Located in Omaha, Nebraska, Creighton University's School of Nursing offers a Master of Science in Nursing degree program. The program offers the following specialization tracks: Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinical Nurse Leader, Clinical Systems Administration and Advanced Public Health/Global Health Nursing. There are also further specializations in some tracks. The school also offers a Post Master's Certificate for those who wish to become eligible for nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist certification. The length of programs ranges from five to eight terms and some also require a set number of hours of clinical practice and residency.
Located in Washington, D.C., Georgetown University's School of Nursing and Health Studies offers prospective students seven master's nursing programs. The programs are in the following areas: Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Acute and Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Nursing Education. Most of these require between 35 and 45 credit hours. Some of the programs require a Post Master's Certificate for admission and two of them require completion of a substantial number of clinical hours for graduation. The school also offers a Post Master's Certificate in a number of areas.
Located in Columbia, Missouri, the University of Missouri's Sinclair School offers a Master of Science (Nursing) degree and a Post-Master's Certificate program. Both are distance education, online programs, though occasional on-campus visits spanning a few days are required. Students in the degree program may specialize as a Nurse Educator, Nurse Leader or Public and School Health Nurse and may go into areas such as clinical and practical nursing, as well as nursing education, after graduation. The certificate program, meanwhile, allows nurses with a master's degree to augment their knowledge and expand into new areas of nursing.
The University of San Diego's Hahn School of Nursing & Health Science offers two master's programs in nursing: the Master's Entry Program in Nursing, or MEPN, and the Master of Science in Nursing, or MSN, program. Both require a baccalaureate or higher degree, though only the MSN program requires a nursing focus. The MEPN takes 21 weeks to complete and prepares students to take the examination to become a registered nurse. Students in the MSN program choose from a number of specializations, which include: Executive Nurse Leader, Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist; Clinical Nursing; Family Nurse Practitioner; Dual Adult Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner; Dual Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Family Nurse Practitioner; and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The specialization chosen determines the number of required courses and the length of the program. The program also offers a clinical placement, usually in a hospital.