University of Massachusetts Global

UMass Global operates from Irvine, California, with campuses across the state and a substantial online presence. It began as Brandman University, itself grown out of Chapman University's extended education division, and adopted its current name after affiliating with the University of Massachusetts system in 2021. The result is an institution with a Massachusetts name and a California base, built around adult learners: courses run in accelerated terms with frequent start dates, and enrollment skews heavily toward students working full time.

Nursing serves registered nurses who already hold licensure, through a bachelor's completion pathway and graduate study for nurses moving into leadership, education, or advanced roles. Coursework builds on existing clinical experience through health assessment, community and population health, nursing research and evidence-based practice, informatics, and professional leadership, delivered online so nurses can continue working without interruption. Credit for prior coursework and professional learning can shorten the path for nurses arriving with substantial background. For California nurses facing employer expectations around baccalaureate preparation, the flexible pacing and absence of campus attendance requirements are the practical draws, and the UMass affiliation lends recognition beyond what the Brandman name carried.