2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in New York to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Out of the 38 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Out of the 38 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 130 students majoring in nursing at Pace University, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Out of the 38 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 121 students majoring in nursing at LIU Post, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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D’Youville College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 91% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Molloy College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.
Of the 105 students majoring in nursing at Molloy, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Lehman College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 103 students majoring in nursing at Lehman, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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St. John Fisher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Of the 89 students majoring in nursing at Fisher, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 84% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Request InformationBest Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
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