2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 415 people earned their degree in clinical nurse leader, making the major the 566th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking, we looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 66 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical nurse leader students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$18,528 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Creighton University 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.

Read more about Clinical Nurse Leader at Creighton University

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 6 masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Leader Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical Nurse Leader at Iowa

#4

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

Fayette, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$6,435 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 13 masters’s clinical nurse leader degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Clinical Nurse Leader at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

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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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