2023 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is the 409th most popular major in the country with 2,287 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 583 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s”.
Top 9 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s. UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.
UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,609 of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC were GI Bill® students, of which 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. To help with additional expenses, 33 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UofSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UofSC]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Jacksonville University landed the #2 spot on the list. JU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
JU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Jacksonville University supports 4,053 students, and 459 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,339. To help with additional expenses, 115 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at JU]](/colleges/jacksonville-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, FIU supports 58,836 students, and 1,079 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 606 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Duke also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke University were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Duke University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #5 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, South Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying psychiatric/mental health nursing list, Anderson University South Carolina has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 3,848 students enrolled at Anderson University South Carolina, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,507. During this same period, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Anderson University South Carolina]](/colleges/anderson-university-sc/student-life/veterans/)
Southern Adventist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s ranking. Southern Adventist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Adventist also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, Southern Adventist supports 2,730 students, and 39 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,631. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Adventist does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Vanderbilt University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s list. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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Union University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s ranking. Union University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jackson, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Union also took the #6 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Union supports 3,071 students, and 78 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,190. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Union does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Union Veteran Student Life Report
Frontier Nursing University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s list. Frontier Nursing University is a small school located in Hyden, Kentucky that handed out 77 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Frontier Nursing University also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Frontier Nursing University supports 2,436 students, and 106 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 88 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,466. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Frontier Nursing University]](/colleges/frontier-nursing-university/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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