Pursue a Master's in Health Systems Leadership
Our health systems leadership (MSN) program will prepare you to lead at every system level in health care.
Advance your nursing career by mastering essential leadership skills and technical data management with the support of faculty and professionals, enhancing health outcomes through effective, efficient, and patient-centered approaches.
What's in store for you?
- Learn from leading nurses: Your professors will dig in with you, seeking opportunities to provide ongoing mentorship and support. You'll learn from your peers, too, as you uncover their wide-ranging backgrounds and perspectives.
- A degree from a leading school of nursing: Earn your MSN from a school recognized as a "College of Distinction for Nursing" and twice named a Center of Excellence by the League for Nursing. Your experience and credentials will stand out regionally and nationally.
- Study on your terms: Take classes online, with only one on-campus health assessment course required, in addition to an in-person clinical practica that can be completed in your home state of residence.
A Nationally Recognized MSN
Additional MSN Concentrations
Become a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) equipped with a wide range of critical skills to care for individuals across the life span.
Develop the expertise to deliver advanced healthcare services to critically ill and unstable patients in the adult-gerontology population (12 years or older).
Become a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) by learning to support patients in the adult to gerontology populations through acute care settings.
Combine core nursing courses and clinical and teaching practicums as you prepare to educate the next generation of nurse leaders in both clinical and academic environments.
Your Inside Track to Success
Recent Employers & Industry Connections
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Cooper University Hospital
- Main Line Health System
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- Christiana Care Health System
- Einstein Medical Center
- St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Outlook & Outcomes for MSN Degrees
Potential Careers
- Certified registered nurse practitioner
- Certified nurse specialist
- Nurse educator
- Nursing executive
Avg. Salary
$98,000
Average annual salary of an MSN nurse
Take the Next Step
Get admissions info and discover how a Widener MSN will prepare you for nursing leadership.