Earn your mental health counseling licensure on your terms with Avila’s Counseling Psychology Master of Science degree. You’ll graduate with an understanding of people and situations you’ll encounter professionally while fulfilling the requirements for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in both Missouri and Kansas, and state requirements for licensure as a Licensed Masters-Level Psychologist (LMLP). The Avila University Department of Psychology is committed to the scientist-practitioner model to train masters-level counseling psychologists for the delivery of mental health services in a variety of settings—private practice, mental health clinics, counseling centers, and human service agencies. Whatever field you’d like to practice, we have the expertise to help you meet your goals.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, Avila’s Kinesiology M.S. graduate program will prepare you to become a clinical leader in exercise science, strength and conditioning, and performance training. Kansas City is a hub of industries that you’ll be qualified for when you’ve graduated: fitness centers, corporate wellness, large school districts, and other youth athletics programs are looking for candidates with the skills you’ll learn at Avila. Additionally, with an increased societal awareness of wellness, our coursework will give you rigorous training in issues related to weight loss, personal fitness, and healthy living. At Avila University, the student comes first, and our faculty and staff are here to help you take the next step in your career. Avila’s individualized instruction and small class sizes mean you’ll get the most of your time in the classroom. Our faculty have decades of experience as practitioners and educators and are here to help you overcome any challenges you might face. Become a leader and increase your earning potential with an Avila Master of Science in Kinesiology degree today.

At Research College of Nursing, our roots stem from a dynamic hospital setting. We offer three graduate tracks and expert faculty to help you overcome the unique challenges working nursing students face to achieve your dreams of career advancement. Whether you’ve already stepped into a management role or are preparing for advancement, a degree from RCoN provides you a foundation for long-term success. Research College of Nursing currently accepts MSN students living in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Are you ready to become a leader in patient-centered, comprehensive health care? Research College of Nursing offers the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) track.

Is your lifelong goal to attend medical school or any other health science professional school, to make discoveries in a biomedical research laboratory or explore health and disease in humans?

There’s a growing demand for advanced practice nurses to serve the nation’s broad aging population. Become the best partner in health for your patients as an AGNP. Our AGNP track prepares nurses to provide patient-centered, quality care to individuals age 13 and up. The AGNP role includes preventative healthcare, as well as assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of acute and chronic conditions. As an AGNP you will apply evidence in practice designed to improve quality of care and health outcomes.

This program addresses the needs of the twenty-first century church by offering the appropriate classes and experiences that will prepare the individual for a vocational worship arts or music ministry.

The M.S. in Organizational Development is designed for both pastors and professionals who seek the desire to develop administrative and management skills necessary for effective leadership.

Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences' graduate nursing program focuses on practices that meet the total needs for advanced nursing practice for diverse populations in diverse settings. The FNP program provides a rigorous academic curriculum with rich and varied clinical opportunities which will be in the outpatient setting, except for 100 hours of optional specialty time. Our MSN FNP program prepares students to provide care to people of all ages and backgrounds. Become a nurse practitioner that develops long-term plans for patients, manages health conditions, prevents disease, and promotes healthy habits. The nurse practitioner program focuses on the outpatient management of conditions such as those managed in a primary care office.

Teaching and leading professionally requires the practical knowledge of a subject and the ability to communicate that subject in ways that students can understand. The constant changes in education and the development of new teaching methods and technologies require professionals who are dedicated to take an active interest in their own personal learning, intellectual growth, and professional development.