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Shape meaningful change as a clinical nurse leader

As a nurse with a BSN, you’ve already made a difference in countless lives. Earning your online clinical nurse leader post-graduate certificate at Davenport University allows you to elevate that impact — transforming from a skilled caregiver into a catalyst for change. This advanced program equips you to lead at the point of care, applying evidence-based practices, data-driven insights and collaborative leadership to improve patient outcomes and system efficiency. Designed for working nurses, Davenport’s online CNL post-graduate certificate program empowers you to lead with purpose, elevate your team and make a lasting difference in how care is delivered.

A CNL post-graduate certificate opens the door to a wide range of fulfilling career opportunities in health care settings, such as roles in care coordination, quality improvement, policy development, health information technology and systems leadership. You’ll graduate feeling prepared to lead with confidence in complex care environments.

Leadership roles like the CNL not only expand your professional reach but also offer the potential for higher salaries and greater overall compensation as you advance your nursing career. 

Expand your influence and impact — not just your credentials

Step into a leadership role that transforms how care is delivered with Davenport’s CNL post-graduate certificate program. As a CNL, you can lead quality improvement projects, use data to advocate for meaningful change and balance patient care with resource management and performance improvement. You may guide clinical teams, make data-driven decisions and manage outcomes that enhance safety, efficiency and patient satisfaction. The clinical nurse leader is a unique role that serves as a vital liaison between frontline nurses and leadership teams — ensuring that every decision supports both exceptional patient care and a stronger health care system.

Explore classes for the clinical nurse leader post-graduate certificate

Students pursuing a CNL post-graduate certificate already hold a BSN degree. Courses in the program — which are available online — will help you develop advanced skills and specialized knowledge necessary to becoming a competent and confident nurse leader.  

Shape meaningful change as a clinical nurse leader

As a nurse with a BSN, you’ve already made a difference in countless lives. Earning your Master of Science in Nursing with a Clinical Nurse Leader (MSN-CNL) concentration at Davenport University allows you to elevate that impact — transforming from a skilled caregiver into a catalyst for change. This advanced program equips you to lead at the point of care, applying evidence-based practices, data-driven insights and collaborative leadership to improve patient outcomes and system efficiency. Designed for working nurses, Davenport’s online MSN–CNL program empowers you to lead with purpose, elevate your team and make a lasting difference in how care is delivered.

A CNL degree opens the door to a wide range of fulfilling career opportunities in health care settings, such as roles in care coordination, quality improvement, policy development, health information technology and systems leadership. You’ll graduate feeling prepared to lead with confidence in complex care environments.

Leadership roles like the CNL not only expand your professional reach but also offer the potential for higher salaries and greater overall compensation as you advance your nursing career. 

Expand your influence and impact — not just your credentials

Step into a leadership role that transforms how care is delivered with Davenport’s MSN–CNL program. As a CNL, you can lead quality improvement projects, use data to advocate for meaningful change and balance patient care with resource management and performance improvement. You may guide clinical teams, make data-driven decisions and manage outcomes that enhance safety, efficiency and patient satisfaction. The clinical nurse leader is a unique role that serves as a vital liaison between frontline nurses and leadership teams — ensuring that every decision supports both exceptional patient care and a stronger health care system.

Explore classes for the clinical nurse leader degree

Students pursuing an MSN with Clinical Nurse Leader concentration already hold a BSN degree. Courses in the program — which are available online — will help you develop advanced skills and specialized knowledge necessary to becoming a competent and confident nurse leader.  

Build skills in cybersecurity management

Cybersecurity Management Graduate Certificate 

According to Cyber Security Intelligence, corporate cyberattacks rose 50% in 2021 and continue to trend upward. As a result, professionals with expertise in cybersecurity management are highly sought after. Join forces against cyberattacks with Davenport University’s cybersecurity management graduate certificate program.

This one-year, four-course program offers flexibility through online+ or in-person formats. And with six start dates per year, you can begin your education in this growing field today and gain the cutting-edge certificate that employers desire.

What do cybersecurity managers do?

Cybersecurity managers are a critical component of an organization’s cybersecurity readiness. They’re responsible for risk assessment, cybersecurity strategy development and resource planning to prevent catastrophic cybersecurity attacks.

