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2025 Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
14 Clinical Nurse Specialist Degrees Awarded
Clinical Nurse Specialist isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #642 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 14 degrees in clinical nurse specialist to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Clinical Nurse Specialist School

Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The clinical nurse specialist program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Clinical Nurse Specialist rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for clinical nurse specialist schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Clinical Nurse Specialist Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Clinical Nurse Specialist
Doctor'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 Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of clinical nurse specialist degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Clinical Nurse Specialist

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical nurse specialist. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 clinical nurse specialist students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in clinical nurse specialist needs to take a look at Molloy College. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.

There were roughly 3 clinical nurse specialist students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.

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DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

Any student pursuing a degree in clinical nurse specialist needs to look into DeSales University. Located in the suburb of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 34th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 2 clinical nurse specialist students who graduated with this degree at DeSales in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in clinical nurse specialist has to check out St. John Fisher College. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Rochester. This college ranks 48th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 2 clinical nurse specialist students who graduated with this degree at Fisher in the most recent data year.

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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA

Located in the large suburb of Moon Township, RMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 29th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in clinical nurse specialist from Robert Morris University

Best Clinical Nurse Specialist Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical nurse specialist schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 14
Pennsylvania 978 6

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Clinical Nurse Specialist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 34,378
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1,923
Nursing Science 1,169
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 1,050
Nursing Practice 730
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 543
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 444
Nursing Administration 434
Nurse Anesthetist 241
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 220

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