2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 384 people earned their degree in clinical nurse specialist, making the major the 626th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in clinical nurse specialist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical nurse specialist programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the clinical nurse specialist program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree clinical nurse specialist students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist (With Aid)

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$32,268 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s clinical nurse specialist students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree clinical nurse specialist students with aid list, TCU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Christian University are $32,268, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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