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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
Angelina College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$7,828 debt$77,425The University of Montana · MT · Public · Associate's Degree$34,743 debt$77,388Trinity Health System School of Nursing · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,689 debt$77,382Mississippi Christian University · MS · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$77,374College of Southern Maryland · MD · Public · Associate's Degree$14,500 debt$77,355Mayland Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$77,353Truman State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,094 debt$77,315Wright State University-Lake Campus · OH · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,987 debt$77,289Midland University · NE · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,750 debt$77,272College of Lake County · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$12,005 debt$77,242Carl Sandburg College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,437 debt$77,213Washington Health System School of Nursing · PA · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,250 debt$77,206Watts College of Nursing · NC · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,838 debt$77,190South Georgia State College · GA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$19,740 debt$77,175Murray State College · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$24,990 debt$77,147Piedmont Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$27,250 debt$77,146Arkansas State University-Mountain Home · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$24,042 debt$77,138South College · TN · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$42,916 debt$77,096The University of Tennessee-Martin · TN · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,231 debt$77,092Southwest Texas College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$77,089Baptist Health College Little Rock · AR · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$23,358 debt$77,088University of West Alabama · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$25,875 debt$77,039University of Lynchburg · VA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$77,007Central Ohio Technical College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$23,750 debt$77,005Cincinnati State Technical and Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$26,903 debt$76,897Maine College of Health Professions · ME · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$25,875 debt$76,859Northeastern Junior College · CO · Public · Associate's Degree$23,625 debt$76,858Ozarks Technical Community College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$18,250 debt$76,844Arkansas State University Three Rivers · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$76,806Seward County Community College · KS · Public · Associate's Degree$76,805Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology · OK · Public · Associate's Degree$21,475 debt$76,788Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$18,413 debt$76,778Lake Superior College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$27,655 debt$76,770Ashland Community and Technical College · KY · Public · Associate's Degree$18,756 debt$76,747Baton Rouge Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$28,824 debt$76,746Gadsden State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$10,850 debt$76,739Ross College-Canton · OH · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$39,162 debt$76,679Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton · MI · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$39,162 debt$76,679Gateway Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$19,000 debt$76,672Minnesota North College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$24,226 debt$76,648Where 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.