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

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$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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's 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 24 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 146 students majoring in nursing at Columbia, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand doctor’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 college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at NYU, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 24 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at SUNY Stony Brook, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#5

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Molloy College is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

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With a ranking of #6, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at Pace University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #7, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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

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Dominican College of Blauvelt came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular 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.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Dominican College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 24 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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