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2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s

13 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Clinical Nurse Specialist is the 626th most popular major in the country with 384 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 335 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in clinical nurse specialist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical nurse specialist programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist

#1

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s. Alverno College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Alverno did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alverno are $10,521, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Alverno College Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

#2

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical nurse specialist students in 2019-2020.

Worcester State also made our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Worcester State University are $5,796, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Worcester State University Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

#3

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St. John Fisher College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Fisher not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fisher are $17,820.

Full Fisher Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

#4

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JU are $14,742, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full JU Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

#5

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Detroit Mercy landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical nurse specialist students list, UT Austin has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. UOHSC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical nurse specialist students list, UOHSC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center are $22,122.

Full UOHSC Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

#8

Capital University

Columbus, Ohio
#11 in overall quality

Capital University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. Capital is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

Capital not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capital University are $13,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

University of San Francisco ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. USFCA is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 170 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree clinical nurse specialist students list, UIW has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIW are $19,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.

NYU also made our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Dewey University - Hato Rey

Hato Rey, <nil>
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Dewey University - Hato Rey did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Master’s list. Hato Rey, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Dewey University - Hato Rey did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dewey University - Hato Rey are $6,230, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Dewey University - Hato Rey Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

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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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