Did you know that most employers in the state of New York prefer to hire nurses with a bachelor’s or master’s degree? Hundreds of hospitals across the U.S. now agree that the minimum acceptable education requirement for nurses is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university. A four-year college, which may be a private independent institution or the undergraduate division of a university, offers instruction in the sciences, humanities, or a professional, vocational, or technical field leading to a bachelor’s degree.
A university is an institution for higher learning authorized to grant degrees in various fields such as law, medicine, theology, and the arts and sciences. Universities typically consist of an undergraduate division (a “college”) that awards bachelor degrees, as well as graduate and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates.
Several of the state’s top nursing employers are located in New York City. These include New York-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Montefiore Medical Center. The city of Buffalo is also home to several important healthcare centers, including Buffalo General Hospital and Erie County Medical Center.
Below is a complete list of four-year colleges and universities in New York that offer accredited programs in one or more nursing career paths.