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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

25 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in New York with 17,708 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 25 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University the best school in New York for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Wagner College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staten Island.

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Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Molloy College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #6 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#7

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

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Pace University - New York ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#10

Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Upstate Medical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New Jersey 5,648
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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