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2025 Best School Nursing Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
90 School Nursing Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in school nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #581 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best School Nursing Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 degrees in school nursing annually.

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Choosing a Great School Nursing School

Best School Nursing Schools in New York The school nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for School Nursing rankings. For our Best Overall School Nursing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Master's Degrees in School Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in School Nursing

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best School Nursing Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for School Nursing in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of school nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in School Nursing

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

It is hard to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in school nursing. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
44 School Nursing Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in school nursing needs to check out Stony Brook University. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 14th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 44 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Molloy College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in school nursing. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 10th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 7 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
38.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in school nursing has to take a look at University of Rochester. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 2 school nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best School Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best School Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 53
New Jersey 614 6
District of Columbia 441 0

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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
Registered Nursing 13,346
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1,184
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 398
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 368
Nursing Administration 166
Nursing Practice 156
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 138
Nursing Science 105
Critical Care Nursing 86
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 72

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