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Washington State University · College of Nursing

Master of Nursing - Nurse Educator

MSNNurse EducatorFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Master of Nursing

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

Overview

Thirty-credit post-licensure master's program for BSN-prepared RNs; core content covers evidence-based practice, systems leadership, information management and health policy, with a nurse educator specialization and practice experiences.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Nursing Education
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
Four-semester or seven-semester sample course plans
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
30 total credits
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Spokane Campus — Spokane, WA; Tri-Cities Campus — WA; Vancouver Campus — Vancouver, WA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current, unencumbered RN license in the catchment area of the campus
Source: nursing.wsu.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
BSN degree with minimum BSN GPA of 3.0
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Interview
Selected applicants invited to a live virtual interview via Zoom
Source: nursing.wsu.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: $10,976
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,052
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,021
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $12,675
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $27,842
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

  • Opens August 15, deadline February 15 (year not printed)

    Post-Licensure Master of Nursing

    Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Date not confirmed

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 placements
Clinical placements depend on site and preceptor availability and may be outside the home community
Source: nursing.wsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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) · College of Nursing, Spokane, WA

    Initial: October 9, 2004 · Most recent: March 18, 2024 · Term expires: December 31, 2034 · Next review: Spring 2034

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

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Scope as stated by the source

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (WA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.wsu.edu/about-us/accreditation/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.wsu.edu/graduate-program-options/mn/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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