2023 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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Ranked Colleges
49
Degrees Awarded
$38,000
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is the 409th most popular major in the country with 2,287 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 49 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing”.
Top 2 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 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 95%.
Full University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeSales University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeSales, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,302 students enrolled at DeSales University, 90 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,236. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeSales]](/colleges/desales-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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