2025 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 doctor's degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in Texas

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

Top Texas 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

It is hard to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.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

It's hard to beat Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. TTUHSC is a small public university located in the city of Lubbock.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 in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	382
Nurse Anesthetist	254
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	105
Nursing Science	57
Nursing Administration	37
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.