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CIP 51.3820 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Clinical Nurse Leader.

A program that prepares registered nurses for careers as clinical nurse leaders in which they work as part of an interdisciplinary team that provides direct medical care for patients based on evidence-based practice and research. Includes instruction in pharmacology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, research in nursing methods, advanced health assessment, statistics, and clinical practice management.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Clinical Nurse Leader award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3820. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Bachelor degree17
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate26
2025Master degree21560
2025Post-master certificate113
2025Doctorate — professional practice12
2024Bachelor degree19
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2024Master degree21413
2024Post-master certificate27
2024Doctorate — professional practice14
2023Bachelor degree17
2023Master degree21431
2023Post-master certificate26
2023Doctorate — professional practice12
2022Bachelor degree160
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate24
2022Master degree22431
2022Post-master certificate25
2022Doctorate — professional practice12
2021Bachelor degree118
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate15
2021Master degree20408
2021Post-master certificate39
2021Doctorate — professional practice14
2020Bachelor degree123
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate18
2020Master degree24377
2020Post-master certificate25
2020Doctorate — professional practice12

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.3820 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

41 institutions

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