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Practical Nursing Schools in the Northeast
Schools
215
Listed
In 2024, we reviewed 215 schools offering licensed practical and vocational nurse training majors in
Connecticut
,
Maine
,
Massachusetts
,
New Hampshire
,
New Jersey
,
New York
,
Pennsylvania
,
Rhode Island
, and
Vermont
.
Our team ranks
Columbia University in the City of New York
(New York City, NY),
Villanova University
, and
Boston College
(Chestnut Hill, MA) the top three practical nursing schools in the Northeast.
See the best 50 practical nursing schools in the Northeast below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the Northeast.
Top 50 practical nursing schools in the Northeast:
1. Columbia University in the City of New York
New York City, NY, 1 practical nursing program
2. Villanova University
Villanova, PA, 1 practical nursing program
3. Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA, 1 practical nursing program
4. University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, 4 practical nursing programs
5. University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA, 1 practical nursing program
6. Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT, 1 practical nursing program
7. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PA, 1 practical nursing program
8. Rutgers University New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ, 3 practical nursing programs
9. Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT, 1 practical nursing program
10. Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, 1 practical nursing program
11. University of Scranton
Scranton, PA, 1 practical nursing program
12. University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, 1 practical nursing program
13. Simmons University
Boston, MA, 1 practical nursing program
14. Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY, 1 practical nursing program
15. University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH, 2 practical nursing programs
16. Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ, 1 practical nursing program
17. University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA, 1 practical nursing program
18. University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI, 2 practical nursing programs
19. Gwynedd Mercy University
Gwynedd Valley, PA, 1 practical nursing program
20. Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ, 1 practical nursing program
21. Misericordia University
Dallas, PA, 4 practical nursing programs
22. Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA, 1 practical nursing program
23. Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA, 1 practical nursing program
24. St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY, 2 practical nursing programs
25. Widener University
Chester, PA, 1 practical nursing program
26. West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA, 1 practical nursing program
27. Rutgers University Camden
Camden, NJ, 1 practical nursing program
28. DeSales University
Center Valley, PA, 1 practical nursing program
29. University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT, 1 practical nursing program
30. Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA, 1 practical nursing program
31. Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT, 1 practical nursing program
32. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NY, 1 practical nursing program
33. University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MA, 1 practical nursing program
34. York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA, 1 practical nursing program
35. Wilkes University
Wilkes Barre, PA, 1 practical nursing program
36. Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA, 1 practical nursing program
37. William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ, 1 practical nursing program
38. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA, 1 practical nursing program
39. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA, 3 practical nursing programs
40. Dominican University New York
Orangeburg, NY, 1 practical nursing program
41. University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME, 1 practical nursing program
42. Daemen University
Amherst, NY, 1 practical nursing program
43. Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ, 1 practical nursing program
44. Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA, 2 practical nursing programs
45. Stockton University
Galloway, NJ, 1 practical nursing program
46. College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA, 2 practical nursing programs
47. Gannon University
Erie, PA, 1 practical nursing program
48. Maria College of Albany
Albany, NY, 1 practical nursing program
49. Wagner College
Staten Island, NY, 2 practical nursing programs
50. Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT, 1 practical nursing program
Practical nursing schools in the Northeast by state:
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Practical nursing schools in other regions:
Midwest
: 341 schools
Northwest
: 56 schools
South
: 588 schools
Southeast
: 424 schools
West
: 238 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
:
Durham
: 1 school
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
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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