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2026 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in Michigan

[Clinical Nurse Specialist](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/clinical-nurse-specialist/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong clinical nurse specialist education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical nurse specialist students.

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• Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in Michigan

2026 Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools in Michigan

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical nurse specialist degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Clinical Nurse Specialist Schools

1

Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI

$12,930 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,000 Avg Student Debt

$51,955 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Saginaw Valley State University, our #1 best value for clinical nurse specialist in Michigan. Set in the suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a moderately-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,930, while out-of-state students pay about $30,450. Typical student debt for clinical nurse specialist graduates is $28,000. Soon after graduation, clinical nurse specialist degree recipients from Saginaw Valley State University generally make around $50,012. That is a strong return on a $28,000 median debt. Saginaw Valley State University admits about 72% of applicants.

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University Of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, MI

$32,946 In-State Tuition & Fees

$29,000 Avg Student Debt

$71,030 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in clinical nurse specialist will find it at University Of Detroit Mercy, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Detroit, University Of Detroit Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $32,946 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for clinical nurse specialist graduates is $29,000. Early-career clinical nurse specialist graduates make about $95,228. That is a strong return on a $29,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 75%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.