2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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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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The Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 121 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for nursing students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large 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 Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for nursing students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Jefferson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Stony Brook University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
With a ranking of #8, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Wilmington University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Wilkes University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for nursing students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Molloy College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
D’Youville College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.
LIU Post landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular nursing programs. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
Lehman College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 20 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 21 | St. John Fisher College | Rochester, NY |
| 21 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | Brooklyn, NY |
| 23 | Upstate Medical University | Syracuse, NY |
| 23 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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.
- 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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