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

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in New York to see which doctor's 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 146 students majoring in nursing at Columbia, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at NYU, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in nursing at SUNY Stony Brook, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Molloy College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

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Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at Pace University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

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

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’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.

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Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Dominican College of Blauvelt landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Dominican College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orangeburg.

Of the 8 students majoring in nursing at Dominican College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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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 24 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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