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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
17 Degrees Awarded
$37,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 24 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in clinical nurse specialist. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their clinical nurse specialist program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region

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St. John Fisher College
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. John Fisher College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s clinical nurse specialist students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeSales University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Center Valley, Pennsylvania 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 3 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Molloy College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rockville Centre, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical nurse specialist students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 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%.

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 9 masters’s clinical nurse specialist degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full NYU Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Joseph’s College - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Clinical Nurse Specialist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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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