2026 Best Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in New York
Clinical Nurse Leader is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 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 New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall clinical nurse leader education in New York.
Top Schools in Clinical Nurse Leader
No school ranked higher than University Of Rochester this year for clinical nurse leader. University Of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester. University Of Rochester graduates 85% of students within six years. About 19 clinical nurse leader degrees were awarded at University Of Rochester in the most recent year. Clinical Nurse Leader graduates of University Of Rochester earn a median of $89,788 early in their careers. University Of Rochester graduates carry a median of $31,000 in student loans.
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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 · 2 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.