Explore courses for Davenport’s cybersecurity management graduate certificate

With the cybersecurity management certificate, you’ll develop skills to tackle legal and ethical challenges, manage risk and defend against cyberthreats. Courses in the cybersecurity management graduate certificate will build on your current capabilities and prepare you to work in collaboration with a team of cybersecurity professionals.

Learn to lead and protect through cybersecurity readiness

Master of Business Administration - Cybersecurity Management Concentration (39 credits)

Now more than ever, professionals with expertise in cybersecurity management are highly sought after. That’s due, in part, to the dramatic increase in cyberattacks. In fact, according to Cyber Security Intelligence, corporate cyberattacks rose 50% in 2021 and continue to trend upward.

Until recently, organizations have been on the defensive when it comes to cybersecurity. Training senior leadership in cybersecurity allows companies to develop a strategy to increase cybersecurity - proactively - to avoid the loss of time and money.

Through Davenport’s MBA cybersecurity management concentration, you’ll become a transformational leader with the ability to address all business disciplines: finance, accounting, marketing, management and cybersecurity readiness. Few employees today can say they have an MBA and experience in cybersecurity management. You’ll be on the cutting edge with a degree that employers demand.

What do cybersecurity managers do?

Cybersecurity managers are a critical component of an organization’s cybersecurity readiness. They’re responsible for risk assessment, cybersecurity strategy development and resource planning/allocation to prevent catastrophic cybersecurity attacks.

Explore courses for Davenport’s MBA in cybersecurity management

With the MBA cybersecurity management concentration, you’ll develop skills to tackle legal and ethical challenges, manage risk and defend against cyber threats. Courses in the MBA cybersecurity management concentration will give you a breadth of experience and knowledge, from accounting and marketing to information infrastructure.

Improve lives as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner

The world needs you. In today’s fast-paced society, there’s greater demand for mental health support across the lifespan. At Davenport, you’ll receive the education you need to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and improve lives through a holistic mental health approach.

By choosing Davenport’s Master of Science in Nursing program with a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner concentration, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to level up your career and care for patients with mental, emotional or behavioral conditions.

The program’s curriculum will provide you with comprehensive, well-rounded instruction across all disciplines, which will help you build the skills needed to address psychopathology, substance use disorders and behavioral health. You’ll also learn effective counseling and crisis intervention strategies, as well as how to conduct mental health assessments and provide psychiatric care and rehabilitation.

And we know that working adults lead busy lives. That’s why the program offers flexibility through both full-time or part-time programs and 100% online course delivery. Clinicals can be completed in your geographical area, too.

At Davenport, as an aspiring psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, you can rest assured you’re becoming well-equipped to provide safe, competent care for patients with mental health concerns across the lifespan.

What is a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner?

You may be wondering what exactly a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner does. At the heart of your career, you’ll assess, diagnose and treat the mental health needs of patients of all ages. You may also provide physical and psychosocial assessments as well as emergency psychiatric care.

You’ve likely sought out the MSN psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program because you wish to help people. And as the world faces a crisis in mental health, there’s no better time than now to pursue your degree from Davenport.

With your degree, you’ll be well positioned for a career spent enriching the lives of others in a variety of settings, including behavioral health/addiction clinics, psychiatric mental health facilities and private practices.

Explore classes for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program

Courses in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner concentration offer real-world knowledge because the curriculum was created by – and is taught by – experienced, practicing nurse practitioners. Not only will they share their professional experience, but they’ll also provide mentorship and guidance to prepare you for a successful career addressing mental health.

Make an impact with a master’s degree in mental health counseling

Master of Arts – Mental Health Counseling (60 credits)

Mental illnesses are among the most common health conditions in the United States. One in five Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year. Now, more than ever, there is a great need, and dedicated mental health counselors can make a difference.

Through Davenport’s Master of Arts in mental health counseling program, you will gain the skills needed to help individuals and families who are faced with life’s greatest challenges.

As a graduate of the program, you’ll enter the workforce ready and equipped to work with clients of all ages and backgrounds in individual, group and family settings.

We know that working adults like you lead busy lives. That’s why the program offers flexibility through two start dates — one in the fall and one in the winter — as well as 15-week courses and 100% online course delivery.

The skills you need to thrive as a counselor aren’t just learned in a classroom — they’re built through experience. With Davenport’s Master of Arts in mental health counseling program, you’ll gain real-world experience through a 100-hour practicum in a mental health setting and a 600-hour internship in the counseling field under the supervision of a qualified mental health provider.

