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Clinical Nurse Leader
CIP 5138 · offered at 2,215 colleges · national median earnings $87,330 · median debt $25,796
CollegeMedian earnings
St Cloud Technical and Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$30,522 debt$77,952Cuyahoga Community College District · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$17,717 debt$77,947Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences · MO · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$23,500 debt$77,931Kaskaskia College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$8,250 debt$77,911West Virginia University at Parkersburg · WV · Public · Bachelor's Degree$18,223 debt$77,910Valdosta State University · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,301 debt$77,890Stanly Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$77,888Mercyhurst University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$36,000 debt$77,864Augustana University · SD · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,844Beckfield College-Florence · KY · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$36,983 debt$77,837Messiah University · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,824Capital University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,807Kankakee Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$23,550 debt$77,800Allegany College of Maryland · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$24,000 debt$77,757Fortis College-Dothan · AL · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$36,678 debt$77,736Fortis College-Norfolk · VA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$36,678 debt$77,736Fortis College-Richmond · VA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$36,678 debt$77,736Franklin Pierce University · NH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$28,870 debt$77,705Cleveland State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$77,699Northern Michigan University · MI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,000 debt$77,670Andrew College · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$31,438 debt$77,669Eastern Florida State College · FL · Public · Associate's Degree$24,214 debt$77,667Ultrasound Medical Institute · FL · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$29,075 debt$77,653Nashville State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$25,500 debt$77,645George C Wallace State Community College-Selma · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$21,000 debt$77,629Coffeyville Community College · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$17,677 debt$77,582Luther College · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,569Salish Kootenai College · MT · Public · Associate's Degree$77,556Nash Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$23,275 debt$77,542Peninsula College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$16,746 debt$77,542Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$21,698 debt$77,518Milwaukee Area Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$27,000 debt$77,498University of Maine · ME · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,494Central Lakes College-Brainerd · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$28,354 debt$77,488Estrella Mountain Community College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$34,003 debt$77,483Louisiana Tech University · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$21,192 debt$77,475Miami University-Hamilton · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,451Miami University-Middletown · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,451Miami University-Oxford · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,451Sullivan University · KY · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$47,035 debt$77,437Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Registered Nurses$97,5503,379,720
Medical and Health Services Managers$123,860597,080
Nurse Practitioners$132,300323,040
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$80,25077,960
Nurse Anesthetists$236,59051,840
Nurse Midwives$134,0407,920
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.