{"id":11540,"date":"2026-03-18T09:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=11540"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:05:46","slug":"master-of-science-nursing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/nursing-health-sciences\/graduate-nursing-department\/programs\/master-of-science-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science Nursing Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is one Master of Science (MS) degree available to students wanting to continue their education in nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This MS degree option requires students to complete either a thesis or Scholarly Inquiry Paper (SIP) as their capstone project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about our graduate tuition and fees<\/a> to determine your program costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nurse Educator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Nurse Educator (NE) MS program is a way to combine your passions for nursing and teaching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll learn how to teach in either an academic or healthcare setting, how to design your curriculum, how to be an effective instructor and evaluator\u2014and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nurse Educator MS program comprises 48 credits and can be completed in 2 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the required courses<\/a> for the Nurse Educator master\u2019s degree program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For a detailed outline of courses that students will take for our master\u2019s degree program, view the Nurse Educator 2-year plan of study<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Nursing Leadership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Turn your dream of becoming a leader in health care into a reality with the Nursing Leadership (NL) MS program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through guided practicums and clinicals, you\u2019ll learn how to manage and professionally lead interprofessional teams in bold change to support individual, family, and community care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nursing Leadership MS program comprises 46 credits and can be completed in 2 or 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current students can review the required courses<\/a> for the Nursing Leadership master\u2019s degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note the Nursing Leadership program is not accepting new students<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Expected Program Outcomes <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 The master\u2019s degree programs are designed so that each student will be able to:\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Integrate evolving evidence-based nursing knowledge when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for the unique needs of clients. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Demonstrate professionalism within an advanced nursing role through leadership, accountability, innovation, policy changes, and advocacy for clients.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Collaborate effectively within interprofessional teams using effective communication to analyze complex practice and organizational issues to positively impact client health outcomes.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Apply clinical judgment and evidence-based practice to enhance the quality and safety of clients\u2019 healthcare across diverse settings and populations.  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Please note that the term “clients” includes learners, individuals, families, communities, populations, systems, and organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These outcomes were approved by the Department of Graduate Nursing on March 24, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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    400 South Broadway, Suite 204<\/p>\n

    Rochester, MN 55904<\/p>\n

    507.535.2580<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n Email the Graduate Nursing Department<\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Winona State offers one Master of Science degree for students wanting to continue their education in the field of nursing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":11511,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[454],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-11540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-graduate-nursing","tag-legacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11540"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18752,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11540\/revisions\/18752"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}