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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found D’Youville College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Upstate Medical University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Nursing at Upstate Medical University Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 83% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#4

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at The College at Brockport helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

Read full report on Nursing at The College at Brockport

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Nursing at SUNY Polytechnic Institute

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

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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 5 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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