2025 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #111 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 doctor's degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southwest Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to look into Texas Christian University. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Texas Christian University

2

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to take a look at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	856
Nurse Anesthetist	271
Nursing Administration	232
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	108
Nursing Science	68
Registered Nursing	13
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	9
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	8
Clinical Nurse Specialist	4
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.