At Davenport, as an aspiring mental health counselor, you can rest assured you’re developing the knowledge and tools you need to help future clients overcome addictions, substance abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, marital difficulties and more.

The internships and practicums included in the master's in mental health counseling program must be completed under the supervision of a licensed mental health provider as recognized by the state of Michigan Licensing Board. We encourage students considering this program to inquire with your state's and/or country's mental health governing organization before enrolling to ensure your internship meets these requirements. 

What does a mental health counselor do?

You may be wondering exactly what a mental health counselor does. At the heart of your career, you’ll assess and treat mental and emotional health disorders, relationship issues and life challenges.

You’ve likely sought out the mental health counseling degree program because you wish to help people. Perhaps you’ve come from a background in social work, psychology, school counseling or education, so you’ve already established a foundation for doing so. Even if you have a bachelor’s degree in another field, you’ll find this degree will prepare you appropriately for a career shift into mental health counseling.

With your advanced mental health counseling degree, you’ll be well-positioned for a career spent enriching the lives of even more people in a variety of settings, including healthcare organizations, rehabilitation centers and youth homes.

Explore classes for the mental health counseling master’s degree

Students in the master of mental health program already have a bachelor’s degree. Davenport University accepts students with a bachelor’s degree in any field! Courses in the program — which are available 100% online — will help you develop advanced skills and specialized knowledge necessary to becoming a mental health counselor, such as that and advising individuals and groups to promote a healthy mental and emotional state, with an emphasis on prevention.

Teach future nurses with our online nursing master’s degree

Prepare to become a highly sought-after nurse educator equipped to teach nursing students in both classroom and clinical settings with Davenport’s master of science in nursing with a nurse educator concentration.

Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Davenport’s master of science in nursing program offers you 100% online classes through our Global Campus. With exceptional instruction and mentorship of clinician faculty, you’ll develop the skills and strategies you need to become an effective nurse educator.

Graduate in as little as two years with Davenport’s online nursing master’s degree program and be qualified to sit for the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) exam. Achieving this credential positions you to earn a higher nursing educator salary. You’ll also benefit from a rise in nurse educator jobs, which is being driven by a high number of baby boomer nurses retiring, the increase in the senior citizen population and the increase of chronic disease. 

What is a master of science in nursing?

A master of science in nursing is a graduate-level academic degree that deepens the knowledge and skills of students who hold an undergraduate nursing degree and work in the nursing field. Nursing MSN graduates who choose the nurse educator concentration can earn a higher nursing educator salary by qualifying for more in-demand roles that require a graduate degree.

Davenport’s online nursing master’s degree with a nurse educator concentration will prepare you to teach future nurses at academic institutions and in clinical settings.

Explore classes for Davenport’s nursing master’s programs

The nurse educator concentration of Davenport’s online nursing master’s program includes a broad array of classes to help you develop into an exceptional nurse educator. Classes include theoretical foundations of teaching and learning, curriculum development and program evaluation, and role of the educator. You’ll acquire strategic teaching skills while you advance your clinical capabilities, including assessment, pharmacology and pathophysiology. 

All Davenport nursing MSN classes align with Quality Matters (QM) and undergo Instructional Design evaluation so you can be assured our nursing master’s program meets the highest standards for quality and real-world relevance.

Focus on family health with our online nursing master’s degree

Expand your nursing career by learning best primary-care practices for adults and children with the family nurse practitioner concentration of our master of science in nursing (MSN) program at Davenport University. This MSN family nurse practitioner program emphasizes continuing and comprehensive wellness and illness care for individuals, as well as illness management, health promotion and health education for communities.

We offer both full-time and part-time programs and you can continue to work while you study by earning your online nursing master’s degree through our Global Campus. Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), our master of science in nursing program will equip you with the problem-solving and critical-thinking skills demanded in today's advanced nursing roles. Plus, by earning your nursing MSN, you’re setting yourself on a path to earn a higher nursing salary. 

Our nursing master’s programs are led by nursing faculty and staff that are highly qualified clinicians and nurse educators. They maintain close partnerships with health care networks to ensure you receive the best clinical placements for your career goals. With these high-quality experiences and instructors, you’ll be positioned to join graduates of Davenport’s nursing master’s programs who have passed their nursing certification exams at rates above the national average.

