Educate the Next Generation of Nurses in East Texas and Beyond
Build on your professional expertise and learn the most effective teaching and evaluation methods to become an exceptional nurse educator. The University of Texas at Tyler’s Master of Science in Nursing Education gives you the tools to develop comprehensive curricula, implement innovative classroom approaches and apply rigorous experiential lesson plans.
Prepare the next generation of nursing professionals, stay up-to-date with the latest academic research and become a confident and trustworthy mentor to those just beginning their professional journeys. Gain the classroom and practical experience to qualify for the Certification for Nurse Educators exam to advance your career and lay a foundation for future doctoral studies.
Why Earn an MSN-Nursing Education Degree From UT Tyler?
Nurses serve a critical role in the country’s complex and challenging healthcare system — and the demand for compassionate, capable and diligent healthcare professionals only continues to grow.
Nurse educators impact the kind of care patients receive by bringing their real-world experience into the classroom. Mid-career professionals often switch to this path to inspire future nurses, push them to excel and help them maximize their talents.
Understand why U.S. News & World Report lists UT Tyler’s online MSN program as one of the best in the nation:
- Flexible Online Format: Earn your degree from any location on your own schedule. Attend 100% online classes full or part time.
- Outstanding Faculty: Our professors actively engage in research and bring their real-world experience into the classroom while striving for teaching excellence. Receive personalized attention with small class sizes and one-on-one meetings.
- Hands-on Learning: Prepare to teach nursing courses independently and in teams through experiential exercises. Developing curricula, guiding critical thinking and applying evaluation methods are just a few of the competencies you will develop. Complete the required practicum hours to gain valuable experience in an academic or clinical setting.
- Highly Effective: Prepare for the National League for Nursing’s CNE exam through the program’s rigorous coursework.
- Affordable: Our tuition costs a fraction of other comparable programs while yielding a high return on investment.
Curriculum
The MSN-Nursing Education degree consists of 36 credit hours: 18 dedicated to general core courses, six to electives and the remaining 12 to specialization requirements. The core combines integrated practice with theoretical nursing education and practicum experience.
Our thoughtfully designed curriculum will prepare you to:
- Share your knowledge in the classroom and clinical setting.
- Design appropriate and rigorous nursing curricula, syllabi, lesson plans and exams.
- Evaluate learning outcomes and offer constructive assessments centered on a student’s unique capabilities.
- Integrate education theories with current practices.
- Conduct course, clinical and program evaluations based on national standards.
- Collaborate effectively with students, faculty, practicing nurses and other healthcare professionals in the classroom and clinical environment.
- Apply teaching, service and scholarship to this advanced practice role.
Review All MSN-Nursing Education Courses and Requirements
Careers in Nursing Education
A shortage of nurses persists in U.S. hospitals and other clinical settings, extending to both practitioners and educators. These factors converge to limit space at nursing schools: according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs rejected over 90,000 qualified students in 2021 alone due, in part, to the faculty shortage. As recently as 2022, nursing schools experienced a total of 2,166 full-time faculty vacancies. Sought out by employers, nurse educators help close this loop and sustain the rapid growth of the healthcare industry.
Equipped to meet the demand, our graduates work in universities, community colleges, government agencies and clinical facilities as educators, researchers, or in other leadership roles.