2024 Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in clinical nurse specialist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #277 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 21 master's degrees in clinical nurse specialist to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical nurse specialist students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical nurse specialist students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical nurse specialist related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical nurse specialist students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Clinical Nurse Specialist

1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

2

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Detroit Mercy is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from University of Detroit Mercy

3

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Alverno College if you want to pursue a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Alverno is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from Alverno College

Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical nurse specialist colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	0
Ohio	494	1
Michigan	476	8
Indiana	375	8
Wisconsin	317	4

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Clinical Nurse Specialist Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Clinical Nurse Specialist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Nurse Specialist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4,588
Registered Nursing	3,091
Nursing Administration	822
Nursing Science	540
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	208
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	202
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	123
Nurse Anesthetist	102
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	97
Clinical Nurse Leader	69

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.