Overview

What Can I Do With This Degree?

Graduates of SU nursing programs have excellent employment prospects. The demand for professional nurses is critical due to a nationwide shortage. With registered nurse licensure, there are opportunities for employment in:

Acute care hospitals
Long-term care facilities
Rehabilitation centers
Public health departments
Hospices
Industrial and occupational health, research and health promotion organizations
More specialized settings such as school health, law, pharmaceuticals, sales and marketing

Why Choose the M.S.N. at SU?

The Nursing program from Salisbury University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The program is also approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). These stamps of approval are a validation of the quality of the curriculum, faculty and resources of SU’s School of Nursing.

In addition to its accreditation, SU’s program has the following advantages for its students:

Hands-on experience and exposure. Graduate nursing students at SU have enjoyed success in publishing their evidence-based practice, capstone and internship projects in Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, Computers in Nursing, Journal of Emergency Nursing, Journal of Case Management and Nurse Educator.
Expert, dedicated faculty. The faculty practice as well as teach scholarship in nursing, publishing in such prestigious journals as Journal of Nursing Education, Western Journal of Nursing Research, Holistic Nursing Practice, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Professional Nursing and Nurse Educator. Close student-faculty working relationships are fostered through a highly interactive learning environment.
Outreach opportunities. The school reaches beyond the campus, participating in community service projects such as the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. The faculty lend their expertise to community health organizations and advisory boards such as the Alzheimer’s Association of the Eastern Shore, Coastal Hospice, Planned Parenthood, Chesapeake Bay Girl Scout Council and Delaware and Maryland Boards of Nursing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nursing Care of Adults

Professional Nursing Practice

Health Assessment

Life and Death Issues in Health Care: The Ethical Perspective

Research Methods in Nursing

Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents: A Family Centered Approach

Care of Children and Adolescents Clinical

Maternal Newborn Nursing: A Family Centered Approach

Psychiatric-mental Health

Readings in Health Care

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

36 SCH

36-52 depending on track

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Salisbury, United States

Disciplines

Nursing View 707 other Masters in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

B.S. in nursing from a nationally accredited program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (except eligible RN-to- M.S.N. students)
Current and unencumbered United States Registered Nursing (RN) license
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
Current resume or curriculum vitae
One-two page statement describing academic and professional goals
Two academic or professional references/letters of recommendation
Residency/Domicile Information form (for those students applying for in-state tuition)
Fulfillment of University requirements for international students as outlined in the catalog
Completion of an interview by the Graduate Program director or members of the Graduate Program Committee

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

10296 USD / year

≈ 10296 USD / year
Out-of-State

10296 USD / year

≈ 10296 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10296 USD / year

≈ 10296 USD / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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