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2023 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is the 409th most popular major in the country with 2,287 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 44 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing”.

Top 2 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

TTUHSC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, TTUHSC supports 5,274 students, and 219 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,474. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TTUHSC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full TTUHSC Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 12 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas State supports 37,812 students, and 2,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Texas State Veteran Student Life Report

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