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Nursing (MSN)

This is an exciting time to be a nurse. Nurses play a leading role in an increasingly complex healthcare system. With growing demand from a diverse public, rising healthcare costs and diminished resources, nursing requires a changing set of skills and a new knowledge base that we provide through our graduate-level nursing programs. 

Our programs are well suited to adult learners, many of whom are also full-time nurses. We offer courses at Kean's main campus in Union, as well as at Kean Ocean in Toms River.

Kean graduates can be found working as practicing nurses in hospitals and other settings across the region.

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M.S.N students at Kean University learn valuable clinical management skills

At Kean, you become a qualified leader in clinical practice, research and education, and significantly increase your career and earning potential.

What You Learn

You emerge prepared for advanced clinical practice and a leadership role in your chosen profession.

  • Study the latest in nursing practice within the context of a continuously changing healthcare system

  • Prepare for specialization as a nurse manager or administrator

  • Develop expertise in transcultural nursing and community health nursing

  • Master the fiscal side of nursing care

  • Become a leader in the field of nursing

The Kean University nursing faculty is comprised of scholars, researchers and dedicated practitioners who nurture your passion for nursing in a culture that encourages dialogue and mutual respect, allowing students to grow as critical thinkers and innovators, unafraid to take the risks necessary to pioneer new practices.

Application Deadlines:

Fall: June 30 (MSN Programs)

Spring: December 1 (Graduate Certificate in School Nursing: Instructional Track only)

Summer I: April 1 (Graduate Certificate in School Nursing: Instructional Track & Non-Instructional Track)

Admission Requirements

If you have admissions questions, contact Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@kean.edu or (908) 737-4723.

Faculty

Ibtihal Al Makhzoomy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Margaret (Peggy Sue) Wright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Program Information

Nursing - Nursing Leadership (MSN)

Nursing - Community Health Nursing (MSN)

Program Coordinator:
Chrysanthe Patestos, Ph.D., RN, CNE, CPH, CSN-NJ
Phone: (908) 737-6214
Location: NAAB-320
Email: cpatesto@kean.edu

Graduate Certificate in School Nursing

In addition, the MSN-Bridge program is available for RNs with non-nursing baccalaureate degrees.

School Nursing Contact:

Karen A Haber, MSN, RN, CSN-NJ

haberk@kean.edu

Instructional Track

Non-Instructional Track

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$92,000

Average annual salary of MSN graduates

100%

Six-month employment rate for Kean's MSN program graduates

$20,000

Amount earned by nurses with MSN versus two-year or bachelor's degree

Accreditation

ACEN POLICY #9

ACCREDITATION STATUS

The MSN nursing program at Kean University at the Union and Ocean County College  campus located in Union and Toms River, New Jersey is accredited by the:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400

Atlanta, GA 30326

(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the MSN nursing program is Continuing Accreditation

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