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2023 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York

62 Colleges
$57,601 Avg Salary
$21,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Associate 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 Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

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

Of the 1,522 students majoring in nursing at Excelsior College, 16% are male and 84% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Excelsior College take out $23,429 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 62 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Helene Fuld College of Nursing landed the # 2 spot on the list. HFCN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at HFCN accumulate an average of around $27,942 in student debt.

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#3

Trocaire College

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Trocaire College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Trocaire is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Suffolk County Community College is a great place for nursing students working on their associate degree. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

Of the 238 students majoring in nursing at Suffolk County Community College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Suffolk County Community College take out $18,184 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 62 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, St Paul’s School of Nursing - Staten Island landed the # 5 spot on the list. St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Staten Island.

Of the 211 students majoring in nursing at St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island, 16% are male and 84% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island take out $32,512 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $200.

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St Paul’s School of Nursing - Queens ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Rego Park, St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 205 students majoring in nursing at St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Nursing majors at St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens take out an average of $32,985 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $191, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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New York City College of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 169 students majoring in nursing at City Tech, 21% are male and 79% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at City Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,776.

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With a ranking of #8, St. Joseph’s College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, St Joseph's College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at St Joseph's College of Nursing take out an average of $24,061 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $380, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the nursing majors at the school.

Nursing majors at BMCC take out an average of $15,861 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#10

Morrisville State College

Morrisville, NY

Morrisville State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree nursing programs. Morrisville State College is a small public school located in the rural area of Morrisville.

Of the 137 students majoring in nursing at Morrisville State College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

On average, nursing graduates from Morrisville State College take out $30,853 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $142, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nursing students in the state of New York that almost earned our Most Popular Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
11 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY
12 Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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