2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
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.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools
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 city of New York.
Of the 146 students majoring in nursing at Columbia, 9% are male and 91% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a very 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. 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.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. Located in the large 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.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Molloy College is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.
Pace University - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Pace University is a fairly 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.
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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Hunter College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.
Dominican College of Blauvelt 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 #9 on the list. Dominican College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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