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2024 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
136 Critical Care Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in critical care nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #529 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for critical care nursing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 136 degrees in critical care nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Critical Care Nursing School

Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The critical care nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing rankings. We derive our Best Overall Critical Care Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Critical Care Nursing Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Critical Care Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Critical Care Nursing

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of critical care nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Critical Care Nursing

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
62 Critical Care Nursing Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 62 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in critical care nursing from New York University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
6.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 15 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical care nursing from University of Rochester

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DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
30.0% Growth in Graduates

DeSales University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 10 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at DeSales in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical care nursing from DeSales University

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

Molloy College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre. This college ranks 27th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Molloy College

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
37 Critical Care Nursing Degrees Awarded

Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 10th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 37 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Seton Hall University

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PA College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Lancaster.More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Best Critical Care Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best critical care nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 69
Pennsylvania 978 9
New Jersey 614 37

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Critical Care Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 35,285
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1,778
Nursing Science 1,177
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 955
Nursing Practice 663
Nursing Administration 532
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 463
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 391
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 273
Nurse Anesthetist 255

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