What is a master of science in nursing?

A master of science in nursing is a graduate-level academic degree that gives working nurses and students a pathway to advanced nursing roles and a higher nursing salary.

As a Davenport MSN family nurse practitioner graduate, you’ll be prepared to serve a diverse patient base across the socioeconomic spectrum and in settings from community outreach clinics to private practices. You’ll be a primary point of contact for the health care needs of individuals and families and have the ability to track, treat and educate patients.

Explore classes for this nursing master’s program

The family nurse practitioner concentration of Davenport’s online nursing master’s program will give you the knowledge and skills you need to serve a broad array of patients. Your classes will include acute and episodic problems across the lifespan, advanced practice nursing care of women, childbearing, family and pediatrics, management of patients and families with chronic conditions, and advanced gerontology. Each nursing MSN course at Davenport aligns with Quality Matters (QM) and undergoes Instructional Design evaluation for quality assurance. This means you can rest assured that our nursing master’s program meets the highest standards.

Round out your master of science in nursing with primary-care clinical experiences and a family nurse practitioner capstone project.

Elevate your career with an MBA in Predictive Analytics and Data Visualization

Master of Business Administration - Predictive Analytics and Data Visualization Concentration (39 credits)

Learn how to better understand customer needs and business processes in ways that drive business results with Davenport University's Master of Business Administration in predictive analytics and data visualization. You'll position yourself to exceed employer expectations and transition into new career opportunities with a higher salary potential. Through Davenport’s predictive analytics graduate degree program, you’ll develop expertise in predictive modeling, forecasting and data visualization from a broad range of disciplines and experiences.  

The predictive analytics and data visualization degree is offered at Davenport's W.A. Lettinga Campus or through Davenport's Global Campus and is available to anyone interested in an advanced degree in data analytics — no data analytics degree or background required. All courses in the predictive analytics degree concentration can be applied to Davenport's master of data analytics program.

Learn from industry-experienced faculty who will help you develop the skills you need to analyze large datasets to discover meaningful trends, determine outcomes and solve real-world challenges. Davenport’s courses align with the Quality Matters (QM) rubric to ensure you’re receiving a high-quality online education. 

What is data analytics?

Data Analytics analyzes vast databases that must be examined using complex algorithms and artificial intelligence to identify previously unidentified useful sets of relationships and trends. The MBA in predictive analytics degree uses industry-standard software in practical applications directly related to current trends and issues that impact organizations across a broad spectrum. 

Explore classes for Davenport's predictive analytics and visualization master's degree

Delivered jointly by the College of Arts and Sciences in partnership with the College of Business, the predictive analytics and data visualization MBA program will help you develop the managerial skills necessary to be effective in a wide variety of business environments. To ensure you’re ready to rise to the top of the job market, our career-centered curriculum includes courses in data visualization and communication, statistic analytics, predictive modeling and R programming. 

Build a marketing foundation for the real world

Master of Business Administration - Marketing Concentration (39 credits)

Davenport University's 100% online MBA marketing program provides you with the opportunity to learn skills and use effective marketing strategies for brand management, digital marketing, consumer behavior and integrated marketing communication. 

Getting an online master’s degree in marketing through Davenport’s Global Campus is a great way for you to grow or advance your marketing knowledge in the ever-evolving marketing profession. Faculty in our online MBA marketing program have direct experience implementing marketing practices into real-world applications. That means you’ll learn from their experience through your master’s degree in marketing concentration as part of our MBA. 

Through your online master’s degree in marketing at Davenport, you’ll get hands-on learning opportunities through research and projects. You can also earn a HubSpot social media certificate.

What is an MBA in marketing?

A master in marketing opens the door to unlimited career opportunities in business. An online master’s degree in marketing is ideal if you want to manage your own marketing team, expand your business or grow your marketing knowledge to launch or advance in your career.

Explore courses for Davenport’s MBA in marketing

From leading organizations to marketing strategies, you’ll take relevant courses with our MBA program in marketing. For example, in your digital marketing course you’ll use a digital textbook updated by the publisher in real time and leave the course with a HubSpot social media certificate. In your master in marketing course in consumer behavior, you’ll explore consumers’ buying habits, trends and behaviors. Davenport’s MBA program in marketing will challenge you to learn and keep up with marketing trends so you can use them in your current or future marketing career.