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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,148 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Albany Medical College the best school in New York for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Albany, AMC Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 36 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wagner College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upstate Medical University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.

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With a ranking of #6, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

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

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With a ranking of #8, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

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#10

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

St. John Fisher College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree nursing programs. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,683
Maryland 922
New Jersey 691
District of Columbia 534
Delaware 174

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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