Northwest Missouri State University Online Nursing Programs

100% online coursework

Pay-by-the-course tuition

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Northwest Missouri State University offers some of the most affordable online nursing degree programs in the region that empower you to reinvent your career. With 100% online coursework, you can keep taking care of patients while earning your degree.

Complete your studies at an accelerated pace, or one course at a time, while benefitting from engaging, practical assignments that can be applied to your practice immediately. Choose a bachelor’s or graduate nursing program and prepare to meet your potential as a nurse leader:

Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Educator

Total Tuition: $11,550  |  Duration: As few as 12 months |  Credit Hours: 30

Apply By: 6/7/24  |  Start Class: 6/24/24


With the demand for nurse educators on the rise, the MSN – Nurse Educator online program gives you practical tools for dynamic career growth. Build your leadership skills and healthcare policy expertise to advance your professional practice while learning curriculum development processes, instructional strategies and more to advance your role as a nurse educator.

In this innovative and student-centered online program, you can help shape the future of nursing through practical knowledge tailored to your interests and professional goals. You will build an employer-ready portfolio throughout the accredited program, culminating with an experiential capstone project. An active and unencumbered United States issued Registered Nursing license is required to apply for the MSN – Nurse Educator program.

MSN – Nurse Educator career opportunities include:
  • Patient Educator
  • Clinical Educator
  • Program Manager
  • Military Nursing Educator
  • Hospital Educator

Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Executive

Total Tuition: $11,550  |  Duration: As few as 12 months |  Credit Hours: 30

Apply By: 6/7/24  |  Start Class: 6/24/24


With the demand for nursing administrators on the rise, the MSN – Nurse Executive online program gives you practical tools for dynamic career growth. Build your leadership skills and healthcare policy expertise to advance your professional practice while preparing for a broad range of administrative roles.

In this fully accredited program, equip yourself with in-depth proficiency in evidence-based practice research, healthcare policies and ethics, organizational structures and processes, culture and collaboration, and more. You also will study fiduciary responsibility and regulatory systems to advance high quality, safe, professional practice. An active and unencumbered United States issued Registered Nursing license is required to apply for the MSN – Nurse Executive program.

MSN – Nurse Executive jobs:
  • Nursing Director
  • Surgery Center Administrative Director
  • Practice Administrator
  • Chief Nursing Officer

Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Total Tuition: $9,870  |  Duration: As few as 12 months |  Credit Hours: 30

Apply By: 6/3/24  |  Start Class: 6/24/24


Add to your nursing credentials and enhance your patient care with the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing online program. Designed to flexibly fit the schedule of working nurses, the RN to BSN program offers you the knowledge and skills to lead in clinical settings, provide high-quality evidence-based care and collaborate with colleagues to meet the healthcare needs of diverse populations.

Learn from our accomplished faculty with 50 years of combined nursing experience. As part of the curriculum, you will investigate principles of illness prevention, analyze research findings, integrate health information technology into your nursing practice and apply leadership skills to promote overall wellness among patients.

As a BSN-prepared nurse, you will be ready to step into a variety of leading clinical and management roles, including:
  • Public Health Nurse
  • Clinical Research Nurse
  • Charge Nurse
  • Quality Assurance Coordinator
  • Case Management Nurse

Nursing Administration Certificate

Total Tuition: $5,775  |  Duration: As few as 4-8 months |  Credit Hours: 15

Apply By: 6/7/24  |  Start Class: 6/24/24


In this online Nursing Administration Certificate program, you will explore how to improve healthcare organizations from within by achieving high-quality and safe patient care through systems and executive leadership. This accelerated program does not require you to have an MSN and gives you career-boosting, master's-level knowledge in as few as eight months.

On your path to becoming a nurse administrator, you will learn to navigate reimbursement systems, efficient models of nursing care, and financial policy; facilitate the management and coordination of care between interprofessional teams utilizing communication, collaboration, and consultation; and establish a culture that promotes innovation and application of research outcomes.

Nursing administration career opportunities include:
  • Nursing Director
  • Surgery Center Administrative Director
  • Practice Administrator
  • Chief Nursing Officer

Nurse Educator Certificate

Total Tuition: $5,775  |  Duration: As few as 4-8 months |  Credit Hours: 15

Apply By: 6/7/24  |  Start Class: 6/24/24


Tap into your gift for teaching with the online Nurse Educator Certificate. This affordable program does not require a master's degree and prepares you for a rewarding future instructing other nurses or delivering information via patient-related education. You will also build on your BSN-prepared practice to refine and further develop your knowledge and skills related to pathophysiology, health assessment and pharmacology across the lifespan.

This innovative and student-centered graduate certificate in nursing education online program gives you the ability to design learning experiences by utilizing current education trends, technological integration, theoretical framework and professional standard alignment. You will build an employer-ready portfolio throughout the program, culminating with an experiential capstone project.

Nurse educator career opportunities include:
  • Patient Educator
  • Clinical Educator
  • Program Manager
  • Military Nursing Educator
  • Hospital Educator

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The Northwest Missouri State University Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-BSN, distance education) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA), located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20037; phone: 202-909-2526.

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Northwest Missouri State University online program advantages:

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About Northwest Missouri State University

The ongoing mission of Northwest Missouri State University is to focus on the individual success of every student. Whether you are an online or on-campus student, we provide one-on-one, engaged attention throughout your studies. We are committed to keeping education affordable and accessible, delivering excellence through high expectations and servant leadership.

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