2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

A master's degree in critical care nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #228 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the most popular for critical care nursing students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 73 master's degrees in critical care nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Critical Care Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in critical care nursing matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Critical Care Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality critical care nursing program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Critical Care Nursing Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for critical care nursing.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Critical Care Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for critical care nursing students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Critical Care Nursing Students Working on Their Master's

1

New York University
New York, NY

46 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in critical care nursing needs to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in critical care nursing in New York.

There were roughly 46 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from New York University

2

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Rochester if you want to pursue a master's degree in critical care nursing. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in critical care nursing in New York.

There were approximately 13 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from University of Rochester

3

DeSales University
Center Valley, PA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

DeSales University is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in critical care nursing. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Center Valley. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in critical care nursing in Pennsylvania.

There were about 7 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at DeSales in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from DeSales University

3

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in critical care nursing needs to take a look at Seton Hall University. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in critical care nursing in New Jersey.

There were about 7 critical care nursing individuals who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Seton Hall University

5

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from University at Buffalo

5

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA

#2 Most Popular In PA

Located in the large suburb of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a master’s in critical care nursing from Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

 

Best Critical Care Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the most popular critical care nursing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	58
Pennsylvania	586	7
New Jersey	323	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Critical Care Nursing

Critical Care Nursing is one of 22 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	2,178
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1,387
Nursing Science	431
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	350
Nursing Administration	348
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	231
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	229
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing	195
School Nursing	150
Nurse Anesthetist	139

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.