Nursing Schools in New York (2026)

193 accredited nursing programs found

193

Nursing Schools

93 / 100

Public / Private

$7,651

Avg Public Tuition

56.4%

Avg Grad Rate

New York has 193 nursing-relevant schools in this directory, with 93 public and 100 private institutions, slightly skewed private. Average in-state tuition is $22,130 — roughly twice California's average — and the public/private gap is wide: $7,651 at public schools versus $36,005 at private. The 25th-to-75th-percentile tuition range runs from $7,340 to $37,840, so a prospective student's cost is heavily dependent on whether they target the CUNY/SUNY system or a private campus. The cheapest tracked program is CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College at $5,170 per year; the largest by undergraduate enrollment is New York University at 29,430.

Across these programs the average graduation rate is 56.4 percent and the average retention rate is 70.9 percent. Reported median post-graduation earnings average $54,080, and median federal debt at graduation averages $16,849. The state's mix of large public-system community colleges, mid-sized SUNY four-year campuses, and high-tuition private universities means a New York applicant has unusually broad price discrimination at their disposal: the difference between the 25th- and 75th-percentile cost of attendance is more than $30,000 per year.

Registered Nurse Market in New York

BLS wage and employment data for registered nurses

+5% projected growth

10th Percentile

$67,550

Median

$97,320

90th Percentile

$138,810

Employment

195,640

Openings

193,100

Registered Nurse Salary in New York

Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024

Median Salary

$97,320

Mean Salary

$101,900

Entry Level (10th %)

$67,550

Experienced (90th %)

$138,810

RNs Employed: 195,640

vs National Median: +4% (above $93,600)

Job Growth (2023-2033): +5%

Average Tuition

$22,130

Matches the New York average of $22,130.

Graduation Rate

56.4%

0.0%

Matches the New York average of 56.4%.

Median Earnings

$54,080

Matches the New York median of $54,080.

Tuition Overview

Avg Public Tuition	$7,651
Lowest Tuition	$5,170
Highest Tuition	$66,014
Avg Private Tuition	$36,005

Student Outcomes

Avg Graduation Rate	56.4%
Avg Earnings After Grad	$56,659
Avg Student Debt	$16,849
Total Enrollment	627,850

