Loyola University
Online Program Highlights and Features:
- Classes offered fully online--continue working full time and maintain your lifestyle while completing your degree
- No on-campus requirement
- Competitively priced tuition, with assistance available to qualified students
- Reliable tech support from a team of knowledgeable professionals
- Access to faculty is provided through many convenient platforms
- Network with a community of fellow students from across the country
BLEND Program (MSN Bridge)
If you are an RN who is in possession of a non-Nursing Bachelor's degree, you may still be admitted to Loyola's MSN program without first obtaining a BSN degree. To be admitted to the MSN program, you must complete Loyola's BLEND Program (MSN Bridge) program. The BLEND Program (MSN Bridge) is one-semester long; this very unique 6-credit bridge program covers important themes including Leadership, Health Promotion, Community, and Professional Development.
MSN in Health Care Systems Management (Online)
Today's health care systems are in need of strong leaders with management skills. You can prepare for a successful move into a health care management position through Loyola University's MS in Nursing with a specialization in Health Care Systems Management (HCSM).
The HCSM program focuses on knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a variety of nursing leadership positions in health care organizations.
The HCSM program includes content in nursing administration, management, leadership, finance, quality improvement, health promotion, disease prevention/management, integrated delivery systems, managed care strategies and workforce management.
The HCSM curriculum adheres to the standards identified by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, and the Standards of Practice for Case Managers (published by the Case Management Society of America).
Graduates will be prepared to sit for the American Nurses Association Certification Exam in Nursing Administration Advanced and/or the Commission for Case Manager Certification Exam.
- US News & World Report ranked #5 in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category as a Best Value School
- US News & World Report ranked #8 in Regional Universities (South)
- Forbes Magazine included Loyola on its list of America's best undergraduate institutions focused on educational outcomes.
- In addition, the Princeton Review selected Loyola for their "Best in the Southeast" website feature, "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region"
- Earned the distinction as the best university in the nation for "Lots of Race/Class Interaction" by the Princeton Review's 2012 edition of its annual college guide, "The Best 376 Colleges."
- Named a "Best Buy" from the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012