by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 419 people earned their degree in clinical nurse specialist, making the major the 642nd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 368 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major” ranking analyzed 26 colleges that offered a degree in clinical nurse specialist. That schools that top this list have a program in clinical nurse specialist in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The clinical nurse specialist school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree clinical nurse specialist students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dewey University - Hato Rey. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Dewey University - Hato Rey is located in Hato Rey, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major. USFCA is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 186 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Jacksonville University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major. Jacksonville, Florida 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 46 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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.
Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 28 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Universidad Adventista de las Antillas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. Universidad Adventista de las Antillas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mayaguez, . It awarded 2 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
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Alverno College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Alverno College is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 4 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Detroit Mercy landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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St. John Fisher College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. St. John Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
DeSales University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. This small school is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. MSMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #12, Capital University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Capital is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #13, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Molloy College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Molloy is a small school located in Rockville Centre, New York that handed out 1 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking, coming in at #15. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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New York University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St. Joseph’s College - New York ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. SJC is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Regis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical nurse specialist students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ursuline College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. This small school is located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Union University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. Union is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking, coming in at #17. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #17, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Saginaw Valley State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major list. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Southern College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major ranking. Florida Southern College is a small school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 0 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Florida Southern College Clinical Nurse Specialist Report
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