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2027 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in Texas

[Clinical Nurse Leader](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/clinical-nurse-leader/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical nurse leader students.

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• Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in Texas

2027 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in Texas

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical nurse leader degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools

1

University Of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX

$37,090 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,574 Avg Student Debt

$56,733 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in clinical nurse leader, no school beat University Of The Incarnate Word this year. Located in the city of San Antonio, University Of The Incarnate Word is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $37,090. Students borrow a median of $27,574 to complete the clinical nurse leader program here. Early-career clinical nurse leader graduates make about $51,876. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 98% of applicants are accepted.

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University Of Mary Hardin Baylor
Belton, TX

$34,300 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,656 Avg Student Debt

$56,132 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Mary Hardin Baylor is a great value for students pursuing a degree in clinical nurse leader, landing the #2 spot this year. University Of Mary Hardin Baylor is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Belton. Students from in state pay about $34,300 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $28,656 to complete the clinical nurse leader program here. Soon after graduation, clinical nurse leader degree recipients from University Of Mary Hardin Baylor generally make around $54,062. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Mary Hardin Baylor admits about 96% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.