2026 Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in Michigan
Clinical Nurse Specialist programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for clinical nurse specialist students.
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Best Schools for Clinical Nurse Specialist in Michigan
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall clinical nurse specialist education in Michigan.
Top Schools in Clinical Nurse Specialist
University Of Detroit Mercy tops our 2026 ranking of the best clinical nurse specialist schools. Set in the city of Detroit, University Of Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. About 67% of students finish within six years. University Of Detroit Mercy awarded about 14 clinical nurse specialist degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their clinical nurse specialist degree from University Of Detroit Mercy earn around $95,228 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $29,000 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
