2026 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in New Jersey
[Clinical Nurse Leader](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/clinical-nurse-leader/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for clinical nurse leader students.
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2026 Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools in New Jersey
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical nurse leader degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Clinical Nurse Leader Schools
Leading the list is Rowan University, our #1 best value for clinical nurse leader in New Jersey. Rowan University is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $16,574, while out-of-state students pay about $26,932. Clinical Nurse Leader graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Clinical Nurse Leader graduates of Rowan University earn a median of $102,156 early in their careers. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Rowan University admits about 78% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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