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2023 Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

3 Colleges
$52,486 Avg Salary
$25,327 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New York to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the nursing undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our analysis found Pacific College of Health and Science to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Pacific College New York is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Pacific College of Health and Science

Out of the 3 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Arnot Ogden Medical Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Elmira, Arnot Ogden Medical Center is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Nursing at Arnot Ogden Medical Center Report

#3

Daemen College

Amherst, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Daemen College is a great place for nursing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Daemen College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Read full report on Nursing at Daemen College

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 3 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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