2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
111Colleges
19,831Bachelor's Degrees
$34,689Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 111 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying nursing.
Top 15% Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Molloy College tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional nursing students. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre. Molloy also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Molloy is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,193 students at Molloy that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,963 part time students in attendance at Molloy.
Thomas Jefferson University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas Jefferson University, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Thomas Jefferson University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,099 students at Thomas Jefferson University that take at least one class online. 2,287 of Thomas Jefferson University students are attending part time.
Gwynedd Mercy University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gwynedd - Mercy also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.3% of Gwynedd - Mercy students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 639 students at Gwynedd - Mercy are exclusively online. About 527 of the students at Gwynedd - Mercy are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize College of Saint Elizabeth as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 4.3% of CSE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 336 students at CSE that take at least one class online. About 420 of the students at CSE are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Adelphi University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Adelphi not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.1% of Adelphi students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,430 students at Adelphi that take at least one class online. 1,287 students are part time.
Holy Family University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Holy Family is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 1,624 students at Holy Family that take at least one class online. 1,086 of Holy Family students are attending part time.
Thomas Edison State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The student loan default rate at TESU is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 9,645 of TESU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 9,641 part time students in attendance at TESU.
Wilmington University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.
The student loan default rate at Wilmington University is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 9,747 of Wilmington University students are exclusively distance learners. 9,527 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Felician University as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Felician is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lodi.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 940 students at Felician that take at least one class online. 592 of Felician students are attending part time.
Immaculata University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Immaculata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Immaculata.
The student loan default rate at Immaculata is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 716 students take at least one class online at Immaculata. 1,282 students are part time.
Our rankings recognize Pace University - New York as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Pace University excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Pace University is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,120 students take at least one class online at Pace University. About 3,498 of the students at Pace University are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Excelsior University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Albany, Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. All 17,166 students take classes exclusively online at Excelsior University. All of Excelsior University students are attending part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.
Drexel University earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Drexel is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,249 students at Drexel that take at least one class online. 5,829 students are part time.
D'Youville College landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Buffalo, D'Youville College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, D'Youville College also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 1,993 students take at least one class online at D’Youville College. 857 of D’Youville College students are attending part time.
SUNY Empire State College landed the #16 spot in our 2021 best nursing schools for non-traditional students. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.
About 1.6% of SUNY Empire students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 6,320 students at SUNY Empire are exclusively online. 6,049 of SUNY Empire students are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).
