2024 Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a master's degree in clinical nurse leader is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #262 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical nurse leader students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 139 master's degrees in clinical nurse leader during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical nurse leader students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical nurse leader students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical nurse leader related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical nurse leader students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical Nurse Leader Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical Nurse Leader in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical nurse leader.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Clinical Nurse Leader

1

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical nurse leader. Located in the suburb of Los Angeles, CDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse leader from Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

1

University of San Diego
San Diego, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of San Diego if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical nurse leader. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse leader from University of San Diego

2

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in clinical nurse leader needs to look into Pacific Lutheran University. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse leader from Pacific Lutheran University

 

Best Clinical Nurse Leader Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical nurse leader colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	113
Washington	402	24
Oregon	291	2

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Clinical Nurse Leader Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Clinical Nurse Leader has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	1,428
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	769
Nursing Administration	456
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	201
Clinical Nurse Specialist	187
Nursing Science	111
Nurse Anesthetist	56
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	42
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	20
Nursing Practice	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.