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Registered Nursing Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we ranked 345 schools offering registered nursing majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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

See the best 50 registered nursing colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 registered nursing schools in the Northeast:

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

New York City, NY, 3 registered nursing programs

Yale University - Nursing School Ranking
2. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 4 registered nursing programs

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

Philadelphia, PA, 8 registered nursing programs

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

New York City, NY, 8 registered nursing programs

Northeastern University - Nursing School Ranking
5. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 5 registered nursing programs

Villanova University - Nursing School Ranking
6. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 4 registered nursing programs

Boston College - Nursing School Ranking
7. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 2 registered nursing programs

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

Rochester, NY, 4 registered nursing programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 6 registered nursing programs

Binghamton University - Nursing School Ranking
10. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 6 registered nursing programs

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

Lancaster, PA, 2 registered nursing programs

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

New Brunswick, NJ, 1 registered nursing program

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

Stony Brook, NY, 4 registered nursing programs

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

Storrs, CT, 4 registered nursing programs

Fairfield University - Nursing School Ranking
15. Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT, 2 registered nursing programs

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

New York City, NY, 2 registered nursing programs

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

Amherst, MA, 2 registered nursing programs

Drexel University - Nursing School Ranking
18. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 8 registered nursing programs

Molloy College - Nursing School Ranking
19. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 8 registered nursing programs

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

Fairfield, CT, 3 registered nursing programs

Quinnipiac University - Nursing School Ranking
21. Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT, 3 registered nursing programs

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

Buffalo, NY, 9 registered nursing programs

Simmons University - Nursing School Ranking
23. Simmons University

Boston, MA, 4 registered nursing programs

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

Burlington, VT, 1 registered nursing program

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

Scranton, PA, 1 registered nursing program

Adelphi University - Nursing School Ranking
26. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 3 registered nursing programs

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

New York City, NY, 2 registered nursing programs

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

Gwynedd Valley, PA, 4 registered nursing programs

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

Kingston, RI, 2 registered nursing programs

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

New York City, NY, 4 registered nursing programs

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

Buffalo, NY, 3 registered nursing programs

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

Lowell, MA, 5 registered nursing programs

Temple University - Nursing School Ranking
33. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 2 registered nursing programs

Chatham University - Nursing School Ranking
34. Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA, 3 registered nursing programs

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

South Orange, NJ, 1 registered nursing program

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

Durham, NH, 2 registered nursing programs

Endicott College - Nursing School Ranking
37. Endicott College

Beverly, MA, 1 registered nursing program

Rowan University - Nursing School Ranking
38. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 1 registered nursing program

Regis College - Nursing School Ranking
39. Regis College

Weston, MA, 5 registered nursing programs

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

Philadelphia, PA, 3 registered nursing programs

MCPHS University - Nursing School Ranking
41. MCPHS University

Boston, MA, 3 registered nursing programs

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

Camden, NJ, 3 registered nursing programs

Pace University - Nursing School Ranking
43. Pace University

New York City, NY, 5 registered nursing programs

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

Rochester, NY, 3 registered nursing programs

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

West Chester, PA, 3 registered nursing programs

Widener University - Nursing School Ranking
46. Widener University

Chester, PA, 3 registered nursing programs

CUNY Lehman College - Nursing School Ranking
47. CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY, 2 registered nursing programs

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

Providence, RI, 5 registered nursing programs

University of Saint Joseph - Nursing School Ranking
49. University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT, 2 registered nursing programs

Southern Connecticut State University - Nursing School Ranking
50. Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT, 2 registered nursing programs


Registered nursing schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State21 Registered Nursing Schools in Connecticut14 Registered Nursing Schools in Maine45 Registered Nursing Schools in Massachusetts17 Registered Nursing Schools in New Hampshire47 Registered Nursing Schools in New Jersey109 Registered Nursing Schools in New York83 Registered Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania5 Registered Nursing Schools in Rhode Island4 Registered Nursing Schools in Vermont


Registered nursing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 535 schools
Northwest: 103 schools
South: 804 schools
Southeast: 589 schools
West: 369 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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