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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
Richmond Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$8,722 debt$73,496Montana State University Billings · MT · Public · Associate's Degree$26,750 debt$73,465Northwest State Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$18,750 debt$73,426The University of Findlay · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$31,000 debt$73,397Rowan-Cabarrus Community College · NC · Public · Associate's Degree$12,062 debt$73,387Central Carolina Technical College · SC · Public · Associate's Degree$20,838 debt$73,383Northeast State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$6,511 debt$73,304Virginia Highlands Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$9,460 debt$73,295Chippewa Valley Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$23,151 debt$73,255Stark State College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$26,871 debt$73,232Fox Valley Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$18,386 debt$73,231Ashland University · OH · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$30,250 debt$73,222LeTourneau University · TX · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$73,217Columbiana County Career and Technical Center · OH · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$20,637 debt$73,183Southwest Virginia Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$73,168Lurleen B Wallace Community College · AL · Public · Associate's Degree$9,500 debt$73,148Southern State Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$18,490 debt$73,148Kennebec Valley Community College · ME · Public · Associate's Degree$25,922 debt$73,136Black River Technical College · AR · Public · Associate's Degree$18,885 debt$73,070Grand View University · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$73,047University of South Dakota · SD · Public · Bachelor's Degree$28,644 debt$73,025Chattanooga State Community College · TN · Public · Associate's Degree$16,253 debt$72,920Mineral Area College · MO · Public · Associate's Degree$15,666 debt$72,803Virginia Peninsula Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$15,000 debt$72,801Spring Hill College · AL · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$72,755College of Eastern Idaho · ID · Public · Associate's Degree$25,926 debt$72,712Utah State University · UT · Public · Associate's Degree$18,900 debt$72,628Community College of Beaver County · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$27,500 debt$72,613Dakota College at Bottineau · ND · Public · Associate's Degree$28,334 debt$72,593Oklahoma Baptist University · OK · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$72,577Texas County Technical College · MO · Private (for-profit) · Associate's Degree$27,044 debt$72,505Northern Wyoming Community College District · WY · Public · Associate's Degree$21,000 debt$72,467Central Community College · NE · Public · Associate's Degree$14,805 debt$72,463Southeastern Technical College · GA · Public · Associate's Degree$11,301 debt$72,455Lakeshore Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$14,144 debt$72,435Mercy College of Health Sciences · IA · Private (nonprofit) · Associate's Degree$37,286 debt$72,435New River Community College · VA · Public · Associate's Degree$15,500 debt$72,420West Shore Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$26,561 debt$72,307Newberry College · SC · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$27,000 debt$72,303Illinois Central College · IL · Public · Associate's Degree$16,781 debt$72,230Where 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.