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2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York

40 Colleges
7,649 Bachelor's Degrees
$32,802 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkNursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 7,649 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 4.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York

Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College has taken the #1 spot in this year's nursing ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Molloy has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Molloy is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,193 students take at least one class online at Molloy. 1,963 of Molloy students are attending part time.

Full Nursing at Molloy College Report

2
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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Adelphi University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City. Adelphi also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New York rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 4,430 students at Adelphi that take at least one class online. About 1,287 of the students at Adelphi are attending part time.

Full Nursing at Adelphi University Report

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pace University - New York. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 6,120 students take at least one class online at Pace University. 3,498 of Pace University students are attending part time.

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Excelsior University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

The student loan default rate at Excelsior University is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. All 17,166 students take classes exclusively online at Excelsior University. All students are part time.

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. NYU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New York rankings.

The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.

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D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY

D'Youville College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo. D'Youville College also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in New York rankings.

About 0.6% of D’Youville College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,993 students at D’Youville College that take at least one class online. 857 of D’Youville College students are attending part time.

Full Nursing at D’Youville College Report

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Empire is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 6,320 of SUNY Empire students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 6,049 part time students in attendance at SUNY Empire.

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Mount Saint Mary College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Mount Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Newburgh.

The student loan default rate at Mount Saint Mary is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 839 students take at least one class online at Mount Saint Mary. 606 students are part time.

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Daemen College
Amherst, NY

Our rankings recognize Daemen College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Amherst, Daemen College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 1.3% of Daemen College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 612 students at Daemen College that take at least one class online. 507 of Daemen College students are attending part time.

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SUNY Delhi
Delhi, NY

Our rankings recognize SUNY Delhi as the #10 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Delhi is a small public school located in the town of Delhi.

About 3.0% of SUNY Delhi students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 976 students take at least one class online at SUNY Delhi. About 653 of the students at SUNY Delhi are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 6,351
Maryland 1,716
New Jersey 2,537
Delaware 768
District of Columbia 456

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

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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