If you pursue a degree in nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 96 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 17,721 degrees in nursing to qualified students.
The nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing rankings. We derive our Best Overall Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 665 nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Those nursing students who get their degree from New York University earn $32,060 more than the standard nursing graduate.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in nursing. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 510 nursing students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Nursing degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York get an earnings boost of around $30,728 over the average income of nursing majors.
Any student who is interested in nursing needs to look into University of Rochester. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were about 275 nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn around $81,937 for their early career.
It is difficult to beat SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 204 nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Downstate in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the nursing major at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University make $23,205 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #353 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.
There were approximately 483 nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year. Those nursing students who get their degree from Molloy College receive $22,369 more than the average nursing student.
SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were approximately 603 nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the nursing program at Stony Brook University earn $23,575 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 35th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 566 nursing students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available. Nursing degree recipients from LIU Post earn a boost of about $21,193 above the average income of nursing majors.
Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Garden City. This university ranks 38th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 566 nursing students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the nursing degree program at Adelphi University earn $18,489 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were roughly 260 nursing students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year. Those nursing students who get their degree from Hunter College make $25,672 more than the standard nursing student.
University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were about 200 nursing students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the nursing major at University at Buffalo earn $22,961 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 120 nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn around $84,150 for their early career.
HFCN is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New York.
There were approximately 396 nursing students who graduated with this degree at HFCN in the most recent data year. Nursing degree recipients from Helene Fuld College of Nursing receive an earnings boost of around $9,151 above the average income of nursing graduates.
Binghamton University is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 287 nursing students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the nursing program report average early career income of $83,361.
Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Albany. A Best Colleges rank of #337 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Excelsior University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1680 nursing students who graduated with this degree at Excelsior University in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make an average of $75,885 in the first couple years of working.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nursing Schools in New York award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing rankings. We derive our Best Overall Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
