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Saint Louis University's Master of Science in Nursing (Clinical Nurse Leader) degree program prepares nurses for leadership roles in a variety of health care settings, focusing on quality improvement, clinical coordination and accountability for health outcomes as a provider and manager of care. A MSN-CNL prepares nurses to work in a broad range of positions across the health care system.

The Valentine School of Nursing is renowned for excellence in nursing education. In 2021, Niche ranked Saint Louis University’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing as the No. 8 best college in the country for nursing. Additionally, U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks our MSN-NP program as a top 50 program in their Best Graduate Schools survey.

Highlights of SLU's nursing program include:

• Faculty who are nationally recognized for teaching excellence, nursing leadership, scholarly research and student mentorship
• State-of-the-art teaching facilities including online library and writing center resources
• Located on a major health sciences campus
• An innovative curriculum which offers students updated 21st-century nursing graduate competencies

Curriculum Overview

The M.S.N.-C.N.L. program at Saint Louis University is a non-advanced practice option that will prepare you to function as a master's prepared clinical nurse leader. The program is offered online in a part-time format and may be completed in as few as five semesters.

Careers

In addition, upon completion of the program, graduates from SLU's Master of Science in Nursing (Clinical Nurse Leader) program will be eligible to sit for the clinical nurse leader exam offered by American Association of Colleges of Nursing Commission on Nurse Certification.