Overview
About the Program
At the Nursing Leadership program of Rutgers University, our graduates develop the skills and knowledge needed to evolve the health care system, no matter your current role and setting. Our students come from diverse roles, ranging from staff nurse to nurse executive, and from various settings in practice, academia, and industry.
This Master of Science in Nursing program creates an excellent bridge to our Post-Master’s DNP with a leadership focus. For students seeking an early start to their doctorate,
Rutgers School of Nursing also offers a Post-Baccalaureate DNP Program with a leadership focus.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Clinical Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice
- Information Technology for Evidence-Based Practice
- Determinants of Health
- Epidemiology and Population Health
- Evidence Translation and Implementation Science
- Managing Human Capital
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Health Administration Leadership View 568 other Masters in Leadership in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program
- GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Current RN license in NJ
- Completed online application including personal statement, resume, and proof of RN licensure
- Official transcript of all prior college work
- Two scholarly papers in which you’re the main author, like a published article, book chapter, or paper completed for school (if you don’t have one, you may write a scholarly paper on a topic of your choice — double-spaced and 6- to 10-pages long with APA-formatted references)
- Two letters of reference from professionals, one of whom must be a nurse academician
- Paid application fee
Tuition Fee
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International
29568 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1408 USD per credit during 24 months. -
National
29568 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1408 USD per credit during 24 months. -
In-State
20391 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 971 USD per credit during 24 months.
Living costs for Newark
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Financing
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Funding
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