Nursing Executive Leadership Careers

What Can I Do With an MSN in Executive Leadership?

Nursing CareersThe online MSN in Executive Leadership can help you pursue career advancement and your professional goals in most clinical settings, including hospitals, doctors’ offices, rehabilitation centers, and hospices. With their nursing master’s degrees, Nurse Executive Leaders have the potential to move into high-level administrative positions and take a leading role in implementing positive change at their organizations.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that nursing positions will have increased by 22 percent between the years 2008 and 2018.* With so much growth in the field, there will be a need for skilled managers with graduate nursing degrees—a need for which you’ll be ready.

Some of the positions that might be available to you as a Nurse Executive Leader include:

  • Nurse Manager
  • Unit Director
  • Director of Nursing
  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Nurse Executive Director
  • Chief Nursing Executive

Learn more about career opportunities available to you with a master’s degree in Nursing with an Executive Leadership focus: request more information or call us at (866) 319-8966 to speak to a Program Manager.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, accessed 6/29/2010, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

About Saint Xavier University

Founded in 1846 by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Xavier University is a private, Catholic, comprehensive university grounded in the tradition of the liberal arts.

Chicago's oldest Catholic University now adds its online, global Saint Xavier campus to the existing campuses in Chicago and Orland Park.

As one of 18 colleges and universities sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Saint Xavier University educates approximately 5,100 students each year.

Saint Xavier’s Catholic tradition promotes ethical development, service to the community, and a search for truth via observation, analysis, and debate. We have a long history of educating students to prepare them for professional success and lay the foundation for personal fulfillment with values such as to explore and respect different viewpoints, work for the betterment of the community, and engage students in the pursuit of lifelong learning.

Saint Xavier continues this tradition throughout our online curriculum with support from experienced faculty, stimulating discussions among a diverse student body, and rigorous coursework.

SXU holds regional accreditation (the highest level of accreditation for institutions of higher education) from the Higher Learning Commission, which is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). In addition: