2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader in the Plains States Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in clinical nurse leader, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #234 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for clinical nurse leader students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 91 master's degrees in clinical nurse leader to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical Nurse Leader School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in clinical nurse leader matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Leader in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality clinical nurse leader program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Clinical Nurse Leader Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for clinical nurse leader.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical Nurse Leader in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical nurse leader.

Most Well Attended Schools for Clinical Nurse Leader Students Working on Their Master's

1

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

66 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Capella University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical nurse leader. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in clinical nurse leader in Minnesota.

There were about 66 clinical nurse leader students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies
Fayette, MO

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in clinical nurse leader has to check out Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Fayette. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in clinical nurse leader in Missouri.

There were about 13 clinical nurse leader individuals who graduated with this degree at CMU CGES in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in clinical nurse leader. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in clinical nurse leader in Iowa.

There were approximately 6 clinical nurse leader individuals who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Creighton University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in clinical nurse leader. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Omaha. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in clinical nurse leader in Nebraska.

There were roughly 4 clinical nurse leader individuals who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Morningside College
Sioux City, IA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IA

#2 Best Quality In IA

Located in the city of Sioux City, Morningside is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in clinical nurse leader in Iowa.

There were approximately 2 clinical nurse leader individuals who graduated with this degree at Morningside in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Clinical Nurse Leader Colleges by State

Explore the most popular clinical nurse leader colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	10
Minnesota	345	63
Iowa	287	10
Nebraska	200	7

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Clinical Nurse Leader Related Rankings by Major

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Clinical Nurse Leader has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Clinical Nurse Leader

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	4,909
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	951
Nursing Practice	402
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	179
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	144
Nursing Administration	111
Nurse Anesthetist	108
Critical Care Nursing	85
School Nursing	78
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	72

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.