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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New York

12 Colleges
$82,668 Avg Salary
$25,552 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular online programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior College the most popular online school in New York for nursing students. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Excelsior College accumulate an average of around $23,176 in student debt.

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#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New York list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at SUNY Empire accumulate an average of around $22,459 in student debt.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at LaGuardia take out is $10,764.

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The excellent online programs at SUNY Polytechnic Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in New York. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at SUNY Poly accumulate an average of around $20,100 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Upstate Medical University helped the school earn the #5 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.

Nursing majors at SUNY Upstate Medical University take out an average of $21,971 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Bronx Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nursing programs. BCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Nursing majors at BCC take out an average of $18,502 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

On average, nursing graduates from Molloy take out $31,934 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $365.

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#8

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, D’Youville College did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students. Located in the city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from D'Youville College carry an average student debtload of $31,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $195.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Bryant & Stratton College - Online take out is $40,998.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for nursing students. It came in at #10 on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at University at Buffalo take out is $25,250. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $230.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 12 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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