Approximately 6000 master's-prepared nurses are currently at work in Missouri. As of 2011, the state had just over 4000 nurse practitioners, 1600 nurse anesthetists, 400 clinical nurse specialists and about 100 certified nurse midwives. About 2000 of Missouri's nurse practitioners are family nurse practitioners who provide primary care in medically underserved areas of the states. Missouri also has a strong demand for advanced practice nurses with a background in mental health. Almost half of the state's clinical nurse specialists work in adult psychiatric/mental health.
According to the Missouri Board of Nursing, advanced practice nurses (such as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists) who have a graduate education must insert the letter "G" in front of their board-recognized advanced practice nursing specialty. So a family nurse practitioner who has a master's-degree should officially sign professional papers as Jane Doe, RN, GFNP.
Professional organizations for Missouri's master's-prepared nurses include regional organizations such as the St. Louis Nurses in Advanced Practice and Advanced Practice Nurses of the Ozarks, as well as the Missouri Nurses Association.
MSN programs for Missouri nurses include:
- Missouri State University. MSU offers an accelerated RN-to-MSN that enables motivated ADN nurses to pursue a career as an advanced practice nurse in far less time than it would take to complete a BSN and then an MSN. Master's tracks at MSU include Family Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator.
- Research College of Nursing. Located in Kansas City, Research College offers primary MSN tracks such as: Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Executive and Nurse Educator. The nurse executive program is offered in conjunction with the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University. The nurse executive program is offered completely online; the nurse educator program is predominantly online.
Below is a list of all the accredited schools with campus locations in Missouri that offer MSN programs.
 Chamberlain College of Nursing
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 Graceland University
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMSCampus Location(s): Independence, MOAccreditation: CCNE accreditedMSN Programs:
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 University of Phoenix
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Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Clinical Nurse Leader
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Cox College (Springfield, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Clinical Nurse Leader, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College (Saint Louis, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner Concentration, Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Educator Concentration, Nursing Administration Concentration
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Grantham University (Kansas City, MO)
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMS
Matching Program Tracks: Master of Science in Nursing
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Maryville University of Saint Louis (Saint Louis, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nursing Education
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner, Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Education
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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MSSU-UMKC Cooperative Master of Science in Nursing Program (Joplin, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Research College of Nursing (Kansas City, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Executive Nurse Track: Health Care Leadership, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Health Clinical Nurse Educator/Case Manager, Family Nurse Practitioner, Master of Science in Nursing - Adult Health CNS, Nurse Educator
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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St. Louis University (Saint Louis, MO)
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMS
Matching Program Tracks: Adult (NP CNS or Nurse Educator), Adult Acute Care NP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological (NP CNS or Nurse Educator), Master of Science Research (MSR), MSN/MPH, Pediatric (CNS NP or Nurse Educator), Psychiatric/Mental Health (CNS NP or Nurse Educator)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Truman Medical Centers (Kansas City, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: MA in Biology
Accreditation: AANA/CANAEP accredited
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University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO)
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMS
Matching Program Tracks: Family Nurse Practitioner (Rural Family Nursing focus), Nurse Educator (Rural Family Nursing focus)
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Mary (Kansas City, MO)
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMS
Matching Program Tracks: Nurse Administrator, Nurse Educator
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMS
Matching Program Tracks: Clinical Nurse Specialist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, Leadership in Nursing and Health-Care Systems, Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Nurse/School Health Nurse
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Missouri-Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)
ONLINE MSN PROGRAMS
Matching Program Tracks: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Missouri-St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: Adult NP (ANP), Family NP (FNP), Neonatal NP, Nurse Educator, Pediatric NP, Women’s Health NP
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Webster University (St. Louis, MO)
Matching Program Tracks: MS in Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Educator, Nurse Leader
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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