2025 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
5
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
126
Critical Care Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
critical care nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #529 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for critical care nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 degrees in critical care nursing annually.
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Choosing a Great Critical Care Nursing School
The critical care nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing rankings. We derive our Best Overall Critical Care Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Critical Care Nursing Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Critical Care Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of critical care nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Critical Care Nursing
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
61
Critical Care Nursing Degrees Awarded
New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 61 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in critical care nursing from New York University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
University of Rochester is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
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 degree in critical care nursing from University of Rochester
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
DeSales University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in critical care nursing. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Center Valley. This university ranks 34th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 10 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at DeSales in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in critical care nursing from DeSales University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In PA
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in critical care nursing. Located in the rural area of Lancaster, PA College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 7 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at PA College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 9th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 23 critical care nursing students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Seton Hall University
