2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #156 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 40 master's degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School for Your Master's Degree

The psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychiatric/mental health nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 - The number of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat MGH Institute of Health Professions if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Boston, MGH Institute of Health Professions is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from MGH Institute of Health Professions

2

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Southern Maine if you wish to pursue a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from University of Southern Maine

3

Husson University
Bangor, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Husson University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Husson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bangor.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Husson University

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	551	18
Connecticut	313	3
Maine	146	19

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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.

Majors Similar to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	756
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	657
Nursing Administration	381
Nursing Science	210
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	113
Nursing Practice	70
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	56
Nurse Anesthetist	30
Clinical Nurse Specialist	28
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	23

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.