcomes are explored. Concepts of healthcare quality and safety are analyzed with a focus on patient and population health outcomes. The role of advanced practice nurses in leading quality and safety initiatives within organizations is examined.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The effects of legal and regulatory processes on healthcare systems, nursing practice, and patient outcomes are examined. Healthcare systems policy design, implementation and evaluation are analyzed. Strategies for policy advocacy as well as legislative and regulatory issues are explored.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This is an introduction of health care informatics for healthcare practitioners. It is a project based course that emphasizes the requirements of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Education Requirements for Advance Practice Nurses in Doctoral Programs. These requirements emphasize the analysis and assessment of healthcare informatics tools in clinical practice, research, education, and patient education.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Population focused disease prevention and health promotion concepts are analyzed. Influences of social, biological, cultural, and geographic variables on health outcomes are explored. Concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion are examined with a focus on improving population health outcomes.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An administrative practicum experience is supervised by practice experts in nursing and healthcare administration. Competencies essential for the role of the nurse administrator are demonstrated and refined. Students complete their practicum hours with a practice expert within a healthcare facility and experience the role of the leader/director/administrator. This course will be the last, or second to last course in the program depending on the student’s plan of study. During the practicum course, students complete 135 practice hours: 45 direct with preceptor, 90 indirect (non-precepted time conference, leadership meetings, health policy event, leadership activities, lit searches, etc.). Students will work with their preceptor to identify a need within the healthcare system and develop a project during the practicum course that improves the issue.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
In depth examination of the process of developing evidence-based practice nursing
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Advanced nursing practice clinical and/or administrative leadership roles are analyzed. Current advanced practice and leadership issues in diverse healthcare settings are explored. Characteristics, roles, and practices of effective inter-professional teams are explored. The impact of collaboration and inter-professionalism on organizational leadership and clinical outcomes is emphasized.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Terminology, tools, and methods of financial management in healthcare organizations and systems are examined. Concepts critical to making sound business and financial decisions in an ever-changing healthcare economic climate are explored.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students complete a final scholarly master’s project while demonstrating achievement of program outcomes. Students identify an issue worthy of inquiry relevant to advanced practice nursing. Students integrate didactic learning, promote innovative thinking, and consider new potential solutions to a practice and/or system issue. Students critique and integrate evidence-based literature to develop and present the scholarly project.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Human resource leadership, management practices, and factors that affect organizational performance in healthcare are explored. Students analyze and apply concepts of organizational and leadership behavior and theories in healthcare. Advancing a culture of excellence through building and leading diverse collaborative teams and utilizing innovative human resource practices are emphasized.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the ethical and legal principles that impact healthcare systems. Special emphasis will be placed on applied clinical ethics and legal decision-making from a personal and organizational perspective.
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