Registered Nursing is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 97 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for registered nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,346 degrees in registered nursing annually.
Your choice of registered nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Registered 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Registered Nursing Schools in New York 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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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the registered nursing degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
New York University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in registered 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 roughly 460 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Molloy College if you want to pursue a degree in registered nursing. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.
There were roughly 481 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.
With the affordable and transfer-friendly online RN to BSN program at Southern New Hampshire University, you can build upon your prior educational journey and enhance your professional experience in a program designed to fit around your schedule.
Every student pursuing a degree in registered nursing has to take a look at Stony Brook University. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were roughly 219 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in registered nursing needs to take a look at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. SUNY Downstate is a small public university located in the large city of Brooklyn.
There were roughly 117 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Downstate in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Adelphi is a great university overall.
There were roughly 430 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent data year.
Located in the 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 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.
There were approximately 243 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville. A Best Colleges rank of #216 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means LIU Post is a great school overall.
There were about 478 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 34th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 239 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #154 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 192 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
Lehman is a large public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 81st out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 167 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wagner is a great college overall.
There were about 96 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Wagner in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were about 210 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Bronx, Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 55th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 269 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Mount Saint Vincent in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were about 172 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
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D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Buffalo. This college ranks 32nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 160 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at D'Youville College in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Valhalla, SUNY Westchester Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #159 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Westchester Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 41 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Westchester Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Newburgh, Mount Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 58th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 112 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Mount Saint Mary in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 48th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 204 registered nursing students who graduated with this degree at Fisher in the most recent year we have data available.
Rest of the Top Best Registered Nursing Schools in New York
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Registered Nursing students in the state of New York that almost earned our Best Registered Nursing Schools in New York award.
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).
Your choice of registered nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Registered Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
