Nursing is one of New York's major professions. According to the New York Office of Professions, New York has about 272,800 licensed RNs. The New York State Department of Labor projects a "very favorable" outlook for RNs to 2018, with at least 5,000 additional RNs needed each year. The Healthcare Association of New York State's (HANYS) 2010 Nursing Workforce Survey finds an ongoing nursing shortage due to an aging population, an aging nursing workforce, and healthcare reform.
The HANYS survey also found that New York nurses are slightly better educated than the national average, with 41 percent of New York RNs holding BSN degrees or higher, compared to 37 percent nationally. Four percent of working RNs are pursuing their BSN degrees. New York nurses have many options for making the move from ADN to BSN.
Schools to Consider
- D'Youville College (Buffalo). Classes meet one or two days per week with campus and online courses available. Offered programs include those that move the RN to a BSN or a BSN/MS specializing in community health or family nurse practitioner. Courses include healthcare management and nursing research. Clinical sections can be taken at several affiliated locations around the state.
- Long Island University (Brooklyn). Flexible class scheduling offers day and evening classes to meet the needs of working RNs. Courses include issues in professional nursing; nursing research; and communication and group skills in the healthcare setting. This upper level BSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
- Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester). Offered at six locations in New York and online, this program proceeds in 'modules' of four-hour weekly classes for 56 weeks (interspersed with six weeks of breaks). The online program may be completed from any state in 15 months. Informational sessions are held periodically at several locations throughout New York.
Listed below are all of the nationally accredited RN to BSN programs with campus locations in New York.
 D'Youville College
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMSCampus Location(s): Buffalo, NYAccreditation: CCNE accreditedRN to BSN Programs:
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 Kaplan University
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMSCampus Location(s): New York, NYAccreditation: CCNE accreditedRN to BSN Programs:
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 Utica College
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMSCampus Location(s): Utica, NYAccreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accreditedRN to BSN Programs:
RN to BSN Program |
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Adelphi University (Garden City, NY)
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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American University of Beirut (New York, NY)
Program Name: RN-BSN
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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College of Mount Saint Vincent (Riverdale, NY)
Program Name: RN to BS in Nursing
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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CUNY-College of Staten Island (Staten Island, NY)
Program Name: BS Nursing Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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CUNY-Lehman College (Bronx, NY)
Program Name: BS for Registered Nurses Program, RN to BSN
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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CUNY-Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn, NY)
Program Name: BSN Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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CUNY-New York City College of Technology (Brooklyn, NY)
Program Name: BS for Registered Nurses Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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CUNY-York College (Jamaica, NY)
Program Name: BS in Nursing Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Daemen College (Amherst, NY)
Program Name: RN to Bachelor of Science Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Dominican College of Blauvelt (Orangeburg, NY)
Program Name: Accelerated RN to BS Option
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Elmira College (Elmira, NY)
Program Name: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Excelsior College (Albany, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: BS in Nursing Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY)
Program Name: RN Mobility Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)
Program Name: Nursing for RNs Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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Le Moyne College (Syracuse, NY)
Program Name: RN-BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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LIU Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
Program Name: RN-BS Connection Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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LIU Post (Brookville, NY)
Program Name: Bachelor of Science in Nursing, RN-BS Connection Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Molloy College (Rockville Centre, NY)
Program Name: Degree Completion for Registered Nurses Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, NY)
Program Name: BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Nazareth College (Rochester, NY)
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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New York University (New York, NY)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Niagara University (Lewiston, NY)
Program Name: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: Modular RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited
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Saint Joseph's College-New York (Brooklyn, NY)
Program Name: BS in Nursing Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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St. Francis College (Brooklyn Heights, NY)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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St. John Fisher College (Rochester, NY)
Program Name: RN/BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (Brooklyn, NY)
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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SUNY College of Technology at Delhi (Delhi, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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SUNY-Binghamton (Binghamton, NY)
Program Name: Registered Nurse Accelerated Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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SUNY-Canton (Canton, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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SUNY-College of Technology at Alfred (Alfred, NY)
Program Name: BS-N Program
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SUNY-Empire State College (Saratoga Springs, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: BS in Nursing
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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SUNY-Farmingdale State College (Farmingdale, NY)
Program Name: RN to BS in Nursing
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SUNY-Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome (Utica, NY)
Program Name: RN to BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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SUNY-Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh, NY)
ONLINE RN TO BSN PROGRAMS
Program Name: Registered Nurse Option
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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SUNY-The College at Brockport (Brockport, NY)
Program Name: Fast Track RN-BS Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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SUNY-Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, NY)
Program Name: Bachelor of Science Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The College of New Rochelle (New Rochelle, NY)
Program Name: RN-BSN Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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The Sage Colleges (Troy, NY)
Program Name: BS for Registered Nurses Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited
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University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Program Name: BS Completion Program
Accreditation: CCNE accredited, NLNAC accredited
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Wagner College (Staten Island, NY)
Program Name: RN Completion Program
Accreditation: NLNAC accredited
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