Vocational Programs for Clinical Nurse Specialists Career

The role of Clinical Nurse Specialists is to direct nursing staff in the provision of patient care in a clinical practice setting, such as a hospital, hospice, clinic, or home 15 vocational programs could be taken for the Clinical Nurse Specialists career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Clinical Nurse Specialists is $34,738. The average length of the programs is 124 hours and the average completion time is 19.63 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Clinical Nurse Specialists Career

The following 15 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Clinical Nurse Specialists.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Clinical Nurse Specialists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	123	$48,241	$3,218	253 Hours	21.51 Months
Nursing Administration	7	-	-	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	2	$13,600	$970	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1	$30,088	$2,475	48 Hours	24.00 Months
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	2	-	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	2	-	-	-	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	3	-	-	-	-
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing	6	-	-	-	-
Critical Care Nursing	2	-	-	-	-
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	1	-	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	9	$46,859	$5,705	93 Hours	12.00 Months
Palliative Care Nursing	3	-	-	-	-
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing	1	-	-	-	-
Forensic Nursing	1	-	-	-	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	12	$34,903	$7,200	101 Hours	21.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Clinical Nurse Specialists

The following 161 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Clinical Nurse Specialists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.