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Advance your nursing career. Become a Nurse Practitioner, Educator, or Leader.
It’s never too late to switch specialties and make your dream job a reality. From nurse practitioner to nursing educator or leader and manager, WGU’s online, competency-based post-master’s nursing certificates will prepare you for your next step in nursing. Plus, we have BSN and MSN programs for nurses who are looking for a degree program.
Explore WGU's Leavitt School of Health Nursing and Healthcare Programs
- Post Master’s Certificate, Family Nurse Practitioner
- Post Master’s Certificate, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Post Master’s Certificate in Leadership and Management
- Post Master’s Certificate in Nursing Education
- MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
- MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- MSN Education
- MSN Informatics
- MSN Leadership and Management
- Prelicensure BSN
- RN-BSN
- BS Health and Human Services
- BS Health Information Management
- Master of Healthcare Administration
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Share your expertise and encouragement as a clinical coach, clinical instructor, or lab instructor for nursing students in WGU’s Prelicensure BSN program. This is a great opportunity to give back to the nursing community and connect your system with a pool of nursing graduates. To learn more, complete the form below and a representative will be in touch soon.
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Prepared for Success on the Job
*From a 2023 Harris Poll of 300 employers of WGU graduates.
100% of employers said that WGU graduates were prepared for their jobs.*
97% of employers said that they would hire another WGU grad.*
98% of employers said WGU graduates met or exceeded expectations.*
Why WGU?
Be Career Ready
Designed with input from healthcare leaders, our accredited programs give you the skills and credentials today’s employers need. That’s why 97% of employers said they’d hire another WGU grad.1
1: 2023 Harris Poll of 300 employers of WGU grads.
Get and Keep the Job You Want to Have
85% of WGU graduates are employed in their degree fields—and 87% are employed full-time.2
2: 2023 Harris Poll of 1,655 WGU grads.
Save Money
With flat-rate tuition that is 47% lower than the national average3 and generous need-based scholarships, our degrees are an excellent investment that you can afford.
3: National rates reported by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System in 2022. WGU average rate does not include rates for WGU Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Prelicensure program.
Work as You Need While Going to School
At WGU, you can complete courses, take tests, and graduate on your schedule. In fact, many of our healthcare students work full-time while earning their life-changing bachelor’s or master’s degrees.
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