2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,964 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #2 most popular in the country.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Albany Medical College to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . AMC Albany is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Vincent College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
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Out of the 107 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Villanova University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Gannon University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Georgetown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.
Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
New York University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Wagner College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Upstate Medical University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public school with a small student population.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Wilkes University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Nursing students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah, NJ |
| 18 | University of Scranton | Scranton, PA |
| 19 | University of Rochester | Rochester, NY |
| 20 | College of Saint Elizabeth | Morristown, NJ |
| 21 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
Best Nursing Colleges by State
Explore the best nursing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,148 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,683 |
| Maryland | 922 |
| New Jersey | 691 |
| District of Columbia | 534 |
| Delaware | 174 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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