2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 384 people earned their degree in clinical nurse specialist, making the major the 626th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 17 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 clinical nurse specialist graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical nurse specialist programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the clinical nurse specialist program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree clinical nurse specialist students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s clinical nurse specialist degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Clinical Nurse Specialist Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical Nurse Specialist (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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