2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 California” 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 California, there were 93 clinical nurse leader graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 clinical nurse leader graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in clinical nurse leader. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical nurse leader programs and 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader in California

#1

University of San Diego

San Diego, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. USD is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $28,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical Nurse Leader at USD

#2

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Los Angeles, California

#2 in overall quality

$27,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science landed the #2 spot on the list. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CDU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science are $27,376.

Read full report on Clinical Nurse Leader at Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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