2024 Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your master's degree in clinical nurse specialist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #277 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of clinical nurse specialist. Combined, these schools handed out 368 master's degrees in clinical nurse specialist to qualified students.

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

The clinical nurse specialist master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical nurse specialist students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical nurse specialist students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical nurse specialist related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical nurse specialist students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Clinical Nurse Specialist in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist.

10 Top Schools for a Master's in Clinical Nurse Specialist

1

New York University
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from New York University

2

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist has to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from The University of Texas at Austin

3

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

186 Annual Graduates

University of San Francisco is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from University of San Francisco

4

Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Mount Saint Mary's University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in clinical nurse specialist. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from Mount Saint Mary’s University

5

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from Texas Christian University

6

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from Molloy College

6

DeSales University
Center Valley, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from DeSales University

7

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

8

University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Detroit.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from University of Detroit Mercy

8

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

UOHSC is a small public university located in the city of Oklahoma City.More information about a master’s in clinical nurse specialist from University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

Clinical Nurse Specialist by Region

View the Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Nurse Specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Clinical Nurse Specialist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	18,773
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	14,286
Nursing Administration	8,411
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1,498
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	1,456
Nursing Science	1,421
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	907
Nurse Anesthetist	878
Critical Care Nursing	583
School Nursing	455

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.