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University of North Carolina Wilmington · School of Nursing (College of Health & Human Services)

Nurse Educator, MSN

MSNNurse EducatorFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator

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

Overview

A fully online MSN that prepares nurses to teach in higher education or clinical settings, completable in as few as 12 months and 36 credit hours. The school notes a revised curriculum beginning in Fall 2026.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Nursing Education
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
As few as 12 months
Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
36 credit hours
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
UNCW Main Campus (McNeill Hall) — Wilmington, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current nursing license in North Carolina or a license in a compact state where the student legally resides
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
License restrictions
Completion enables nurse educators in North Carolina to meet North Carolina Board of Nursing requirements
Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

Prior degree
Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited program
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Minimum GPA
Minimum 3Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above (a GPA between 2.7 and 2.99 with two strong recommendation letters is also listed)
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prerequisite courses
Undergraduate or graduate statistics course with a grade of B- or higher
Source: onlinedegree.uncw.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.

  • $12,775 total program

    In-state — In-state residents · 2026-2027

    Includes: Estimated full program tuition and fees · Excludes: Books, material costs and future tuition increases

    Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026

  • $47,899 total program

    Out-of-state — Out-of-state residents · 2026-2027

    Includes: Estimated full program tuition and fees · Excludes: Books, material costs and future tuition increases

    Source: onlinedegree.uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,443
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,111
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,874
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,979
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,155
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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.

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

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) · School of Nursing, Wilmington, NC

    Initial: April 21, 2004 · Most recent: November 14, 2018 · Term expires: June 30, 2029 · Next review: Fall 2028

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

  • CNEA— National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: uncw.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Candidate (not yet accredited)

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. onlinedegree.uncw.edu/programs/healthcare/msn-nurse-educator/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. uncw.edu/academics/colleges/chhs/schools/school-nursing/index.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. uncw.edu/academics/majors-programs/chhs/nursing-nurse-educator-msn/details/index.html — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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