Master's in Nursing Programs in California

University of California

• The University of California's most prominent nursing programs are at the Los Angeles (UCLA) and San Francisco (UCSF) campuses. UCLA's School of Nursing is open to students who have completed a bachelor's degree and wish to pursue a master of science in nursing (MSN). The UCLA nursing program is diverse in its scope, allowing students to focus their practice several areas, including gerontology, oncology, pediatrics, neuropsychiatry and environmental health. The UCSF nursing program is more selective. It requires prospective master's students to complete a yearlong program titled the Master's Entry Program in Nursing (MEPN) to specialize in acute care, cardiovascular nursing, family nursing, gerontological care, critical care, neonatal practice, and the Advanced Community Health and International Nursing program, among others.

  University of California, Los Angeles
  405 Hilgard Ave.
  Los Angeles, CA 90024
  310-825-4321
  ucla.edu

  University of California, San Francisco
  521 Parnassus Ave.
  San Francisco, CA 94122
  415-476-9054
  ucsf.edu

California State University

• The 23-campus California State University (CSU) system is filled with master's programs in nursing, namely at the following campuses: Bakersfield, Chico, Dominguez Hills, Fresno, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Sonoma. All CSU nursing programs offer an MSN degree to students who have completed a bachelor's program, and some include specialty training. Students at CSU Sonoma can choose from family nurse practice, leadership and management training, or nurse education. CSU Fullerton offers some hard-to-find specialties, such as anesthesiology training. The CSU San Francisco nursing curriculum contains several advanced practice courses in acute, ambulatory, community and home-based care.

  California State University
  401 Golden Shore St.
  Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
  562-951-4000
  calstate.edu

Azusa Pacific University

• This Christian university located in southern California offers graduate students the opportunity to focus their studies in one specific field or combine their practice to include more than one of the following professions: family nurse practitioner, parent-child clinical nurse specialist, adult clinical nurse specialist or practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, parish nursing, or nursing education and administration. This cross-disciplinary opportunity within the large field of nursing allows students to broaden their impact as health professionals.

  Azusa Pacific University
  901 E. Alosta Ave.
  Azusa, CA 91702-7000
  626-969-3434
  apu.edu

Point Loma Nazarene University

• The accredited graduate nursing program at Point Loma Nazarene University emphasizes four specific health care fields: mental health, medicine and surgery, gerontology and family health. Students must choose either an academic or clinical class schedule depending on the type of career they wish to pursue. This narrow scope causes the Point Loma program to have a much focused curriculum, preparing students for specific careers from their first semester of study. Prospective students must not only have a four-year degree, but must display proof of prior clinical experience to apply.

  Point Loma Nazarene University
  225 E. Santa Clara St.
  Arcadia, CA 91006
  626-821-8240
  pointloma.edu