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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York

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

Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 62 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular 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 a associate degree in New York. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Helene Fuld College of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. HFCN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from HFCN carry an average student debt load of $27,942.

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#3

Trocaire College

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trocaire College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Trocaire is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

Of the 238 students majoring in nursing at Suffolk County Community College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Nursing majors at Suffolk County Community College take out an average of $18,184 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.

Of the 211 students majoring in nursing at St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Nursing majors at St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island take out an average of $32,512 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $200, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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St Paul’s School of Nursing - Queens did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Rego Park, St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 205 students majoring in nursing at St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens, 28% are male and 72% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens accumulate an average of around $32,985 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $191.

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New York City College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 169 students majoring in nursing at City Tech, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from City Tech take out $16,776 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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St. Joseph’s College of Nursing ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, St Joseph's College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at St Joseph's College of Nursing accumulate an average of around $24,061 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $380.

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Borough of Manhattan Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $15,861 in student debt.

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#10

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, NY

Morrisville State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Morrisville State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Morrisville.

Of the 137 students majoring in nursing at Morrisville State College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Nursing majors at Morrisville State College take out an average of $30,853 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $142.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the state of New York that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
11 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
12 Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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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