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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York

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

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York 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 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the most popular online school in New York for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 1,522 students majoring in nursing at Excelsior College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Nursing majors at Excelsior College take out an average of $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. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at LaGuardia, 15% are male and 85% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from LaGuardia carry an average student debtload of $16,899.

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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. BCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

About 82% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 18% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from BCC take out $21,782 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Nursing at Bronx Community College Report

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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 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 3 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.

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