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Nursing Schools in the Northeast - 2024 Ranking

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In 2024, we have evaluated 461 nursing colleges offering majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Best-Nursing-Colleges.com team ranks University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), and Yale University (New Haven, CT) the best three nursing colleges in the Northeast.

See the Top 50 Nursing schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 nursing schools in the Northeast:

University of Pennsylvania - Nursing School Ranking
1. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 22 nursing programs

Columbia University in the City of New York - Nursing School Ranking
2. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 6 nursing programs

Yale University - Nursing School Ranking
3. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 4 nursing programs

New York University - Nursing School Ranking
4. New York University

New York City, NY, 24 nursing programs

Northeastern University - Nursing School Ranking
5. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 9 nursing programs

Villanova University - Nursing School Ranking
6. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 7 nursing programs

Boston College - Nursing School Ranking
7. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 5 nursing programs

University of Rochester - Nursing School Ranking
8. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 24 nursing programs

University of Pittsburgh - Nursing School Ranking
9. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 14 nursing programs

Binghamton University - Nursing School Ranking
10. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 14 nursing programs

Stony Brook University - Nursing School Ranking
11. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 28 nursing programs

Rutgers University New Brunswick - Nursing School Ranking
12. Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ, 9 nursing programs

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences - Nursing School Ranking
13. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Lancaster, PA, 12 nursing programs

University of Connecticut - Nursing School Ranking
14. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 13 nursing programs

Fairfield University - Nursing School Ranking
15. Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT, 11 nursing programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Nursing School Ranking
16. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 6 nursing programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Nursing School Ranking
17. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 8 nursing programs

Drexel University - Nursing School Ranking
18. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 13 nursing programs

Molloy College - Nursing School Ranking
19. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 27 nursing programs

Simmons University - Nursing School Ranking
20. Simmons University

Boston, MA, 10 nursing programs

Sacred Heart University - Nursing School Ranking
21. Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT, 9 nursing programs

Quinnipiac University - Nursing School Ranking
22. Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT, 8 nursing programs

University at Buffalo - Nursing School Ranking
23. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 37 nursing programs

University of Vermont - Nursing School Ranking
24. University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, 4 nursing programs

University of Scranton - Nursing School Ranking
25. University of Scranton

Scranton, PA, 6 nursing programs

Adelphi University - Nursing School Ranking
26. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 8 nursing programs

CUNY Hunter College - Nursing School Ranking
27. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 19 nursing programs

Helene Fuld College of Nursing - Nursing School Ranking
28. Helene Fuld College of Nursing

New York City, NY, 2 nursing programs

University of Rhode Island - Nursing School Ranking
29. University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI, 7 nursing programs

D'Youville University - Nursing School Ranking
30. D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY, 14 nursing programs

Gwynedd Mercy University - Nursing School Ranking
31. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA, 9 nursing programs

University of New Hampshire - Nursing School Ranking
32. University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH, 13 nursing programs

Seton Hall University - Nursing School Ranking
33. Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ, 8 nursing programs

Ramapo College of New Jersey - Nursing School Ranking
34. Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ, 4 nursing programs

Endicott College - Nursing School Ranking
35. Endicott College

Beverly, MA, 6 nursing programs

University of Massachusetts Lowell - Nursing School Ranking
36. University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, MA, 11 nursing programs

Rowan University - Nursing School Ranking
37. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 2 nursing programs

Temple University - Nursing School Ranking
38. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 nursing programs

Chatham University - Nursing School Ranking
39. Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 nursing programs

Regis College - Nursing School Ranking
40. Regis College

Weston, MA, 5 nursing programs

Thomas Jefferson University - Nursing School Ranking
41. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA, 10 nursing programs

MCPHS University - Nursing School Ranking
42. MCPHS University

Boston, MA, 4 nursing programs

Pace University - Nursing School Ranking
43. Pace University

New York City, NY, 10 nursing programs

Duquesne University - Nursing School Ranking
44. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA, 15 nursing programs

Rutgers University Camden - Nursing School Ranking
45. Rutgers University Camden

Camden, NJ, 7 nursing programs

St. John Fisher University - Nursing School Ranking
46. St. John Fisher University

Rochester, NY, 11 nursing programs

Widener University - Nursing School Ranking
47. Widener University

Chester, PA, 15 nursing programs

West Chester University of Pennsylvania - Nursing School Ranking
48. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA, 4 nursing programs

Rhode Island College - Nursing School Ranking
49. Rhode Island College

Providence, RI, 10 nursing programs

DeSales University - Nursing School Ranking
50. DeSales University

Center Valley, PA, 18 nursing programs

Nursing schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State28 Nursing Schools in Connecticut16 Nursing Schools in Maine57 Nursing Schools in Massachusetts18 Nursing Schools in New Hampshire60 Nursing Schools in New Jersey145 Nursing Schools in New York127 Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania6 Nursing Schools in Rhode Island4 Nursing Schools in Vermont


Nursing programs in the Northeast:

Registered Nursing: 345 schools
Practical Nursing: 215 schools
Nursing Administration: 82 schools
Nursing Sciences: 103 schools
Clinical Nursing: 47 schools
Surgical and Anesthesiology: 23 schools
Psychiatric Nursing: 38 schools
Geriatric Nursing: 15 schools
Family Practice: 69 schools
Maternal and Neonatal: 16 schools
Pediatric Nursing: 13 schools
Nursing Assistance: 9 schools

Nursing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 612 schools
Northwest: 113 schools
South: 1,011 schools
Southeast: 732 schools
West: 450 schools

Popular nursing school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Bridgeport: 3 schools
East Hartford: 2 schools
Fairfield: 2 schools
Hamden: 2 schools
New Britain: 3 schools
New Haven: 3 schools
Storrs: 1 school
Waterbury: 3 schools
West Hartford: 2 schools
in Maine:
Bangor: 3 schools
Portland: 1 school
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 1 school
Boston: 10 schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 school
Gardner: 1 school
Milton: 2 schools
Weston: 1 school
Worcester: 3 schools
in New Hampshire:
Manchester: 3 schools
Nashua: 3 schools
in New Jersey:
Camden: 1 school
Cranford: 1 school
Iselin: 1 school
Jersey City: 4 schools
Lodi: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
North Brunswick: 1 school
Paramus: 2 schools
Trenton: 2 schools
Wayne: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 6 schools
Brockport: 1 school
Bronx: 5 schools
Brooklyn: 8 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 4 schools
Delhi: 1 school
Dobbs Ferry: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Hicksville: 1 school
New York City: 14 schools
Newburgh: 2 schools
Rego Park: 1 school
Rochester: 7 schools
Rockville Centre: 1 school
Selden: 1 school
Staten Island: 3 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 5 schools
Troy: 3 schools
Utica: 4 schools
Vestal: 1 school
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 4 schools
Bloomsburg: 1 school
California: 1 school
Center Valley: 1 school
Chester: 1 school
Erie: 4 schools
Gwynedd Valley: 1 school
Harrisburg: 2 schools
Lancaster: 1 school
Media: 2 schools
Millersville: 1 school
Philadelphia: 11 schools
Pittsburgh: 9 schools
Scranton: 5 schools
Villanova: 1 school
West Chester: 1 school
Wilkes Barre: 3 schools
York: 2 schools
in Rhode Island:
Kingston: 1 school
Lincoln: 1 school
Providence: 1 school
Warwick: 1 school
in Vermont:
Randolph: 1 school
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