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2024 Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
30 Clinical Nurse Specialist Degrees Awarded
Clinical Nurse Specialist is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #642 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 degrees in clinical nurse specialist during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Master's Degrees in Clinical Nurse Specialist

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical nurse specialist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Clinical Nurse Specialist

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical nurse specialist. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 clinical nurse specialist students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in clinical nurse specialist from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
31.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Detroit Mercy if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical nurse specialist. Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 18th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 19 clinical nurse specialist students who graduated with this degree at Detroit Mercy in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in clinical nurse specialist from University of Detroit Mercy

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Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

It's hard to beat Alverno College if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical nurse specialist. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Milwaukee. This college ranks 22nd out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.More information about a degree in clinical nurse specialist from Alverno College

Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical nurse specialist schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Ohio9391
Michigan9158
Illinois8700
Indiana7378
Wisconsin6724

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing43,973
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing4,888
Nursing Practice1,868
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing1,267
Nursing Administration888
Nursing Science592
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing400
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing387
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing250
Nurse Anesthetist203

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