Clinical Nurse Specialist

A program that prepares registered nurses to deliver direct patient and client care in clinical settings. Includes instruction in clinical pharmacotherapeutics, advanced clinical practice, holistic nursing, nursing practice and health care policy, administration and consultation services, health assessment, patient stabilization and care, and patient education.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 21 institutions across the United States, with a total of 876 degrees awarded annually.

Bachelor's Degrees

14

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

224

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

52

degrees awarded

Other Awards

585

awards given

Top Schools for Clinical Nurse Specialist

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
366
2 Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA
90
3 Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
75
4 Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
69
5 LeTourneau University
Longview, TX
42
6 New York University
New York, NY
39
7 University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI
33
8 Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
24
9 Dewey University-Hato Rey
Hato Rey, PR
21
10 The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
21
11 East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
18
12 Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
18
13 DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
15
14 St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY
12
15 Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
12
16 Purdue University Northwest
Hammond, IN
6
17 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
3
18 Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
3
19 Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
Omaha, NE
3
20 University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN
3
21 Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA
3