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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees and certificates were awarded to nursing students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which nursing program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our analysis found Excelsior College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Excelsior College take out $23,429 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their online associate degree. LaGuardia is a large public school located in the city of Long Island City.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at LaGuardia accumulate an average of around $16,899 in student debt.

Read full report on Nursing at LaGuardia Community College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bronx Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at BCC, 18% are male and 82% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at BCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,782.

Full Nursing at Bronx Community College Report

#4

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Roche University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at La Roche University

Explore the most popular online nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
New York 17,708
New Jersey 5,648
Maryland 4,104
Delaware 1,267
District of Columbia 990

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Nursing Concentrations

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

Majors Similar to Nursing

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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