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2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

61 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor'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 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in New York to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Adelphi University the most popular school in New York for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.

On average, nursing graduates from Adelphi take out $28,168 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $475.

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#2

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercy College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Mercy carry an average student debt load of $32,386.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

On average, nursing graduates from NYU take out $26,671 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $732, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Out of the 61 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 440 students majoring in nursing at LIU Post, 15% are male and 85% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from LIU Post take out $32,970 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $370.

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#5

Utica College

Utica, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Utica College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. Located in the city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 360 students majoring in nursing at Utica College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Nursing majors at Utica College take out an average of $34,497 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $376.

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#6

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

Of the 340 students majoring in nursing at Molloy, 11% are male and 89% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Molloy take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,125. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $365.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from SUNY Stony Brook carry an average student debt load of $24,717. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $114.

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College of Mount Saint Vincent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Bronx, Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Mount Saint Vincent accumulate an average of around $32,803 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $476, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#9

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from SUNY Brockport carry an average student debt load of $27,775. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $160.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 228 students majoring in nursing at Pace University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Pace University take out $29,270 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $487, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
11 SUNY Delhi Delhi, NY
12 St. John Fisher College Rochester, 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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