by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is offered at a wide range of schools. To top this list, a school graduates more nursing students than other colleges offering the major.
College Factual ranked the 112 nursing schools in New York by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors in New York, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for nursing students is Excelsior College. Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 838 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. See more about nursing at Excelsior College
A rank of #2 makes Long Island University C W Post Campus one of the most popular schools for nursing. Located in the suburb of Brookville, Long Island University C W Post Campus is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 700 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Long Island University C W Post Campus
A rank of #3 makes New York University one of the most popular schools for nursing. New York University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 584 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for New York University
Columbia University In The City Of New York is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 520 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Columbia University In The City Of New York
Molloy College ranks #5 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy College is a private not-for-profit institution. Molloy College graduated around 452 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Molloy College
Mercy College landed the #6 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy College is a private not-for-profit university. Mercy College graduated around 380 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Mercy College
Adelphi University placed #7 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 361 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Adelphi University
Pace University New York landed the #8 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of New York, Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 359 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Pace University New York
Utica College comes in at #9 for nursing this year. Utica College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica. Utica College graduated around 354 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Utica College
Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University is a public university. Stony Brook University graduated around 337 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for Stony Brook University
Saint John Fisher College comes in at #11 for nursing this year. Set in the suburb of Rochester, Saint John Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution. Saint John Fisher College graduated around 301 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for Saint John Fisher College
Suny Downstate Medical Center placed #12 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Brooklyn, Suny Downstate Medical Center is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 287 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Get the full nursing details for Suny Downstate Medical Center
Helene Fuld College Of Nursing landed the #13 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of New York, Helene Fuld College Of Nursing is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 277 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Helene Fuld College Of Nursing
Cuny Hunter College landed the #14 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Hunter College is a public university. This school awarded about 253 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Cuny Hunter College
St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens landed the #15 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Rego Park, St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens is a private for-profit institution. St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens graduated around 251 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for St Pauls School Of Nursing Queens
College Of Mount Saint Vincent placed #16 for nursing by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Bronx, College Of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit university. College Of Mount Saint Vincent graduated around 237 nursing students in the most recent data year. Read the full nursing report for College Of Mount Saint Vincent
Dyouville College landed the #17 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the city of Buffalo, Dyouville College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 237 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Dyouville College
Suny At Binghamton comes in at #18 for nursing this year. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Suny At Binghamton is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 235 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Suny At Binghamton
Suny College At Brockport placed #19 for nursing by yearly graduations. Suny College At Brockport is a public school located in the town of Brockport. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 232 students earned a degree in nursing from this school. Read the full nursing report for Suny College At Brockport
Trocaire College landed the #20 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Trocaire College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo. Trocaire College graduated around 226 nursing students in the most recent data year. See more about nursing at Trocaire College
University At Buffalo ranked #21 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public university. This school awarded about 220 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at University At Buffalo
Cuny Lehman College ranked #22 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Cuny Lehman College is a public school located in the city of Bronx. This school awarded about 218 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Read the full nursing report for Cuny Lehman College
University Of Rochester landed the #23 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Rochester, University Of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution. University Of Rochester graduated around 213 nursing students in the most recent data year. Get the full nursing details for University Of Rochester
Suny College Of Technology At Delhi ranked #24 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Suny College Of Technology At Delhi is a public school located in the rural area of Delhi. This school awarded about 200 nursing degrees in the most recent year. See more about nursing at Suny College Of Technology At Delhi
Wagner College landed the #25 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Wagner College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staten Island. This school awarded about 198 nursing degrees in the most recent year. Get the full nursing details for Wagner College
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular nursing list:
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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