The emphasis of graduate education is on the development of scholarly critical thinkers with the ability to translate knowledge into practice. Through the process of critical inquiry, students learn to understand the nature of complex human and environmental systems and to develop strategies for effective intervention. Research concepts and skills are subsets of critical inquiry and are considered integral to the roles of nurse practitioner, nursing administrator, nurse educator and the emergency-disaster nurse manager. The master’s curriculum is designed to provide the knowledge base and experience needed to evaluate research designs and methodologies and utilize research findings.
Members of the faculty assume that each student has the potential to be self-directed and the curriculum is structured to maximize student independence, personal development, professional accountability and continuous learning.

Graduate Programs of Study:

- Master of Science: Adult /Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
- Master of Science: Nursing Administration
- Master of Science: Nursing Education
- Master of Science: Nutrition
- Master of Public Health*

- Post-Master's Certificates

- Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (Ph.D.)

*You do not need a nursing degree for the Master in Public Health. For more details about the Master of Public Health program, please visit the Center for Health Innovation website.

Certification Exams
Although not mandated by the State of New York, the Adelphi University School of Nursing faculty strongly recommend that graduates take the certification examination that relates to their major focus of study as soon as graduation as possible.  The applicable examinations are:

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
- ANCC Adult Nurse Practitioner Examination
- AANP Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination

Nursing Education
- NLN Certified Nurse EducatorCM Examination

Nurse Administration
- ANCC Nurse Executive, Advanced Examination

Graduate Fast Facts
Students: 145 (Master's and Ph.D.)

• Women: 92.4%
  
• Minority students: 62.8%
  
• Average age on admission: 38.2 years
  
• Majors:
  • Nursing Administration: 22%
  • Adult Health Nurse Practitioner: 64.4%
  • Nursing Education:  13.6%