Elevate your nursing practice
Elevate your nursing practice
You care about making a positive impact on patients’ lives. Take that passion further as you prepare for advanced nursing practice with an online Master of Science in Nursing – Nurse Practitioner (MSN-NP) specialization.
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Capella has partnered with Optum®
Together, Capella University and Optum help prepare and support nurses for the future of health care through credible, flexible education for the real world.
Save with a scholarship
A $5,000 Capella-Optum® Scholarship is available for eligible new or returning students in MSN Nurse Practitioner specializations.
Reimagining nursing education
Innovation
Our competency-based curriculum uses advanced learning technologies, video and simulations to help prepare you for current and future challenges in health care.
Relevancy
Optum and other Capella-approved practicum sites give you exposure to a variety of nursing careers. Our faculty of doctoral-prepared and board-certified nurse practitioners use evidence-based practice methods and real-world experiences in their instruction.
Results
Your MSN-NP education helps equip you with skills and knowledge as you pursue a career in the nurse practitioner field. Our dedicated support network helps prepare you to take the national certification exams required to be a board-certified nurse practitioner.
Online nursing programs
No GMAT or GRE required.
Choose your area of study
Master's Degrees
This program includes online coursework experiences.
Specializations
- Care Coordination*
- Nursing Education*
- Nursing Informatics*
- Nursing Leadership and Administration*
- RN-to-MSN Care Coordination*
- RN-to-MSN Nursing Education*
- RN-to-MSN Nursing Informatics*
- RN-to-MSN Nursing Leadership and Administration*
*FlexPath available
These specializations include online and in-person coursework.
Specializations
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
"By bringing together Optum and Capella's unique sets of skills and capabilities, we will be able to train the next generation of highly qualified nurse practitioners equipped to take on the health care challenges of tomorrow.”
Kristy Duffey, MS, APRN-BC, FAAN, Chief Nursing Officer, Optum Health, and Chief Operating Officer at Optum Home & Community
Accredited and recognized
Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Accreditations and recognitions provide evidence that we meet standards for quality of faculty, curriculum, learner services and fiscal stability. See all our accreditations and recognitions.
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