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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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$101,387 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in New York. In total, 17,708 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New York.

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 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 85 students majoring in nursing at Columbia, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#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.

Of the 28 students majoring in nursing at Molloy, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 97% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stony Brook University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hofstra University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

About 87% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#5

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Out of the 31 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Russell Sage College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #9, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Of the 19 students majoring in nursing at University of Rochester, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#10

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at D'Youville College, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

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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