Online Nursing Degree Programs

Go beyond the calling to care to find your passion and earn your associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree in nursing at Excelsior University. Specifically tailored for working nurses, our online nursing degree programs are fully accredited, led by supportive instructors, and designed to help you succeed in your career.

Wherever you are in your nursing career or how far you are on the path to reaching your educational goals, an online nursing degree from Excelsior University will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to move forward.

Prepare for the next step in your career as well as the NCLEX-RN with an associate degree in nursing, expand your career options with a bachelor’s degree especially for registered nurses, or prepare for nursing leadership roles with a master’s degree in nursing education, nursing informatics, or nursing leadership and administration of healthcare systems.

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Online Associate Nursing Degree Programs

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65 Credit Hours

AAS in Nursing

Learn more, do more, and be ready for more opportunities to come your way with an Associate in Applied Science in Nursing. As a currently practicing health care professional, you’ll deepen your knowledge of nursing principles, theories, and concepts and be prepared to take the next step in your career and your education.

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Online Bachelor’s Nursing Degree Programs

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120 Credit Hours

BS in Nursing

Career opportunities and personal growth await you with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. You’ll expand the skills your already have as a health care professional as you develop your leadership, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities and become empowered to move into positions of greater responsibility.

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Online Graduate Nursing Degree Programs

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38 Credit Hours

MS in Nursing Education

Turn the drive to share your passion for caring with others into a force that expands your career options with a Master of Science in Nursing Education. You’ll learn how to use your nursing intuition, experience, and expertise as a powerful teaching tool and expand your career options in both the medical and academic fields.

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36 Credit Hours

MS in Nursing Informatics

Compassionate care and nursing know-how meets data and technology with a Master of Science in Nursing Informatics. You’ll add value to your team by improving patient outcomes using data-driven decision-making skills and be ready to step into a cutting-edge career as a nurse informaticist.

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38 Credit Hours

MS in Nursing Leadership and Administration of Health Care Systems

Lead, influence, and make a difference with a Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Administration of Health Care Systems. You’ll use your nursing experience to shape the administration of health care systems, centers, and organizations and be able to step into leadership positions with confidence.

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144 Credit Hours

RN to MS in Nursing Education

Turn the drive to share your passion for caring with others into a force that expands your career options when you pursue the dual degree RN to Master of Science in Nursing Education program. You’ll learn how to use your nursing intuition, experience, and expertise as a powerful teaching tool and expand your career options in both the medical and academic fields.

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142 Credit Hours

RN to MS in Nursing Informatics

Compassionate care and nursing know-how meets data and technology with the dual degree RN to Master of Science in Nursing Informatics program. You’ll add value to your team by improving patient outcomes using data-driven decision-making skills and be ready to step into a cutting-edge career as a nurse informaticist.

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144 Credit Hours

RN to MS in Nursing Leadership and Administration of Health Care Systems

Lead, influence, and make a difference with the dual degree program, RN to Master of Science in Nursing Leadership and Administration of Health Care Systems. You’ll use your nursing experience to shape the administration of health care systems, centers, and organizations and be able to step into leadership positions with confidence.

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Excelsior took all of my credits. I was able to jump right into upper-level courses.

Kevin Feeley
BS in Electrical Engineering
HVCC Class of 2005

Nursing Degrees at Work

Albany Medical Center, Masters of Science in Nursing

Master Manager

Diane Carey proves leadership is an important nursing career.

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Zach DeBartolo, Nursing Informatics

Being the Change

Zachary DeBartolo uses his nursing informatics degree to offer innovative ideas in health care. DeBartolo says his thought process has changed since he has completed the nursing informatics program. He says he better understands how educational and governmental systems work in relation to health care and believes he has a larger role to play in the world of nursing care.

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Katherine Gallo at work at Northwell Health

Leading By Example

She credits her Excelsior nursing degrees with preparing her to go on to earn a master’s degree in nursing at Stony Brook University and a PhD and MBA at Adelphi University. She says, “I don’t know what the outcome would have been if it wasn’t for Regents at the time."

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Nursing Academic Societies and Clubs