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Advanced Degrees in Nursing

Nurses wishing to continue their nursing education may choose to pursue a Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN). A master's degree is required for advanced practice as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife and nurse anesthetist. An advanced practice license will be issued to nurses who complete their master's education in a clinical specialty area and pass the highest level certification in that specialty. Nurse managers may also pursue an advanced degree in nursing administration.

Doctorally prepared nurses direct the future of nursing research, education and clinical practice. Master's-prepared nurses interested in faculty positions in schools of nursing and colleges must pursue a doctoral degree. in nursing. Nurses who are interested in designing research studies to test new theories and guide new practice patterns would benefit from a doctoral degree.

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Schools & Contacts	Specialty

College of New Jersey P.O. Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 (609) 771-2541 Fax: (609) 637-5159	Family Nurse Practitioner Post Masters Certificate in: Family Nurse Practitioner School Nurse Certificate
Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Nursing & Allied Health 1000 River Rd., Dickinson Hall Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 692-2888 Fax: (201) 692-2388	MSN: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Educator or Administrator tracks Informatics
Felician College 262 South Main St. Lodi, NJ 07644 (201) 778-1190 Fax: (201) 778-4111	MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner Adult Nurse Practitioner Post Master’s Certificate in Adult Advanced Practice Post Master’s Certificate in Family Advanced Practice Nursing Education – New, Spring 2009
Kean University Union, NJ 07083 (908) 527-2138 Fax: (908) 352-6427	MSN: Clinical Management with a Transcultural Focus
Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ 07764 (732) 571-3443 Fax: (732) 263-5131	MSN and Post-Masters Certificates in: Adult Nurse Practitioner Family Nurse Practitioner Nurse Administrator
Richard Stockton College of NJ Jim Leeds Rd. Pomona, NJ 08240 (609) 652-4250	MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner
Ramapo College of Theoretical and Applied Science 505 Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah, NJ 07430-1680 (201) 684-7500 (201) 684-7734 (201) 684-7749	MSN - Nursing Education
Rutgers, The State University of NJ 311 North 5th St. Camden, NJ 08102 (609) 225-6226 Fax: (609) 225-6541	MSN: Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist
Rutgers, The State University of NJ Ackerson Hall 180 University Ave. Newark, NJ 07102 (201) 648-5018 Fax: (201) 648-1277	MS: Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Nurse Specialist options in: Primary Care of Adults & Aged Acute Care of Adults & Aged Adv. Practice in Pediatric Nursing Adv. Practice with Childbearing Families Community Health Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Ph.D.
Saint Peters College 2461 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ 07306 (201) 915-9412 Fax: (201) 915-9062	MSN: Case Management
Seton Hall University 400 South Orange Ave. South Orange, NJ 07079-2693 (973) 761-9306 Fax: (973) 761-9607	MSN: Adv. Practice in Primary Health Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner School Nurse Practitioner Adult Nurse Practitioner Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Administration MA in Nursing Education MSJ - Master's of Science in Jurisprudence Certificates in: Administration Case Management School Nursing ASPO/Lamaze Post-Masters Nurse Practitioner
University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ 30 Bergen St., ADMC #1, Suite 111 Newark, NJ 07107-3000 (973) 972-4307 Fax: (973) 972-3225	MSN: Adult Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Adult Nurse Practitioner with clinical emphasis in Occupational Health Family Health Nurse Practitioner Nursing Informatics Nurse Anesthesia
William Paterson University 300 Pompton Rd. Wayne, NJ 07470 (973) 720-2286	MSN: Advanced Practice Education Administration

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