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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

31 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 31 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Out of the 31 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Molloy College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Nursing at Stony Brook University Report

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Out of the 31 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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

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#5

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lehman 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 Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at Lehman, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Russell Sage College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Russel Sage, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at University of Rochester, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 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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