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Master of Science in Nursing

Offered: Online/Hybrid Apply

Prepare to further nursing practice, optimize care delivery and improve population outcomes—all while changing the trajectory of your personal and professional future.

Vanguard’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program integrates the excellence of a Christ-centered, academically challenging and intimate learning environment with the convenient location and scheduling needed to further your education while furthering your career. Vanguard offers an MSN with Education and Leadership focus and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization. 

Faculty mentors facilitate and guide your growth as an educator and leader or psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner so you can take your career to the next level. Intentionally designed for your busy schedule, you can focus on one class at a time, in a hybrid format through online classes with occasional synchronous online Saturdays. 

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Fast Facts

  • Application Deadline:
    Fall - July 1st
    Spring - October 1

  • Number of Units:  38-41
  • Cost per Unit: $725
  • Time to Degree: 24 months

Pricing is based on the current academic year and is subject to change. Scholarships or partner discounts may be available. 

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Why Earn your MSN from Vanguard University?

Designed to provide flexibility for professional nurses, our CCNE-accredited MSN degree offers coursework in a synchronous/asynchronous online format. The leadership and nursing education will prepare you to advance your nursing practice, optimize care delivery and improve population outcomes. The program prepares the student for the role of both Nurse Educator and Nurse Leader. 

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I really needed a program that was not only flexible, but really cared about me and my success. Vanguard is exactly that!

Meghan Reahm, MSN Nursing '22
Charge Nurse Surgical Unit, Children's Hospital of Orange

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Vanguard University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Featured Courses in the MSN Program

Diversity, Social and Global Issues in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Spirituality/Care in Professional Nursing

Strategies of Simulation Learning and Instruction

What Jobs can I get with a MSN?

The MSN at Vanguard prepares students to assume advanced leadership and management positions throughout health care, as well as educator positions in health care agencies and academic settings. Our alumni also go on to advanced studies to gain Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees or pursue advanced education for specialty roles.

Nurse Leader

Nurse Educator

Academic Faculty/Researchers

Simulation Laboratory Educator

Healthcare Management

Nurse Navigator

Patient Advocate

Unit Coordinator/Director

The MSN: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at Vanguard University equips you with a holistic approach to patient healing, preparing you for a variety of rewarding, in-demand careers:

Convalescent homes

Federally qualified health centers

Forensic facilities

Outpatient clinics

Pediatric clinics

Private emergency departments

State hospitals

Telehealth

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The mentorship and caring environment of the VU community and VU nursing has supported student development of unmatched passion for giving the best care to patients and making a difference in the community, and in the nursing profession.

Jade Kay, PhD, MSN, PHN, FNP-BC
Director of the Department of Nursing

MSN Admissions Requirements

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