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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Clinical Nurse Leader is the 566th most popular major in the country with 415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 99 clinical nurse leader graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 clinical nurse leader graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in clinical nurse leader. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical nurse leader programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical nurse leader program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree clinical nurse leader students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 66 masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, Iowa

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morningside College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 2 masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees in 2019-2020.

Morningside not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morningside are $5,400.

Full Morningside College Clinical Nurse Leader Report

#4

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees to qualified students.

Creighton also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies is located in Fayette, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees to qualified students.

CMU CGES also made our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies are $6,435, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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