About the M.S.N. Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Improvement
Top 4 in Ohio
U.S. News & World Report listed Cedarville University’s online graduate nursing program in the top 100 programs nationally and top 4 in Ohio.
Why Study Nursing Leadership at Cedarville?
Are you ready to take the next step in your nursing career?
Cedarville’s Christian M.S.N. Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Improvement program will prepare you to effectively serve in nursing leadership. As part of this affordable, accredited, and online nursing leadership master’s program, you will take courses in quality and safety, organizational behavior, and strategic decision-making that will equip you with the skills to lead well within a healthcare environment. And, with Cedarville’s biblical integration in every course, you will also learn to use your role as a ministry for Jesus Christ.
Cedarville also offers an M.S.N.+M.B.A. option that allows you to add a Master of Business Administration to your graduate nursing degree, equipping you for high-level administrative positions within hospitals, medical offices, and other care facilities.
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What Sets Cedarville Apart?
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Biblical Worldview
All courses are built on the solid foundation of Scripture. -
Advanced Practice
Cedarville's M.S.N. will equip you with the training and skills you need to serve as an advanced practice nurse. -
Online
All M.S.N. courses are offered in an online format, with flexible part-time and full-time completion options.
Program Overview
Program Curriculum
You will complete 12 graduate nursing core semester hours, 9 direct care core semester hours, 20 semester hours of nursing leadership specialty courses, and 3 semester hours of a graduate-level Bible course (if this Bible requirement was not previously satisfied with an undergraduate Bible minor or approved alternative).
See curriculum guides for further description of M.S.N. part-time and full-time completion options.
Sample Courses:
- Leading Toward Excellence
- Transforming Healthcare Through Strategic Decision-Making
Program Format and Related Programs
Cedarville offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, with flexible completion options. You may also want to consider these related programs as you consider the degree or program that is a best fit for you.
Related Programs
Program Level and Format
- Graduate
- Online
From Our Director:
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Cedarville University’s M.S.N. program and curriculum prepare graduate students for advanced nursing practice roles and to use nursing as a ministry for Jesus Christ. We maintain academic excellence through diverse expertise of the faculty and low student-faculty ratios.
Kim Higginbotham, D.N.P., RN, APRN, CPNP, Assistant Dean, Director of Graduate Nursing Programs 
Program Contacts
Kim Higginbotham, D.N.P., R.N., A.P.R.N., C.P.N.P., P.M.H.S.
Associate Dean, Asst Dean SON Graduate Programs and Associate Prof, P.N.P. Area of Focus CoordinatorContact
- HSC 318 A
- 937-766-3208
Jason Grimm, D.N.P., M.S., M.B.A., A.P.R.N.-C.N.P.
Coordinator of Leadership Focus Area, Assistant Professor of NursingContact
- HSC 346
- 937-766-7445
Program News
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MSN Program Ranked in Top 15 Nationally
Cedarville receives best ranking among all Christian universities nationally and is recognized as a best school for flexibility. -
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