Most Affordable Nursing Schools in New York

#1 Lowest

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College

$5,170

#2 Lowest

CUNY Bronx Community College

$5,206

#3 Lowest

CUNY Hostos Community College

$5,208

#4 Lowest

CUNY Queensborough Community College

$5,210

#5 Lowest

CUNY LaGuardia Community College

$5,218

Highest Graduation Rates in New York

#1 Grad Rate

St. Joseph's College of Nursing

100.0%

#2 Grad Rate

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing

100.0%

#3 Grad Rate

Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

100.0%

#4 Grad Rate

Orange Ulster BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

100.0%

#5 Grad Rate

Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants

100.0%

All Nursing Schools in New York

Institution	City	Type	Tuition (In-State)	Grad Rate	Earnings After	Enrollment
New York University	New York	Private	$60,438	88.5%	$82,509	29,430
University at Buffalo	Buffalo	Public	$10,782	73.4%	$70,814	20,284
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook	Public	$10,560	77.8%	$74,502	17,420
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College	New York	Public	$5,170	25.9%	$42,306	16,850
CUNY Hunter College	New York	Public	$7,382	61.0%	$63,163	16,642
Cornell University	Ithaca	Private	$66,014	95.1%	$104,043	15,935
Syracuse University	Syracuse	Private	$63,061	81.3%	$79,164	15,245
Binghamton University	Vestal	Public	$10,363	83.7%	$80,596	14,401
Suffolk County Community College	Selden	Public	$6,440	24.9%	$49,907	14,134
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester	Private	$57,016	70.8%	$76,571	13,225
CUNY Queens College	Queens	Public	$7,538	60.2%	$62,763	13,060
CUNY New York City College of Technology	Brooklyn	Public	$7,332	19.4%	$49,365	12,950
Excelsior University	Albany	Private	N/A	N/A	$78,493	12,701
University at Albany	Albany	Public	$10,408	63.9%	$67,979	12,100
CUNY City College	New York	Public	$7,340	54.7%	$66,039	11,934
Nassau Community College	Garden City	Public	$6,330	23.4%	$48,248	10,817
CUNY LaGuardia Community College	Long Island City	Public	$5,218	25.3%	$41,653	10,556
CUNY Brooklyn College	Brooklyn	Public	$7,452	56.6%	$60,752	10,443
CUNY Lehman College	Bronx	Public	$7,410	49.3%	$58,013	10,438
St. John's University-New York	Queens	Private	$50,110	68.5%	$69,571	9,742
College of Staten Island CUNY	Staten Island	Public	$7,490	32.8%	$53,501	9,387
Farmingdale State College	Farmingdale	Public	$8,576	57.1%	$69,781	9,117
CUNY Queensborough Community College	Bayside	Public	$5,210	23.0%	$44,214	8,803
SUNY Westchester Community College	Valhalla	Public	$5,696	23.3%	$46,822	7,788
Monroe Community College	Rochester	Public	$5,856	22.5%	$40,174	7,737
Pace University	New York	Private	$51,424	61.4%	$70,378	7,725
CUNY Kingsborough Community College	Brooklyn	Public	$5,252	23.5%	$42,621	7,632
Empire State University	Saratoga Springs	Public	$7,630	29.3%	$54,080	7,046
University of Rochester	Rochester	Private	$64,348	84.5%	$79,042	6,488
Hudson Valley Community College	Troy	Public	$6,694	33.0%	$45,460	6,359
Hofstra University	Hempstead	Private	$55,450	67.1%	$69,039	6,155
State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz	Public	$8,524	68.9%	$58,073	6,022
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy	Private	$61,884	83.2%	$102,051	5,909
Erie Community College	Buffalo	Public	$6,100	27.1%	$41,228	5,906
State University of New York at Cortland	Cortland	Public	$8,815	68.3%	$60,236	5,896
CUNY Bronx Community College	Bronx	Public	$5,206	17.6%	$41,307	5,766
Monroe College	Bronx	For-Profit	$17,922	57.5%	$41,236	5,670
Mercy University	Dobbs Ferry	Private	$22,106	48.1%	$52,055	5,539
Long Island University	Brookville	Private	$41,642	55.4%	$59,950	5,478
SUNY Brockport	Brockport	Public	$8,678	56.6%	$54,496	5,381
SUNY Buffalo State University	Buffalo	Public	$8,486	36.0%	$52,334	5,358
Adelphi University	Garden City	Private	$47,290	68.9%	$75,482	5,077
Marist College	Poughkeepsie	Private	$46,140	79.8%	$77,819	5,039
CUNY Hostos Community College	Bronx	Public	$5,208	17.0%	$40,485	4,883
SUNY Oneonta	Oneonta	Public	$8,812	70.2%	$60,386	4,820
CUNY York College	Jamaica	Public	$7,358	30.3%	$56,945	4,439
Ithaca College	Ithaca	Private	$50,510	74.1%	$63,548	4,350
Onondaga Community College	Syracuse	Public	$6,042	24.8%	$41,190	4,349
Rockland Community College	Suffern	Public	$6,398	29.3%	$50,243	4,180
Touro University	New York	Private	$21,810	65.0%	$53,419	4,004
SUNY Old Westbury	Old Westbury	Public	$8,379	46.6%	$58,526	3,945
Orange County Community College	Middletown	Public	$6,382	23.3%	$44,117	3,822
SUNY College at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh	Public	$8,881	58.8%	$56,403	3,789
Dutchess Community College	Poughkeepsie	Public	$5,346	29.3%	$43,929	3,696
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	Alfred	Public	$8,862	52.7%	$50,445	3,510
Siena College	Loudonville	Private	$44,405	75.8%	$76,079	3,447
CUNY Medgar Evers College	Brooklyn	Public	$7,352	22.3%	$46,498	3,404
St. Joseph's University-New York	Brooklyn	Private	$34,535	64.2%	$63,905	3,343
New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury	Private	$44,360	56.0%	$70,080	3,320
SUNY Broome Community College	Binghamton	Public	$7,470	22.9%	$39,710	3,203
Molloy College	Rockville Centre	Private	$37,840	71.8%	$77,789	3,185
