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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.

In 2021-2022, 2,895 people earned their degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 827 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,674 and $121,130 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree psychiatric/mental health nursing students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Adventist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist University is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Southern Adventist University

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychiatric/mental health nursing students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Samford University

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region list. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 9 doctorate’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at McNeese State University

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Union University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region list. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Union

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Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anderson University South Carolina. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Anderson, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s psychiatric/mental health nursing students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Anderson University South Carolina

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