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East Carolina University · College of Nursing

Nurse-Midwifery (MSN)

MSNCNMFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Masters in Nursing Science (MSN)

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

An MSN concentration (with a post-master's certificate option) preparing registered nurses for certification as nurse-midwives. Applicants must live in North Carolina and have perinatal nursing experience.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Specialty track
Nurse-Midwifery
Delivery
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Health Sciences Campus (Greenville) — Greenville, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Not verified
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Non-restricted RN license in North Carolina
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Graduates are eligible for certification by the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
License restrictions
Applicants must reside in North Carolina at the time of admission
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 2.7Minimum GPA of 2.7 in undergraduate studies and 3.0 in the nursing major
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
1 year minimumOne year of perinatal nursing experience (Labor and Delivery preferred but not required)
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Personal interview with two members of the midwifery faculty
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,452
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,729
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,909
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,749
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,898
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Spring Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · College of Nursing, Greenville, NC

    Initial: November 11, 2009 · Most recent: October 30, 2024 · Term expires: June 30, 2035 · Next review: Fall 2034

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

  • ACME— Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.ecu.edu/about/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.ecu.edu/msn/application/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.ecu.edu/msn/midwifery/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  5. nursing.ecu.edu/msn/midwifery/nurse-midwifery-admission-process/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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