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2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

58 Colleges in the United States
2,895 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
A degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #409 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 58 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,895 degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools The psychiatric/mental health nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing rankings. For our Best Overall Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

The psychiatric/mental health nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychiatric/mental health nursing degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
54 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 54 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
62.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to look into Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

New York University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
29.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 17 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL

Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham. This university ranks 4th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 1 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 15 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
366 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Maryville U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 5th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 366 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools award.

RankCollegeLocation
9Loma Linda UniversityLoma Linda, CA
10George Washington UniversityWashington, DC
11Oregon Health & Science UniversityPortland, OR
12Frontier Nursing UniversityVersailles, KY
13University of RochesterRochester, NY
14University of Cincinnati - Main CampusCincinnati, OH
14University of South Carolina - ColumbiaColumbia, SC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing16,647
Nursing Practice8,862
Nursing Administration8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing4,717
Nursing Science4,701
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing2,011
Nurse Anesthetist1,768
Critical Care Nursing747

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