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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

57 Colleges
$9,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor'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.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in New York to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

SUNY Downstate undergraduate students pay an average of $7,803 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at SUNY Downstate take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,255.

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Out of the 57 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year. Nursing majors at The Graduate Center take out an average of $19,689 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

The Graduate Center also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

Full Nursing at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Upstate Medical University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New York. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $8,076 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from SUNY Upstate Medical University carry an average student debtload of $24,162.

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#4

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Farmingdale State College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are $8,576 a year. On average, nursing graduates from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale take out $21,786 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale also claimed a spot on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY

Out of the 57 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hunter are $7,382 a year. Nursing majors at Hunter take out an average of $20,989 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Staten Island.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSI are $7,490 a year. On average, nursing graduates from CSI take out $18,355 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Empire are $7,630 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $26,860.

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New York City College of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a large student population.

City Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from City Tech carry an average student debtload of $16,999.

Read full report on Nursing at New York City College of Technology

SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Poly are $8,548 per year. Nursing majors at SUNY Poly take out an average of $24,512 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lehman are $7,410 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Lehman accumulate an average of around $22,067 in student debt.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 11,477
Maryland 4,104
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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

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
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

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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