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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

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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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 city of New York.

Of the 95 students majoring in nursing at Columbia, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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

#2

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Out of the 31 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Molloy College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at Molloy, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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 large city of New York.

Women make up 92% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate 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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#5

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lehman College is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a large student population.

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

Full Nursing at Lehman College Report

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hofstra University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New York. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at Hofstra University Report

With a ranking of #7, Russell Sage College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at New York University Report

#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Nursing at University of Rochester Report

#10

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, D’Youville College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at D’Youville College Report

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 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.

  • 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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