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Master's in Nursing

"Gonzaga offers a high quality, reputable graduate nursing program with the convenience of distance learning."

— Gretchen Fowell

Health Systems Leadership Masters

The Gonzaga Health Systems Leadership Program
- Preparing Leaders for Today's Health Environment. -

Gonzaga University's health systems leadership master's specialization incorporates knowledge from business, organizational behavior, quality control, healthcare law and nursing. Graduates of our program are prepared to devise innovative solutions to today's healthcare problems.

In today's health care environments, strong leadership is essential for quality patient care. Health Care Administrators must be prepared to deal with the integration of health care delivery systems, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment, restructuring of work, and an increased focus on preventive care.

The Health Systems Leadership Curriculum

Our program blends advanced nursing practice, with an understanding of organizations, management, leadership, complex systems theory, and fiscal oversight, to prepare you to lead health systems in the 21st century with effectiveness, innovation, and change.

Our healthcare master's specialization gives you an understanding of the principles by which the healthcare industry conducts business, and equips you with the strategies that leaders need to define healthcare systems problems, assess the available information, develop alternative solutions, choose the best solution, and effectively implement that solution.

Opportunities in Health Systems Leadership

Health Systems Leadership professionals work as specialists in charge of a specific clinical department, as generalists who manage an entire facility (for example a hospital), or work as an executive in a health care system (for example an HMO). As a leader in the health care system, you'll have the opportunity to broaden your scope outside of nursing into other vital areas of patient care.

Once you earn your online MSN in health systems leadership, you will be prepared to lead in a variety of healthcare settings, including: hospitals, HMOs, pharmaceutical firms, insurers, nonprofits, or governmental agencies at the local, state, or federal level. These types of leadership roles may include: Systems Administrator, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), President, Vice President (VP), Executive Director, Departmental Director or Divisional Director.

Accreditation

Our master's specialization in health care leadership is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). CCNE ensures the quality and integrity of nursing programs, by assessing and identifying programs that engage in effective educational practices. Additionally, Gonzaga University is regionally accredited by the Northwestern Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and is a member of the Jesuit Education Network.

A Top Tier Education

Gonzaga University has been ranked one of the top universities in the West for 16 years by U.S. News and World Report. In addition, The Princeton Review and Forbes Magazine have separately ranked us one of the nation's best universities.

If you would like to advance within your nursing career into a leadership role, request more information, or speak with an Admissions Advisor at 866-295-3105.