College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2024 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

18 Colleges in New York
302 Doctor's Degrees
$128,646 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a doctor's degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #5 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 302 doctor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York The nursing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More Nursing Rankings Other Ranking Categories

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.


 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing.

10 Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

1

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nursing. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the nursing program report average early career income of $115,222.

More information about a doctorate in nursing from Columbia University in the City of New York

2
NYU crest
New York University
New York, NY

It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.

Doctorate recipients from the nursing major at New York University earn $2,710 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a doctorate in nursing from New York University

3

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing needs to take a look at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

4

University at Buffalo is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nursing. University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Those nursing students who get their doctor's degree from University at Buffalo receive $11,824 more than the typical nursing grad.

More information about a doctorate in nursing from University at Buffalo

5
9 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester.More information about a doctorate in nursing from University of Rochester

6
SUNY Stony Brook crest
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
12 Annual Graduates

SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Stony Brook University

7
Molloy crest
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
11 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Molloy College

8
3 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Upstate Medical University

9
10 Annual Graduates

Pace University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Pace University - New York

10
4 Annual Graduates

Binghamton University is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.More information about a doctorate in nursing from Binghamton University


 

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 176 483
Maryland 119 248
New Jersey 115 209
District of Columbia 81 52
Delaware 53 44

View All Rankings >

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice 157
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 31
Nursing Science 28
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 24
Nurse Anesthetist 18
School Nursing 9
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 9
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 7
Registered Nursing 4
Nursing Administration 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 2,722
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 1,300
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 980
Dentistry 771
Chiropractic 188
Optometry 90
Communication Sciences 44
Public Health 40
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 8
Other Health Professions 7

Notes and References

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options