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Nursing Graduate Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we reviewed 154 graduate schools offering nursing majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Best-Graduate-Programs.com ranks Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), and Yale University (New Haven, CT) the top three nursing graduate schools in the Northeast.

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

Top 50 nursing graduate schools in the Northeast:

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

New York City, NY, 5 nursing programs

University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School Ranking
2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 18 nursing programs

Yale University - Graduate School Ranking
3. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 4 nursing programs

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

New York City, NY, 22 nursing programs

Northeastern University - Graduate School Ranking
5. Northeastern University

Boston, MA, 8 nursing programs

Boston College - Graduate School Ranking
6. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 4 nursing programs

Villanova University - Graduate School Ranking
7. Villanova University

Villanova, PA, 5 nursing programs

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

Rochester, NY, 21 nursing programs

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

Pittsburgh, PA, 13 nursing programs

Binghamton University - Graduate School Ranking
10. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 12 nursing programs

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

Stony Brook, NY, 25 nursing programs

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

New Brunswick, NJ, 7 nursing programs

University of Connecticut - Graduate School Ranking
13. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 11 nursing programs

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Graduate School Ranking
14. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 4 nursing programs

Fairfield University - Graduate School Ranking
15. Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT, 10 nursing programs

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

New York City, NY, 5 nursing programs

Simmons University - Graduate School Ranking
17. Simmons University

Boston, MA, 7 nursing programs

Drexel University - Graduate School Ranking
18. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 10 nursing programs

Sacred Heart University - Graduate School Ranking
19. Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT, 7 nursing programs

Molloy College - Graduate School Ranking
20. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 23 nursing programs

Quinnipiac University - Graduate School Ranking
21. Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT, 7 nursing programs

Hofstra University - Graduate School Ranking
22. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 7 nursing programs

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

Buffalo, NY, 34 nursing programs

University of Scranton - Graduate School Ranking
24. University of Scranton

Scranton, PA, 5 nursing programs

University of Vermont - Graduate School Ranking
25. University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, 3 nursing programs

CUNY Hunter College - Graduate School Ranking
26. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 16 nursing programs

D'Youville University - Graduate School Ranking
27. D'Youville University

Buffalo, NY, 10 nursing programs

University of New Hampshire - Graduate School Ranking
28. University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH, 12 nursing programs

Chatham University - Graduate School Ranking
29. Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA, 2 nursing programs

Seton Hall University - Graduate School Ranking
30. Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ, 7 nursing programs

Adelphi University - Graduate School Ranking
31. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 6 nursing programs

Endicott College - Graduate School Ranking
32. Endicott College

Beverly, MA, 4 nursing programs

Rowan University - Graduate School Ranking
33. Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ, 1 nursing program

Moravian University - Graduate School Ranking
34. Moravian University

Bethlehem, PA, 9 nursing programs

Ramapo College of New Jersey - Graduate School Ranking
35. Ramapo College of New Jersey

Mahwah, NJ, 2 nursing programs

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

Lowell, MA, 9 nursing programs

University of Rhode Island - Graduate School Ranking
37. University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI, 5 nursing programs

Temple University - Graduate School Ranking
38. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 1 nursing program

The College of New Jersey - Graduate School Ranking
39. The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ, 5 nursing programs

Gwynedd Mercy University - Graduate School Ranking
40. Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA, 7 nursing programs

Rider University - Graduate School Ranking
41. Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ, 6 nursing programs

Regis College - Graduate School Ranking
42. Regis College

Weston, MA, 3 nursing programs

Thomas Jefferson University - Graduate School Ranking
43. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, PA, 8 nursing programs

Pace University - Graduate School Ranking
44. Pace University

New York City, NY, 9 nursing programs

Duquesne University - Graduate School Ranking
45. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA, 12 nursing programs

MCPHS University - Graduate School Ranking
46. MCPHS University

Boston, MA, 3 nursing programs

St. John Fisher University - Graduate School Ranking
47. St. John Fisher University

Rochester, NY, 10 nursing programs

DeSales University - Graduate School Ranking
48. DeSales University

Center Valley, PA, 15 nursing programs

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

West Hartford, CT, 3 nursing programs

Widener University - Graduate School Ranking
50. Widener University

Chester, PA, 11 nursing programs


Nursing graduate schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State13 Nursing Schools in Connecticut7 Nursing Schools in Maine21 Nursing Schools in Massachusetts6 Nursing Schools in New Hampshire21 Nursing Schools in New Jersey40 Nursing Schools in New York41 Nursing Schools in Pennsylvania4 Nursing Schools in Rhode Island1 Nursing Schools in Vermont


Nursing schools in other regions:

Midwest: 181 graduate schools
Northwest: 22 graduate schools
South: 264 graduate schools
Southeast: 188 graduate schools
West: 103 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Fairfield: 2 graduate schools
Hamden: 1 graduate school
New Britain: 2 graduate schools
New Haven: 3 graduate schools
Storrs: 1 graduate school
Waterbury: 1 graduate school
West Hartford: 2 graduate schools
West Haven: 1 graduate school
in Maine:
Biddeford: 1 graduate school
Orono: 1 graduate school
Portland: 2 graduate schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 1 graduate school
Boston: 19 graduate schools
Cambridge: 4 graduate schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 graduate school
Fitchburg: 1 graduate school
Lowell: 1 graduate school
Medford: 1 graduate school
North Andover: 1 graduate school
North Dartmouth: 1 graduate school
Salem: 1 graduate school
Springfield: 4 graduate schools
Waltham: 2 graduate schools
Weston: 1 graduate school
Worcester: 5 graduate schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 graduate school
Hanover: 1 graduate school
Henniker: 1 graduate school
Manchester: 2 graduate schools
in New Jersey:
Glassboro: 1 graduate school
Hoboken: 1 graduate school
Jersey City: 2 graduate schools
Montclair: 1 graduate school
New Brunswick: 2 graduate schools
Newark: 3 graduate schools
Princeton: 2 graduate schools
South Orange: 1 graduate school
Teaneck: 1 graduate school
Union: 1 graduate school
Wayne: 1 graduate school
West Long Branch: 1 graduate school
in New York:
Albany: 7 graduate schools
Bronx: 6 graduate schools
Brooklyn: 6 graduate schools
Brookville: 1 graduate school
Buffalo: 5 graduate schools
Dobbs Ferry: 1 graduate school
Garden City: 1 graduate school
Hempstead: 1 graduate school
Ithaca: 2 graduate schools
New York City: 36 graduate schools
Old Westbury: 2 graduate schools
Potsdam: 2 graduate schools
Queens: 2 graduate schools
Rochester: 8 graduate schools
Stony Brook: 1 graduate school
Syracuse: 4 graduate schools
Troy: 2 graduate schools
Utica: 2 graduate schools
Vestal: 1 graduate school
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 3 graduate schools
California: 1 graduate school
Chester: 1 graduate school
Erie: 3 graduate schools
Harrisburg: 1 graduate school
Indiana: 1 graduate school
Philadelphia: 16 graduate schools
Pittsburgh: 9 graduate schools
Scranton: 3 graduate schools
Villanova: 1 graduate school
West Chester: 1 graduate school
Wilkes Barre: 2 graduate schools
in Rhode Island:
Kingston: 1 graduate school
Providence: 6 graduate schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 graduate schools
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