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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

31 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Molloy College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Molloy College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pace University - New York is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 92% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#4

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#5

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Out of the 31 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at Lehman, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Russell Sage College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Russel Sage, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Of the 10 students majoring in nursing at University of Rochester, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

D’Youville College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools 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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