2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 259,493 registered nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country.

Across New York, there were 13,618 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 324 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in New York

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

#3 in overall quality

$25,290 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Read more about Registered Nursing at Binghamton University

#2

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

#4 in overall quality

$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York list. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LIU Post also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

Full LIU Post Registered Nursing Report

#3

Keuka College

Keuka Park, New York

#5 in overall quality

$20,897 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keuka College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Keuka Park, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

Keuka College also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Keuka College are $20,897, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Keuka College Registered Nursing Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 21 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Read more about Registered Nursing at New York University

#5

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 277 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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