2026 Best Value Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in New York
[Women's Health Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/womens-health-nurse-nursing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for women’s health nurse/nursing students.
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2026 Best Value Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in New York
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in women’s health nurse/nursing, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing Schools
Stony Brook University tops our 2026 list of the best value women's health nurse/nursing schools in New York. Set in the suburb of Stony Brook, Stony Brook University is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,931, compared with $32,741 for out-of-state students. Women's Health Nurse/nursing graduates carry a median of $23,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, women's health nurse/nursing degree recipients from Stony Brook University generally make around $60,047. That is a strong return on a $23,000 median debt. Roughly 49% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University At Buffalo earned it the #2 place for women's health nurse/nursing. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $10,936 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $31,536. Women's Health Nurse/nursing graduates carry a median of $26,117 in student loans. Women's Health Nurse/nursing graduates of University At Buffalo earn a median of $52,403 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University At Buffalo admits about 74% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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