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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$24,621 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Nursing at The Graduate Center, CUNY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Upstate Medical University is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $12,316 per year.

Full Nursing at Upstate Medical University Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.

University at Buffalo also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

Full Nursing at University at Buffalo Report

#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

Out of the 19 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSI are $11,650 per year.

Full Nursing at College of Staten Island CUNY Report

#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at Stony Brook University

#7

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Staten Island.

Wagner graduate students pay an average of $23,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wagner also made our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Nursing at Wagner College

Dominican College of Blauvelt came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Dominican College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Dominican College are $17,276 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at Dominican College of Blauvelt

#10

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

St. John Fisher College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Fisher graduate students pay an average of $18,324 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nursing at St. John Fisher College

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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

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 19 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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