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York	Public	$7,410	N/A	$65,991	3,067
Mohawk Valley Community College	Utica	Public	$6,114	34.7%	$39,850	2,994
Yeshiva University	New York	Private	$49,900	83.7%	$71,353	2,942
Manhattan College	Riverdale	Private	$50,850	66.0%	$86,316	2,928
Finger Lakes Community College	Canandaigua	Public	$6,138	28.0%	$40,054	2,900
SUNY at Fredonia	Fredonia	Public	$8,771	53.5%	$54,247	2,860
Niagara County Community College	Sanborn	Public	$6,726	30.7%	$42,285	2,859
SUNY College of Technology at Canton	Canton	Public	$8,689	44.1%	$47,860	2,778
Iona University	New Rochelle	Private	$45,880	57.4%	$73,595	2,731
Niagara University	Niagara University	Private	$38,135	70.2%	$56,196	2,713
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	Delhi	Public	$8,710	48.0%	$51,629	2,597
St. John Fisher University	Rochester	Private	$39,666	74.4%	$66,944	2,579
Utica University	Utica	Private	$24,308	55.5%	$63,277	2,477
Clarkson University	Potsdam	Private	$57,950	73.6%	$89,696	2,449
Le Moyne College	Syracuse	Private	$38,970	71.0%	$62,731	2,434
University of Mount Saint Vincent	Bronx	Private	$42,740	57.1%	$65,756	2,373
St Lawrence University	Canton	Private	$63,870	79.7%	$67,258	2,040
Genesee Community College	Batavia	Public	$5,800	28.4%	$39,674	1,966
SUNY Adirondack	Queensbury	Public	$6,528	29.2%	$41,267	1,959
SUNY College at Potsdam	Potsdam	Public	$8,712	47.9%	$47,866	1,951
St. Francis College	Brooklyn	Private	$27,570	52.3%	$58,099	1,931
St Bonaventure University	Saint Bonaventure	Private	$40,150	70.4%	$57,214	1,892
Nazareth University	Rochester	Private	$40,880	72.9%	$56,458	1,891
SUNY Morrisville	Morrisville	Public	$8,769	31.9%	$43,295	1,860
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	Cobleskill	Public	$8,676	40.9%	$45,030	1,776
SUNY Polytechnic Institute	Utica	Public	$8,578	59.2%	$64,355	1,773
Canisius University	Buffalo	Private	$32,720	70.7%	$60,681	1,768
Daemen University	Amherst	Private	$33,724	58.4%	$61,808	1,761
Jamestown Community College	Jamestown	Public	$6,600	33.7%	$38,242	1,692
Marymount Manhattan College	New York	Private	$40,260	49.8%	$49,131	1,627
Wagner College	Staten Island	Private	$52,000	68.1%	$74,360	1,579
Jefferson Community College	Watertown	Public	$6,048	26.3%	$39,991	1,523
Berkeley College-New York	New York	For-Profit	$28,600	40.3%	$45,884	1,514
Schenectady County Community College	Schenectady	Public	$5,924	29.2%	$40,902	1,499
Tompkins Cortland Community College	Dryden	Public	$6,946	27.4%	$40,707	1,456
Alfred University	Alfred	Private	$39,530	55.5%	$54,897	1,401
D'Youville University	Buffalo	Private	$33,560	56.7%	$66,942	1,299
Mount Saint Mary College	Newburgh	Private	$41,370	65.7%	$67,705	1,268
Ulster County Community College	Stone Ridge	Public	$6,376	30.8%	$41,896	1,265
Manhattanville College	Purchase	Private	$42,950	53.7%	$58,832	1,250
SUNY Corning Community College	Corning	Public	$5,966	32.7%	$38,817	1,249
The College of Saint Rose	Albany	Private	$37,452	50.9%	$56,040	1,238
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences	New York	For-Profit	$26,041	76.9%	$29,699	1,157
Cayuga County Community College	Auburn	Public	$6,462	34.0%	$38,709	1,146
Herkimer County Community College	Herkimer	Public	$5,776	28.0%	$39,199	1,144
Hartwick College	Oneonta	Private	$52,849	46.2%	$61,107	1,099
Dominican University New York	Orangeburg	Private	$33,060	56.8%	$61,171	1,083
Russell Sage College	Troy	Private	$36,756	65.7%	$58,316	1,075
Roberts Wesleyan University	Rochester	Private	$37,504	63.9%	$55,031	1,065
Hunter Business School	Levittown	For-Profit	N/A	81.9%	$36,312	1,042
St. Thomas Aquinas College	Sparkill	Private	$37,720	62.6%	$62,909	1,009
Trocaire College	Buffalo	Private	$19,820	19.2%	$55,318	962
Fulton-Montgomery Community College	Johnstown	Public	$6,054	33.7%	$39,535	953
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens	Rego Park	For-Profit	$17,556	41.5%	$104,403	945
Keuka College	Keuka Park	Private	$38,000	48.8%	$58,289	920
Sullivan County Community College	Loch Sheldrake	Public	$6,288	22.2%	$38,354	916
Columbia-Greene Community College	Hudson	Public	$5,904	33.7%	$44,441	900
Plaza College	Forest Hills	For-Profit	$15,450	62.9%	$31,519	829
North Country Community College	Saranac Lake	Public	$6,562	25.4%	$38,276	762
The College of Westchester	White Plains	For-Profit	$24,705	32.0%	$42,215	760
Helene Fuld College of Nursing	New York	Private	$24,648	N/A	$111,027	722
Maria College of Albany	Albany	Private	$17,680	42.9%	$55,458	702
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island	Staten Island	For-Profit	$17,525	28.3%	$86,693	661
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo	Buffalo	Private	$19,126	27.5%	$32,568	656
Manhattan School of Computer Technology	Brooklyn	Private	N/A	72.0%	$26,020	625
Elmira College	Elmira	Private	$37,932	64.0%	$57,550	583
AMG School of Nursing	Brooklyn	For-Profit	N/A	75.0%	N/A	570
Villa Maria College	Buffalo	Private	$28,670	31.0%	$38,857	536
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany	Private	$40,375	68.8%	$131,426	509
Mandl School-The College of Allied Health	New York	For-Profit	$21,200	31.8%	$39,108	465
Metropolitan College of New York	New York	Private	$20,188	24.7%	$46,236	430
Access Careers	Hempstead	For-Profit	N/A	89.5%	N/A	408
