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Advance Your Nursing Career with Confidence

Earn your Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or graduate nursing certificate 100% online from Georgia Southwestern State University. Whether you’re looking to become a nurse educator, family nurse practitioner, healthcare leader, or nursing informatics expert, our top-ranked, flexible programs are designed to help working nurses like you advance your career on your terms.

Online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Specialize Your Skills

GSW’s affordable online MSN program offers four high-demand specializations to align with your professional goals:

  • Nurse Educator – Prepare to teach and mentor the next generation of nurses.
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) – Deliver holistic, preventative primary care for patients.
  • Nursing Leadership – Lead teams and manage healthcare operations.
  • Nursing Informatics – Improve outcomes using data and technology.
Graduate Certificates & Endorsement Programs

Our graduate-level certificate programs allow you to specialize or transition into a new area of practice—all online and designed for working professionals:

  • Post-Master’s Certificate – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Graduate Certificate – Nurse Educator
  • Graduate Certificate – Nursing Informatics
  • Graduate Certificate – Nursing Leadership
  • Endorsement – Case Management and Care Coordination

MSN Programs

Online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Education

Online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Leadership

Online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Informatics

Each Graduate program may require program specific items for admission. Please visit the desired program page to verify all necessary items for admission.

Graduate Certificates and Endorsements

Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)

Nurse Educator

Nursing Informatics

Nursing Leadership

Case Management and Care Coordination

Online Graduate Application Virtual Graduate Info Sessions

Contact

Office of Graduate Admissions

800 GSW State University Dr.
Americus, GA 31709

229-931-4206
1-800-338-0082 toll free
graduateadmissions@gsw.edu

Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Ranked among the most affordable online Master’s in Nursing programs in Georgia by Intelligent!

I’m extremely grateful for the opportunities and development that Georgia Southwestern has brought me. The school offered high-quality courses while also providing personable relationships with your professors that other universities don’t offer.

Tyler Cobb Nursing
Fitzgerald, Georgia

GSW is extremely special and unique because it provides an atmosphere where students are able to build intimate connections with many people on campus as well as have plenty of opportunities for growth.

Chavis Dunbar Nursing
Morrow, Georgia