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Nursing Leadership M.S.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Incorporate the concepts of leadership change, collaboration, and innovation into the role of nurse leader. (Essential I)

2. Implement leadership skills to manage change, improve outcomes, and create a preferred future for nursing practice. (Essential II)

3. Translate relevant research to promote evidence-based practice models, improve outcomes, and mitigate risk in patient care delivery systems and patient care. (Essential III)

4. Integrate knowledge from nursing and related sciences to develop foundational thinking skills that facilitate leadership at the highest level. (Essential IV)

5. Utilize current and emerging technologies in the strategic management of health care delivery systems. (Essential V)

6. Analyze models of advocacy and activism that promote relationship building and organizational excellence. (Essential VI)

7. Integrate the values of respect, social and ethical responsibility, and professionalism into the practice environment. (Essential VII)

8. Demonstrate knowledge of patient care delivery models, clinical practice and health care policy that reflects current health care trends and societal needs. (Essential VIII)

9. Demonstrate behaviors of professional engagement in life-long learning activities with the learning environment. (Essential IX)

SUCCESS RATES

94.4%

3-year graduation rate

1.98

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$120,704

10 years after graduation

$111,101

5 years after graduation

$99,141

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

93.0%

Working in New York

4.9%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering the master’s program any time during the academic year and graduating by May 31 three years later. Methodology is parallel to AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). No Asterisk-Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level based on the 2-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Asterisk- Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. SUNY Graduates Post Completions Interactive Dashboard. Degree completers from 2005-2019 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State one year after graduation. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024