Accreditation

Rasmussen College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Visit our Accreditation page to see accredited programs within our Nursing school. The Master of Science in Nursing degree program at Rasmussen College is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Online MSN Program Specializations to Focus Your Impact

Do you lead by example? The Nursing Leadership & Administration specialization is for nurses looking to bring an important voice and point of view to management and policy discussions. If you’re passionate about clinical excellence and effecting change in nursing practices, this specialization is for you.

The Nursing Education specialization is for nurses looking to turn teaching into their calling—whether in an academic or healthcare setting. The field needs mentors like you looking to play an important role in preparing future nurses for their role in patient care.

A Working Nurse Means a Working Student

Earning your Master’s in Nursing online can work on your schedule with classes designed specifically for you as a busy nurse looking to build on your current expertise and experience as an RN.

While you continue making a difference in patients’ lives, our program allows you to move as quickly as you want, or take one course at a time and still finish in as few as 18 months.1

We've designed our program to include robust support and resources to aid you in your journey. Support ranges from a dedicated Graduate Services Advisor to program faculty who bring the combination of nursing knowledge and practical application into your courses, to research and writing lab resources and technical support that are available when you need them. 

With a Master’s degree in Nursing, you’ll expand your opportunities by learning through case studies, healthcare forums, virtual clinical excursions and in-person practicum experiences.

Transferable Skills

Along with program-specific skills, you will also learn six employer-valued transferable skills, or soft skills: critical thinking, digital fluency, information literacy, communication, diversity and teamwork, and ethics and professional responsibility.

All six skills are strategically embedded into your curriculum, further preparing you for your career. In our MSN program, you learn to integrate ethics and professional responsibility as essential elements of advanced nursing practice. Strengthen your information literacy skills through evaluating health policy by recognizing problems and creating questions, incorporating current research evidence and analyzing regional, national and global trends to identify solutions. Learn more about transferable skills.