Clinton Community College	Plattsburgh	Public	$6,831	21.4%	$39,246	388
Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing	Hicksville	Public	$20,230	72.5%	$62,185	388
Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus	Albany	For-Profit	$15,865	26.8%	$38,830	385
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES	Liverpool	Public	N/A	81.7%	$40,658	342
Metropolitan Learning Institute	Rego Park	Private	N/A	83.5%	$25,916	318
Erie 1 BOCES	West Seneca	Public	N/A	83.3%	$47,114	312
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	Brooklyn	Public	N/A	N/A	$109,601	286
St. Joseph's College of Nursing	Syracuse	Private	$23,206	100.0%	$81,908	283
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants	Long Island City	For-Profit	N/A	63.0%	$38,899	281
Eastern Suffolk BOCES	Sayville	Public	N/A	75.3%	$63,394	275
Western Suffolk BOCES	Northport	Public	N/A	83.3%	$49,667	274
Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing	New York	Private	N/A	100.0%	$96,980	273
Ace Institute of Technology	New York	For-Profit	N/A	70.7%	N/A	264
Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing	Flushing	For-Profit	N/A	73.9%	N/A	182
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital	East Syracuse	Private	$19,228	69.2%	$83,972	179
Schuyler Steuben Chemung Tioga Allegany BOCES	Elmira	Public	N/A	84.2%	$43,956	170
Albany BOCES-Adult Practical Nursing Program	Albany	Public	N/A	71.1%	$47,733	161
Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing	Rochester	Private	N/A	82.7%	$48,143	160
Austin Medical Assistant Training	Forest Hills	For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	158
New Age Training	New York	For-Profit	N/A	74.4%	$31,997	157
EDP School	Brooklyn	Private	N/A	96.1%	$41,461	155
Merkaz Bnos-Business School	Brooklyn	Private	N/A	87.4%	$27,249	153
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing	Utica	Private	$19,300	N/A	$72,122	146
Belanger School of Nursing	Schenectady	Private	$11,928	N/A	$79,677	132
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing	Troy	Private	$14,671	50.0%	$64,383	132
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing	Albany	Private	$14,756	N/A	$62,588	125
Upstate Medical University	Syracuse	Public	N/A	N/A	$92,257	117
Montefiore School of Nursing	Mount Vernon	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A	115
Center for Allied Health Education	Brooklyn	For-Profit	N/A	25.0%	$107,249	113
Cochran School of Nursing	Yonkers	Private	N/A	N/A	$99,503	112
Career School of NY	Staten Island	Private	N/A	72.1%	$35,778	110
Madison Oneida BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Verona	Public	N/A	89.7%	$41,169	88
Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Endicott	Public	N/A	100.0%	$53,233	88
New York Medical Career Training Center	Flushing	For-Profit	N/A	97.3%	$40,540	87
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Poughkeepsie	Public	N/A	68.8%	$48,363	85
Allen School-Jamaica	Jamaica	For-Profit	N/A	71.0%	$34,186	84
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Newark	Public	N/A	35.7%	$49,509	77
Orange Ulster BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Newburgh	Public	N/A	100.0%	$57,794	72
Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Herkimer	Public	N/A	26.3%	$41,763	62
Genesee Valley BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Batavia	Public	N/A	73.1%	$46,695	61
New York Institute of Massage Inc	Williamsville	For-Profit	N/A	86.7%	$26,379	38
Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Hudson Falls	Public	N/A	78.6%	$48,129	37
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Auburn	Public	$13,335	60.0%	$45,439	36
Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES	Plattsburgh	Public	N/A	92.9%	N/A	35
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants	Ardsley	For-Profit	N/A	100.0%	N/A	35
Center for Ultrasound Research & Education	White Plains	For-Profit	N/A	71.9%	N/A	35
Delaware Chenango Madison Otsego BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Norwich	Public	N/A	61.5%	$48,116	34
New York College of Health Professions	Syosset	Private	$14,235	54.2%	$31,601	32
Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Angola	Public	N/A	72.3%	$47,270	31
Arnot Ogden Medical Center	Elmira	Private	N/A	80.0%	$70,775	29
Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	West Nyack	Public	N/A	100.0%	$68,647	29
Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Watertown	Public	$18,571	0.0%	$47,886	23
Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Olean	Public	N/A	N/A	$39,581	23
Center for Instruction Technology & Innovation	Mexico	Public	N/A	88.9%	N/A	21
CVPH Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology	Plattsburgh	Private	N/A	50.0%	N/A	19
Memorial Hospital School of Radiation Therapy Technology	New York	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A	12
Marion S Whelan School of Nursing of Geneva General Hospital	Geneva	Private	$11,020	N/A	$70,771	10
Alliance Computing Solutions	Flushing	For-Profit	N/A	90.9%	N/A	4
Otsego Area BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Oneonta	Public	N/A	72.7%	$45,248	0
Orleans Niagara BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Lockport	Public	N/A	66.7%	N/A	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many nursing schools are in New York?

