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2024 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 419 people earned their degree in clinical nurse specialist, making the major the 642nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 71 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 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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Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region clinical nurse specialist students.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,350 for southwest region clinical nurse specialist students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

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Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.

UOHSC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #3 spot on the list. LETU is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LETU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,665 for Southwest Region Clinical Nurse Specialist students per year to attend LETU.

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