Master of Science in Nursing Education

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Overview

A 38-credit online Master of Science in Nursing Education for registered nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing, ending in a capstone project. The program page states that clinical hours are not required.

Official program name: Master of Science in Nursing Education
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Nursing Education
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Master's
University: Excelsior University
Administering location: Albany, NYWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Nursing Education
Required credits: 38 credits
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Online master's in nursing education for BSN-prepared RNs; courses fully online.

Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Clinical placement Not required
No clinical hours required
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other in-person requirement Required
Course-embedded practice experience (for example, a 1-hour practice experience in NUR502)
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

Curriculum culminates in a capstone project
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Academic calendar

Combination of 8- and 15-week courses
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree in nursing from an institution approved by ACEN, CCNE, or CNEA
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Professional license: RequiredActive and unencumbered U.S. RN license or equivalent
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredUndergraduate statistics course
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee
Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students — Graduate per-credit tuition, nursing programs (course materials not included)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$755	per creditEstimated tuition$28,690 = 38 credits × $755 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing — Master of Science in Nursing Education accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in NursingSource: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

Excelsior is not accepting applications for its AAS, BS, RN-MS or MS in nursing programs from California residents. Official pageSource: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Excelsior is not accepting applications for its RN-MS or MS in nursing programs from Tennessee residents. Official pageSource: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Excelsior University participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), approved by the New York State Education Department; NC-SARA membership effective January 5, 2017. Official pageSource: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

International non-nursing applicants must show English proficiency (TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 58 or Duolingo 105, or an exemption).Source: excelsior.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
excelsior.edu/about/transparency/state-authorization-disclosures/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
excelsior.edu/admissions/requirements/nursing-requirements/masters-in-nursing-requirements/ — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/graduate/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
excelsior.edu/program/masters-degrees-in-nursing-education/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Fully online · Asynchronous
In-person requirements
In-person requirements not verified
Subject
Nursing Education
Length
38 credits
Tuition
$755 per creditAll online students — Graduate per-credit tuition, nursing programs (course materials not included)
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Administering location
Albany, NY

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Official program page How to apply

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