RN to MSN
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TOTAL COST
$19,775*
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NEXT START DATE
Apr 07, 2025
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COMPLETION TIME
31 Months†
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AVG. SALARY PREMIUM
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SEMESTER CREDITS
55
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RN to MSN
Turn your RN into a BSN and then an MSN with this accelerated, online and CCNE-accredited program at American College of Education. It’s the best overall value for students who plan to get both degrees. You’ll earn a B.S. in Nursing first, learning about population health and nursing informatics, then move on to the M.S. in Nursing. As an MSN candidate, you’ll build advanced core competencies while choosing your path as a nurse administrator or educator. Throughout the entire program, you’ll access the high-quality faculty and state-of-the-art technology that sets ACE apart.
Pursue your RN to MSN at ACE with minimum out-of-pocket costs when you take advantage of your employer’s tuition reimbursement benefits and our scholarship opportunities.
Why ACE?
Low-Cost, High Quality
You deserve a great return on your educational investment, and we deliver master’s degrees at a total average cost of $9,500. Our graduates enjoy an average pay increase of over $21,000.¹ We also award over $1.1M in scholarships and grants each year.
Quality You Expect
We are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Our faculty work in the industries where you work and are committed to your success, contributing to our 86% graduation rate.¹ Our curriculum equips you with practical strategies you can apply right away, as well as skills to help you advance your career.
Flexibility You Need
Our virtual campus and convenient start dates provide you the flexibility you need to achieve your goals at a time and place that works with your busy schedule. Our student support services are available 24/7 and tutoring is included at no additional cost.
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Tuition
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Total Cost RN to MSN |
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Total Tuition 55 semester credits x $355 per credit |
$19,525 |
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Fees $50 Application Fee$200 Conferral Fee |
$250 |
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Total Program Cost |
$19,775* |
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Program Details
Focus of Study
Nurse Administration
Nurse Educator
The RN to MSN program offers a seamless learning experience for those seeking advanced nursing knowledge and expanded professional skills appropriate for a global and increasingly complex healthcare system. Designed to expand competencies in practice, evidence-based decision making, informatics and technological communication skills, and innovative thinking, the degree promotes professional expertise in patient-centered care among diverse and vulnerable populations. The dynamic connection between research, theory and practice prepares students to engage in problem-solving in micro and macro systems and to ensure quality care and patient safety. As leaders, graduates are expected to become change agents to improve people’s health.
Program Outcomes
- Adapt and expand lifelong learning skills into broad areas of practice expertise across interdisciplinary healthcare settings, organizational systems, policy, and advocacy.
- Lead evidence-based practice initiatives to promote quality, safety, and improve health outcomes across diverse populations and systems.
- Utilize theories, models, and guidelines to evaluate existing processes and to design innovative and effective practices in nursing and healthcare delivery.
- Engage in imaginative, holistic, transformational thinking designed to support innovative research and practice in nursing.
- Apply ethical decision making and principles of social justice to guide nursing care delivery and organizational leadership.
- Demonstrate therapeutic and effective communication, including the use of technology, to facilitate patient engagement, enhance patient knowledge of health and wellness, and promote satisfaction.
- Engage with collaborative, inter-professional healthcare teams to provide quality care across settings.
- Utilize political competence and attributes of advocacy to improve health outcomes across diverse populations and improve quality of healthcare delivery systems.
- Integrate patient-centered and culturally responsive concepts into the design and delivery of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care in healthcare services regionally, nationally, and globally.
- Promote a culture of quality, safety, and health literacy through competency in health information technology, clinical judgement, and creative thinking.
- Exhibit organizational and systems leadership skills to integrate care across complex and global healthcare systems.
- Demonstrate competencies in leadership and health information technology to transform evidence into quality practice.
- Analyze contributing financial and human resources related to the development, delivery, reimbursement, and evaluation of patient-centered care including professional development, understanding of systems thinking, and continuous improvement.
Start Dates
With flexible start dates, you can begin your program when it’s best for you.
April 07, 2025 Term
Apr 04, 2025
Payment Due
Apr 04, 2025
Application Due
Apr 07, 2025
Term Start
Apr 11, 2025
Unregister/Cancel Deadline
May 11, 2025
Term End
May 19, 2025 Term
July 07, 2025 Term
August 18, 2025 Term
September 29, 2025 Term
November 10, 2025 Term
January 12, 2026 Term
February 23, 2026 Term
Courses
Here are just some of the courses you’ll take when working towards this program. Visit the College Catalog to see all courses.
NUR5023 |
Advanced Nursing Research and Practice I |
3 Semester Credits |
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NUR5033 |
Advanced Nursing Research and Practice II |
3 Semester Credits |
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NUR5043 |
Nursing Leadership: Organizational Systems |
3 Semester Credits |
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NUR5053 |
Quality Improvement and Safety |
3 Semester Credits |
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NUR5063 |
Patient-Centered Care |
3 Semester Credits |
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Featured Faculty
Our real-world coursework is taught by experienced faculty.
Lisa Hawthorne
Department Chair
Melissa Bennett
Core Faculty
Robin Murray
Core Faculty
Kimya Nance
Core Faculty
Teresa Gaston
Adjunct FacultyAlice Martanegara
Adjunct FacultyAdmission Requirements
ACE General Admission Requirements
Program Admission Requirements
International Transcript Requirements
English as a Second Language Applicants
*This is an estimated value of the cost for tuition and fees. Amounts may vary depending on number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program, receipt of institutional scholarship and/or grant amounts, or adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section. State sales and use tax will apply where required by law.
State of California Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF)
It is a state of California requirement that a student who pays his or her tuition is required to pay a state-imposed assessment of zero dollars and zero cents ($0.00) per one thousand dollars ($1,000) of institutional charges, rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, for the California Student Tuition Recovery Fund. For more information and to see if you must pay the state-imposed assessment for Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) click here.
A Note About Licensure:
While this program provides a comprehensive understanding of the intended program outcomes, it does not lead to licensure, certification, or endorsement. ACE offers several programs that do provide a pathway to licensure, certification, or endorsement and they can be found here.
The baccalaureate and master's degree programs in nursing offered by American College of Education are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
†This is an estimated time to completion. Actual completion time may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied, availability of courses, a satisfactory pace, successful course completion, and meeting program milestones as required.