2025 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Ranked #2 in popularity, nursing is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 53 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 7,111 bachelor's degrees in nursing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of nursing for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt nursing students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nursing in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nursing students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

1

New York University
New York, NY

437 Annual Graduates

$111,360 Median Starting Salary

$72,821 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in nursing needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from New York University earn $20,038 more than the typical nursing graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from New York University

2

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

366 Annual Graduates

$105,747 Median Starting Salary

$36,747 Median Student Debt

Molloy College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from Molloy College receive $14,425 more than the typical nursing student.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Molloy College

3

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

196 Annual Graduates

$94,853 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Stony Brook University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in nursing. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from Stony Brook University make $3,531 more than the standard nursing grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Stony Brook University

4

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY

119 Annual Graduates

$112,670 Median Starting Salary

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the nursing program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University get $21,348 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

5

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

470 Annual Graduates

$102,136 Median Starting Salary

$43,489 Median Student Debt

Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Bachelor's recipients from the nursing degree program at Adelphi University earn $10,814 above the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Adelphi University

6

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

201 Annual Graduates

$75,093 Median Starting Salary

$51,924 Median Student Debt

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester.

After graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $75,093 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from University of Rochester

7

LIU Post
Brookville, NY

416 Annual Graduates

$100,097 Median Starting Salary

$34,582 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the nursing degree program at LIU Post make $8,775 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from LIU Post

8

Pace University - New York
New York, NY

218 Annual Graduates

$107,433 Median Starting Salary

$46,385 Median Student Debt

Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.

Those nursing students who get their bachelor's degree from Pace University - New York earn $16,111 more than the typical nursing grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Pace University - New York

9

Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

190 Annual Graduates

$86,404 Median Starting Salary

$29,000 Median Student Debt

Binghamton University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Soon after graduation, nursing bachelor's recipients typically earn about $86,404 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Binghamton University

10

Lehman College
Bronx, NY

145 Annual Graduates

$101,531 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

Nursing bachelor's degree recipients from Lehman College get an earnings boost of approximately $10,209 above the typical earnings of nursing majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in nursing from Lehman College

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Nursing students in the state of New York that almost earned our Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank	College	Location
11	Wagner College	Staten Island, NY
12	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, NY
13	College of Mount Saint Vincent	Bronx, NY
14	Hunter College	New York, NY
15	Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, NY
16	D’Youville College	Buffalo, NY
17	Mount Saint Mary College	Newburgh, NY

Best Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	6,351
Maryland	207	1,716
New Jersey	193	2,537
Delaware	130	768
District of Columbia	126	456

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing

Nursing is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	7,047
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	41
Nursing Practice	16
Nursing Administration	7

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services	1,329
Public Health	1,062
Communication Sciences	810
Health & Medical Administrative Services	775
Allied Health Professions	510
Other Health Professions	407
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	369
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	307
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	267
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	235

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.