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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

36 Colleges
$16,108 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in New York to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University the best value school in New York for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Downstate are $11,973 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upstate Medical University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $12,316 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hunter are $11,398 a year.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

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Albany Medical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

AMC Albany graduate students pay an average of $29,117 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population.

SUNY Poly graduate students pay an average of $12,788 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

With a ranking of #8, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the suburb of Vestal.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#9

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #9, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

Lehman graduate students pay an average of $11,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. CSI is a large public school located in the city of Staten Island.

CSI graduate students pay an average of $11,650 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges 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.

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