RN programs in New York

11 RN programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

11 schools offer these RN programs, and New York has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care and teach patients and their families about health conditions. To work as one, you graduate from an approved nursing program (a bachelor's or associate degree in nursing, or a hospital diploma) and pass a licensing exam for your state nursing license.¹ In New York, 8 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 11 programs

How much do RN programs cost in New York?

Two-year degrees (7 programs): $7,988 to $15,184most of them, usually 53 weeks long
Bachelor's degrees (3 programs): $17,375 to $79,800all 3 with a price
Other RN programs (1 program): $4,570the one with a price

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
Length: 53 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in New York may also offer RN programs. How these figures are made

Are there free RN programs in New York?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴For a degree, the job center first looks at grants such as a federal Pell Grant; WIOA pays toward what they don't cover.⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 67 people at 3 of the 11 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Two-year degrees here mostly cost $7,988 to $15,184.Bachelor's degrees here cost $17,375 to $79,800.Other RN programs here cost $4,570.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

RN programs in Syracuse, New York, Buffalo and other New York cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area, 1 in smaller cities and towns.

How to pay for RN programs in New York

WIOA funding can pay for RN programs in New York

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁵

Financial aid and grants for RN programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for RN programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: RN programs in New York

programs with a price cost under $10,000: 4 of 10
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 17th of 37
RN programs here, against the typical state's 13: 11 vs 13

State comparisons use the same figures as the RN programs by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the New York RN program numbers come from

Which New York RN programs are on this list?

These are the RN programs New York approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what New York offers.

How New York RN program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some RN programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the New York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in New York

Sources for the facts about RN programs in New York

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RN programs in New York

How much do RN programs cost in New York?

Are there free RN programs in New York?

RN programs in Syracuse, New York, Buffalo and other New York cities

All 11 RN programs in New York approved for WIOA funding

AAS Registered Nursing

Nursing AAS in preparation for Registered Nursing

Nursing Generalist BSN/ Bachelor of Science in Nursing

RN Refresher Program

Nursing A.A.S. Degree

A.A.S. Nursing (RN)

Nursing A.A.S.

Nursing AAS

BSN Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Nursing A.A.S