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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York

41 Colleges
$39,525 Avg Salary
$15,049 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

With all the healthcare 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 to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 41 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program the best school in New York for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program accumulate an average of around $9,525 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Hicksville, Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $12,104 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $85.

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The excellent programs at AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at AMG School of Licensed Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $16,066 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a small public school located in the suburb of West Nyack.

Practical Nursing majors at Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program take out an average of $11,378 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Harrison, Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program is a public school with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Southern Westchester BOCES-Practical Nursing Program take out $11,693 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Eastern Suffolk BOCES

Brentwood, NY

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Suffolk BOCES did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Brentwood, Eastern Suffolk BOCES is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Eastern Suffolk BOCES take out an average of $9,975 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $51, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester, IGH is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from IGH take out $18,956 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Plattsburgh, CEWW BOCES is a public college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CEWW BOCES take out is $12,869.

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#9

Access Careers

Hempstead, NY

Access Careers did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Access Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New York list. Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program is a fairly small public school located in the distant town of Auburn.

Practical Nursing majors at Cayuga Onondaga BOCES - Practical Nursing Program take out an average of $13,022 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 97

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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