Program Certificate in Nursing Administration Online
Gain an all-encompassing understanding for administrating healthcare organizations with this Certificate in Nursing Administration. You can expand your career opportunities in as few as six months.
Program Overview
Consider the benefits of our online Program Certificate in Nursing Administration
Learn to successfully navigate the business of healthcare with the Lamar University Program Certificate in Nursing Administration. This program is ideal for nurses with a BSN or MSN in another field who want to prepare for higher-level roles.
Nurses who can utilize resources effectively to benefit healthcare organizations continue to be in high demand. In this ACEN-accredited certificate, you will gain credibility and valuable skills to improve the planning and organization of healthcare delivery, the ability to manage people and processes, and communication and leadership skills.
This affordable, accelerated nursing administration certificate covers directing and controlling healthcare delivery and in-depth development of your role as a nurse administrator. Other benefits: coursework counts toward your Lamar University MSN, and there are no clinicals or work experience associated with this certificate.
In this nursing administration certificate program, you will:
- Understand financial management such as budgeting and accounting
- Gain staffing expertise in personnel recruitment and management
- Deepen your business strategy knowledge
- Learn effective process Improvement strategies such as quality standards and measurement
- Learn and understand healthcare marketing
- Understand financial management such as budgeting and accounting
- Gain staffing expertise in personnel recruitment and management
- Deepen your business strategy knowledge
- Learn effective process Improvement strategies such as quality standards and measurement
- Learn and understand healthcare marketing
Potential nursing career outcomes:
- Nurse Manager
- Clinical Nurse Leader
- Traveling Nurse Consultant
- Nurse Case Manager
- Nurse Informatics
- Nurse Manager
- Clinical Nurse Leader
- Traveling Nurse Consultant
- Nurse Case Manager
- Nurse Informatics
*Distance learning fee is included in the tuition listed
Accreditation
The Master of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing and program certificates in nursing at Lamar University in Beaumont, TX, are accredited through 2025 by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Contact ACEN by mail at 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, by phone at 404-975-5000 or visit acenursing.org.
Tuition
Pay our budget-friendly tuition course by course
The following is the tuition breakdown for students pursuing the nursing administration certificate. Our tuition is affordable and can be paid by the course.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Admin Certificate | $397 | $1,192 | $3,575 |
Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice due to action by the Board of Regents or the Texas State Legislature.
Total program cost depends upon transfer hours and program advisement relevant to program requirements. contact a Lamar University enrollment specialist.
Financial Aid
Ready to get started on your degree program online but need help finding ways to fund your education? We can help you discover student financing sources that include grants, loans and other payment options. Learn more about financial aid here.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Important dates to add to your calendar
Our online nursing administration program features multiple start dates to accommodate your busy schedule. Find the start date that works best for you and apply before the application deadline associated with it.
| 8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring I | 1/16/25 | 12/26/24 | 1/2/25 | 1/7/25 | 3/7/25 |
| Spring II | 3/17/25 | 2/24/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/7/25 |
| Summer I | 5/29/25 | 5/8/25 | 5/15/25 | 5/20/25 | 7/31/25 |
| Fall 1 | 8/21/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/15/25 | |
| Fall 2 | 9/29/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/23/25 |
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Admissions
Important information to know before applying to our online nursing certificate program
The online Program Certificate in Nursing Administration has specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please read the admission guidelines to ensure you qualify.
Admission Requirements:
- Online Application
- Current RN License
- BSN
- 3.0 GPA
- Current RN license
- Submit documentation of your current, unencumbered, state-issued nursing license
- Online application
- Submit your application and one-time $25 application fee online
- 3.0 GPA
- Cumulative from last 60 hours
- BSN degree
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited university
- No GRE or MAT required
Send all required documents to:
Lamar University Online Admissions
PO Box 10017
Beaumont, TX 77710
OR
Submit electronically to [email protected]
*All applicants must submit official transcript(s) indicating: 1) The conferred bachelor's or master's degree as required for the program of application from a regionally accredited US institution or its equivalent. 2) The transcript of the most recent attendance if it differs from the institution of the conferred degree. This requirement applies regardless of the length of time in attendance and regardless of whether credit was earned or is desired. However, if a department or program wishes to review additional transcripts from prior attendance for decision purposes, the department or program may directly request the applicant to submit the official transcript(s) to the Office of Admissions for processing. Students must be eligible to re-enter all colleges and universities previously attended. Failure to disclose previous college attendance is justification for revocation of acceptance and dismissal from Lamar University.
Courses
Discover what skills you will develop in our online nursing administration program
The Lamar University online nursing certificate program consists of 9 credit hours.