There are 193 nursing schools in New York, including 93 public and 100 private institutions.

What is the average nursing school tuition in New York?

Average in-state tuition across nursing schools in New York is $22,130. Tuition ranges from $5,170 to $66,014 where data is available.

What is the average graduation rate for nursing schools in New York?

The average graduation rate is 56.4%, with Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing reporting the highest rate at 100.0%.

What is the average retention rate in New York?

The average retention rate across nursing schools in New York is 70.9%.

What do graduates from nursing schools in New York earn?

The median schoolwide earnings figure among these institutions is $54,080 10 years after entry. This is institution-level outcomes data rather than nursing-only wage data.

What is the average student debt at nursing schools in New York?

Average median debt among nursing schools in New York is $16,849.

How much do registered nurses earn in New York?

Registered nurses earn a median annual salary of $97,320, with the 10th percentile at $67,550 and the 90th percentile at $138,810.

What is the RN job outlook for New York?

The RN occupation shows projected growth of 5% in this state, with 195,640 registered nurses employed in the latest BLS wage data.

New York Nursing Market Context

BLS data for New York shows an RN median annual wage of $97,320 and a mean of $101,900. The 10th to 90th percentile range runs from $67,550 to $138,810. Statewide RN employment is approximately 195,640 with projected growth of 5 percent. The headline median sits roughly $4,000 above the national median of $93,600.

Median program debt of $16,849 against a $97,320 RN median wage produces a comfortable payback profile on a standard 10-year repayment schedule, particularly for graduates of the lower-cost CUNY and SUNY programs where total debt tends to fall well below the state average. The 90th-percentile figure of $138,810 reflects the premium paid by New York City hospital systems and select Long Island and Westchester employers; nurses willing to accept evening, weekend, and ICU/ER differentials in those settings can push earnings substantially above the state median. The state's relatively flat 5 percent projected growth rate suggests a market that is replenishing through retirements and turnover rather than expanding capacity.

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