Clinical Nurse Specialist: Adult / Medical-Surgical

Ranked in 2011, part of Nursing

These programs include adult care training for patients with acute and chronic illnesses, as well as courses in disease prevention and health promotion. These are the top clinical nursing programs for the adult / medical-surgical specialty.

Rank School name
#1 University of California–​San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

#1 University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

#3 Indiana University-​Purdue University–​Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

#4 Rush University

Chicago, IL

Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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