Do More With Your Nursing Career

At UMaine, our faculty, staff, alumni, and students are part of a community aimed at improving the health outcomes of populations across the globe. Faculty at UMaine care about students and are committed to scientific teaching strategies that engage learners in hands-on didactic, laboratory, and clinical experiences. Our graduate programs prepare nurses for professional roles in nursing education, advanced practice family nurse practitioner roles, healthcare leadership & management, gerontology, public health or other professional tracks. Our program faculty are expert practitioners in their field.

The State of Maine and nation face a growing shortage of nurses while the healthcare system faces many challenges. Healthcare and the nursing profession need professional, passionate nurses who will act as leaders that are committed to generating new ideas and applying evidence-based care. We are committed to educating the next generation of nurses who are prepared to face these challenges, and we hope you will join us. The University of Maine Master of Science in Nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

MSN Nurse Educator

Nurse educators are advanced practice registered nurses who guide nurses and students using evidence-based instruction and clinical expertise. They serve as clinical and laboratory instructors for schools of nursing, didactic clinical faculty in schools of nursing, and as clinical experts providing nursing education in hospitals and other clinical environments. This is a career that is highly in demand. The United States is currently experiencing a critical shortage of nurse educators. This program of study may be tailored for full-time or part-time study.

Individualized MSN

The I-MSN pathway allows the student to develop a program of study that builds upon their professional interests and career goals. I-MSN students may prepare for professional careers in areas such as nurse administration, public health, gerontology, or other specialties. This program of study may be tailored for full-time or part-time study.

Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)

This theoretical and clinically-based curriculum prepares nurses as primary health care providers who promote health, prevent illness, and manage common health problems across the lifespan.  Health care issues affecting rural and other underserved communities are integrated throughout the curriculum. The MSN-FNP curriculum meets the 2012 Criteria for Evaluation of  Nurse Practitioner Programs published by the National Task Force on Quality Nurse Practitioner Education.