2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York
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Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The Graduate Center. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hunter College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 a year.
Hunter does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, the large public school awarded 311 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $25,628 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY Stony Brook. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 33 schools in New York that were part of this year’s value ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Utica, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Poly are $24,578 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY Poly. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. This fairly large public school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 83 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
Binghamton University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 57% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lehman College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Bronx, New York, the fairly large public school handed out 103 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lehman are $21,000 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Lehman, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 19 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
CSI graduate students pay an average of $21,080 in tuition and fees each year.
CSI does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The College at Brockport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockport, New York. It awarded 4 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Brockport graduate students pay an average of $24,100 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY Brockport. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Russell Sage College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Troy, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Russel Sage. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
SUNY Delhi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in Delhi, New York, the small public school handed out 9 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Delhi are $14,000 a year.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out SUNY Delhi. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
St. John Fisher College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Fisher is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 89 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fisher are $18,324 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fisher. In fact, around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Fisher also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Wagner College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 56 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wagner are $23,340 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wagner is ranked #2 for overall quality in New York.
Dominican College of Blauvelt came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Dominican College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 79 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican College graduate students pay an average of $17,276 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Dominican College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 29% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Le Moyne College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Le Moyne College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 22 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LeMoyne are $17,370 a year.
One thing to take note of is that LeMoyne does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Mount Saint Mary College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Mount Saint Mary College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Newburgh, New York that handed out 33 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Saint Mary are $16,940 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Saint Mary. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 16% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
College of Mount Saint Vincent ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. College of Mount Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 38 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Saint Vincent graduate students pay an average of $18,406 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount Saint Vincent does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
SUNY Empire State College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Empire are $23,660 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at SUNY Empire, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #18, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Molloy is located in Rockville Centre, New York and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Molloy are $23,800 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Molloy. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Molloy also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
St. Joseph’s College - New York ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a small private not-for-profit school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 22 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SJC are $20,592 per year.
SJC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
D’Youville College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 120 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at D’Youville College are $20,310 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at D’Youville College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 7 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Roberts Wesleyan graduate students pay an average of $14,719 in tuition and fees each year.
Roberts Wesleyan does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
LIU Post landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Located in Brookville, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 121 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since LIU Post does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 35% took at least some of their classes online.
Mercy College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and it awarded 35 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercy graduate students pay an average of $17,788 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mercy does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Excelsior College are $0 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, Excelsior College is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Keuka College landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keuka Park, New York. It awarded 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Keuka College graduate students pay an average of $21,045 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Keuka College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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