Due to the recent budget cuts, the Oncology, BS to PhD, and Post-Master's Education tracks are on hold.
The master's program offers specialized study that takes students from the baccalaureate-prepared generalist to the advanced practitioner in who is able to take on sophisticated roles in consultation, management, and education. The graduate program is designed to prepare nurses to deal with larger and more complex situations in providing health-care services in adult and aged primary care, adult and aged acute care, advanced practice in pediatrics, advanced practice in women's health, advanced practice in oncology, community health nursing, family nurse practitioner, psychiatric/mental health nursing. The master's program prepared advanced practice nuses who are qualified to take relevant national certification examinations and become certified for prescriptive privileges in New Jersey and other states.The Master's Degree Program specialties offer:- Expanded knowledge and clinical expertise for advanced practice nursing (APN). Specialty options are available in:
- Acute Care of the Adult and Aged
- Advanced Practice in Pediatric Nursing
- Advanced Practice in Women's Health
- Community Health Nursing
- Dual degree MS in Community Health and MPH Nursing
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Mental Health Nursing
- Minor in Nursing Education
- Oncology (Adult and/or Pediatric) Nursing
- Primary Care of the Adult and Aged
- The College of Nursing is well respected in health care and academic communities throughout the nation. The college has strong affiliations with primary care sites, acute-care teaching hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and public health departments.
- Classes are generally scheduled during late afternoon and evening hours.
- Innovative distance education offerings are provided among the campuses and a majority of the courses are available via the internet.
- Rutgers' campuses are readily accessible by car or by public transportation.
Masters Degree Program Frequently Asked Questions
