Walden University offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). CCNE accreditation is just one reason that Walden’s MSN program is a good choice for RNs looking to advance their education. Here are five more advantages you may not be aware of.
You Can Keep Working While You Earn Your Degree
Walden offers its degree programs online. If you haven't had firsthand experience with online education, you may not realize how convenient it can be.
With online learning, you can complete the majority of your Master of Science in Nursing coursework from home or anywhere you have internet access. Plus, online MSN programs allow you to attend classes at whatever time of day works best for you. This makes it possible for you to continue working full time while you earn your MSN degree from Walden.
You Can Choose From Nine Specializations
There are many paths to choose in a nursing career, which is why Walden offers a wide variety of specializations as part of its MSN program. The specializations are:
You’ll Get Plenty of Support
Whether you want to be a nurse practitioner or nurse educator, or enter another field of nursing, your nursing school should prepare you well and help you achieve your goals. At Walden, you’ll find the people and resources you need to help you reach your goals.
All of Walden’s MSN program didactic faculty members are doctorally prepared and the clinical faculty either hold doctorates or are experienced advanced practice registered nurses, which allows our faculty to share both thought leadership and real-world experience. Additionally, because Walden is an online university, the student body is diverse, giving you the benefit of exposure to views and ideas from people of different experience levels and cultural backgrounds.
Walden offers plenty of student resources to help you through your educational journey and career planning. Walden also has educational alliances with many leading healthcare employers and associations, including the Association for Nursing Professional Development, AMN Healthcare, and Black Nurses Rock.
There Is an RN to MSN Option
Walden is an ideal choice for RNs. Not only can earn your master’s in nursing while continuing to work full time, but you can earn an RN to MSN online. What’s an RN to MSN? It’s an MSN program track that allows you to enter the program without having a BSN. You can complete specific undergraduate requirements in your master's program before beginning your MSN foundation courses.
You Can Go at Your Own Pace With Competency-Based Learning
Do you learn best when you go at your own pace? In addition to a standard course-based model, the MSN degree program offers a custom-paced learning option through Walden’s Tempo Learning® format.
With competency-based learning, instead of moving through the online master’s program course by course, you can earn an MSN degree by completing a series of professional competencies. Competencies are the certain skills, knowledge, and abilities needed in your nursing career. There are no set weekly deadlines, so you can progress through the master’s program at a pace that works for you.
The competency-based learning option is offered in three MSN program specializations: Nurse Executive, Nursing Education, and Nursing Informatics.
No other university in the U.S. graduates more MSN students.1 Walden’s Master of Science in Nursing program is delivered through a convenient online learning format, has multiple specializations and flexible learning options, connects students with expert faculty, and provides plenty of resources and support. If you’re thinking about earning your MSN degree, Walden could be the right choice for you.
1Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) IPEDS database. Based on the most recent year of completions survey data available, using CIP code family 51.38 “Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, and Clinical Nursing” for Master’s degrees (Award level 7). Available at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data. (Retrieved January 2021; may consist of or include provisional release data.)
Walden University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, www.hlcommission.org.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing (BSN), master’s degree program in nursing (MSN), post-graduate APRN certificate program, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Walden University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org).