2025 Best School Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

School Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #255 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of school nursing. Combined, these schools handed out 6 doctor's degrees in school nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great School Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

The school nursing doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality school nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to school nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of school nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized school nursing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank School Nursing Schools

The school nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best School Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study School Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in school nursing.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in School Nursing

1

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in school nursing needs to check out Molloy College. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.More information about a doctorate in school nursing from Molloy College

2

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in school nursing has to look into University at Buffalo. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in school nursing from University at Buffalo

3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in school nursing needs to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in school nursing from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best School Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best school nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	366	9

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School Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, School Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to School Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	615
Nursing Science	294
Registered Nursing	231
Nurse Anesthetist	206
Nursing Administration	159
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	78
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	40
Clinical Nurse Specialist	31
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	27
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	22

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.