MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (M.S.N.)

McNeese’s Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree offers the knowledge and training necessary for nurses to grow professionally, expand their expertise in the nursing field and successfully sit for post-graduation certification and license exams.

With curriculum consistent with the Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master’s in Science of Nursing (ICMSN), the MSN program at McNeese features instruction by experienced faculty and hands-on training in the clinical setting. Our program equips students with the skills and experience to practice evidence-based care and effectively serve distinct patient populations or pass their knowledge on to the next generation of nurses.

As a graduate nursing student at McNeese, you will enjoy the flexibility of a fully online degree while still receiving the full support of the Department of Nursing‘s faculty and staff and McNeese’s advanced facilities. For the past several years, our student certification rates for family nurse practitioners and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners has been 100%, and most of our graduates have secured post certification and licensure employment prior to graduation.

McNeese State University is ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States and one of the finest regional universities in the South. Our university is also recognized as having one of the best returns on investment for tuition and high average starting salaries for its graduates.

For over 75 years, McNeese has been trusted and respected as an institution of innovation and academic excellence. Our low tuition rates, combined with high-quality curricula developed and taught by experienced faculty, plus a thriving on-campus community means that students receive a high-value education for a fraction of the cost of larger universities.

Locally, McNeese serves as an economic and workforce development partner for Southwest Louisiana employers. Located in one of the fastest-growing areas in the state, the local petrochemical, agricultural and hospitality industries, as well as hospitals and public and private schools throughout SWLA, rely on McNeese to provide well-qualified employees. Our graduates also go on to successfully start their own businesses, from law offices to veterinary practices.

But our impact stretches beyond the SWLA community. Throughout the U.S. and abroad, McNeese alums are changing lives and making valuable contributions. Graduates have gone on to become successful CEOs and lawmakers, pioneering doctors and scientists, groundbreaking entertainers and professional athletes, and award-winning artists and authors.