2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in New York
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Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Albany Medical College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wagner College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.
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Out of the 36 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Upstate Medical University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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University of Rochester ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.
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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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With a ranking of #9, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.
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St. John Fisher College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
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Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
| New Jersey | 5,648 |
| Maryland | 4,104 |
| Delaware | 1,267 |
| District of Columbia | 990 |
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Nursing Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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).
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