2026 Best Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in Ohio
Clinical Nurse Leader degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for clinical nurse leader students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Clinical Nurse Leader in Ohio
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall clinical nurse leader education in Ohio.
Top Schools in Clinical Nurse Leader
Xavier University tops our 2026 ranking of the best clinical nurse leader schools. Xavier University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati. Xavier University graduates 68% of students within six years. There were roughly 10 clinical nurse leader students who graduated with this degree at Xavier University in the most recent data year. Clinical Nurse Leader graduates of Xavier University earn a median of $78,516 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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.
