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Registered Nursing Programs in New York

Registered Nursing is a licensure degree: clinical rotations plus the NCLEX exam lead straight into hospital and clinic roles. It posts some of the highest one-year earnings of any bachelor major because demand is deep in nearly every metro.

Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.

Ranked Registered Nursing Programs in New York

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
New York UniversityRegistered Nursing$120,121 n=656$24,995 n=575
Mount Sinai Phillips School of NursingRegistered Nursing$119,316 n=176$21,200 Small program - rough guide n=84
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityRegistered Nursing$117,590 n=158$22,387 n=126
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterRegistered Nursing$116,825 n=276$18,000 n=134
Wagner CollegeRegistered Nursing$115,762 n=209$27,000 n=191
Molloy UniversityRegistered Nursing$114,478 n=689$31,000 n=567
Farmingdale State CollegeRegistered Nursing$114,150 n=114$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=98
CUNY Hunter CollegeRegistered Nursing$113,943 n=246$20,470 Small program - rough guide n=69
Pace UniversityRegistered Nursing$113,391 n=356$26,000 n=334
College of Staten Island CUNYRegistered Nursing$112,918 n=100Not published
Stony Brook UniversityRegistered Nursing$112,240 n=356$23,625 n=264
University of Mount Saint VincentRegistered Nursing$109,706 n=454$28,000 n=405
CUNY Lehman CollegeRegistered Nursing$109,146 n=242$17,500 n=144
St. Joseph's University-New YorkRegistered Nursing$108,093 n=110$27,000 n=105
Adelphi UniversityRegistered Nursing$106,819 n=744$27,000 n=574
Binghamton UniversityRegistered Nursing$105,020 n=260$21,375 n=224
Mount Saint Mary CollegeRegistered Nursing$104,767 n=198$28,750 n=189
Long Island UniversityRegistered Nursing$104,329 n=751$27,500 n=653
Mercy UniversityRegistered Nursing$103,248 n=672$29,750 n=549
Empire State UniversityRegistered Nursing$101,171 n=128$25,291 n=132
Dominican University New YorkRegistered Nursing$101,058 n=183$30,750 n=154
State University of New York at PlattsburghRegistered Nursing$97,404 n=144$23,248 Small program - rough guide n=82
Excelsior UniversityRegistered Nursing$96,318 n=135$30,735 n=120
SUNY College of Technology at DelhiRegistered Nursing$95,807 n=246$27,518 n=187
University of RochesterRegistered Nursing$94,860 n=317$29,469 n=271
Daemen UniversityRegistered Nursing$91,002 n=148$35,280 n=162
University at BuffaloRegistered Nursing$89,513 n=228$26,250 n=201
Utica UniversityRegistered Nursing$89,114 n=445$31,000 n=425
SUNY BrockportRegistered Nursing$88,643 n=376$27,000 n=344
D'Youville UniversityRegistered Nursing$86,860 n=294$29,512 n=280
Le Moyne CollegeRegistered Nursing$85,856 n=120$25,000 n=125
St. John Fisher UniversityRegistered Nursing$85,194 n=342$27,000 n=310
Niagara UniversityRegistered Nursing$83,978 n=144$27,000 n=140
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRegistered Nursing$82,242 n=130$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=71
Russell Sage CollegeRegistered Nursing$81,707 n=143$27,000 n=150
Bryant & Stratton College-AlbanyRegistered Nursing$72,393 n=124$50,500 n=129
Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse NorthRegistered Nursing$72,393 n=124$50,500 n=129
Bryant & Stratton College-BuffaloRegistered Nursing$72,393 n=124$50,500 n=129
Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineRegistered Nursing$72,393 n=124$50,500 n=129

Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs

These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.

CollegeMajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Columbia University in the City of New YorkRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
CUNY City CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
CUNY New York City College of TechnologyRegistered Nursing$111,491 Small program - rough guide n=86Not published
CUNY York CollegeRegistered Nursing$117,821 Small program - rough guide n=83Not published
Elmira CollegeRegistered Nursing$90,811 Small program - rough guide n=75$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Hartwick CollegeRegistered Nursing$89,777 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
Helene Fuld College of NursingRegistered Nursing$111,265 Small program - rough guide n=47$35,559 n=122
Iona UniversityRegistered Nursing$121,499 Small program - rough guide n=50$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Keuka CollegeRegistered Nursing$113,353 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Manhattanville UniversityRegistered Nursing$109,887 Small program - rough guide n=65$30,896 n=114
Maria College of AlbanyRegistered Nursing$101,963 Small program - rough guide n=38$33,375 Small program - rough guide n=52
Monroe UniversityRegistered Nursing$119,557 Small program - rough guide n=85$34,500 n=149
Nazareth UniversityRegistered Nursing$83,765 Small program - rough guide n=70$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
New York Institute of TechnologyRegistered Nursing$97,008 Small program - rough guide n=93$30,812 Small program - rough guide n=98
Plaza CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244$38,427 Small program - rough guide n=38
St Bonaventure UniversityRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
St. Francis CollegeRegistered Nursing$92,749 Small program - rough guide n=79$26,305 Small program - rough guide n=73
Siena UniversityRegistered Nursing$83,966 Small program - rough guide n=31$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=69
St. John's University-New YorkRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
SUNY College of Technology at AlfredRegistered Nursing$91,398 Small program - rough guide n=80$20,467 Small program - rough guide n=58
SUNY College of Technology at CantonRegistered Nursing$87,900 Small program - rough guide n=61$30,161 Small program - rough guide n=46
SUNY MorrisvilleRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
University at AlbanyRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteRegistered Nursing$79,631 Small program - rough guide n=55$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Upstate Medical UniversityRegistered Nursing$96,508 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Touro UniversityRegistered Nursing$95,662 Small program - rough guide n=79$20,250 Small program - rough guide n=72
Trocaire CollegeRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Pacific College of Health and ScienceRegistered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published

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