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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
Methodist College · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$46,375 debt$75,989Missouri Southern State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,774 debt$75,985Shorter University · GA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$26,942 debt$75,924Elgin Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$10,793 debt$75,918Saint Ambrose University · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$75,832Morton College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$11,702 debt$75,828DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center · PA · Private (for-profit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$28,622 debt$75,813Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing · IN · Private (nonprofit) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,369 debt$75,810Louisiana State University-Eunice · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$23,750 debt$75,751Hope College · MI · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$75,738Mississippi Delta Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$15,909 debt$75,723Roosevelt University · IL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$75,716Wayne Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$75,708Baldwin Wallace University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$33,959 debt$75,687Shelton State Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$14,000 debt$75,661Rockingham Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$75,653Indian Hills Community College · IA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,284 debt$75,625Mount Mercy University · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$75,613Brigham Young University-Idaho · ID · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$12,207 debt$75,554Paris Junior College · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$13,975 debt$75,530Louisiana Delta Community College · LA · Public · Associate's Degree$22,176 debt$75,487Heartland Community College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$16,625 debt$75,469Meridian Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$15,545 debt$75,469Lander University · SC · Public · Bachelor's Degree$25,665 debt$75,458Holmes Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$23,000 debt$75,438Guilford Technical Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$20,795 debt$75,382Southwestern Illinois College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$14,615 debt$75,373Fortis College-Baton Rouge · LA · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$34,966 debt$75,311Fortis Institute-Nashville · TN · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$34,966 debt$75,311Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie · FL · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$34,966 debt$75,311Kent State University at Ashtabula · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$31,000 debt$75,296Kent State University at East Liverpool · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$31,000 debt$75,296Kent State University at Tuscarawas · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$31,000 debt$75,296Bethel College-North Newton · KS · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$75,293Blue Ridge Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$17,750 debt$75,288Cape Fear Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$75,252Aiken Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$22,200 debt$75,242Mitchell Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$75,218McDowell Technical Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$75,207Patrick & Henry Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$16,837 debt$75,195Where 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.