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2025 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

17 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
543 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #409 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 543 degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing annually.

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Choosing a Great Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
69.0% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 29 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
47 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Stony Brook University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.

There were approximately 47 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
47 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.

There were roughly 47 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #171 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were about 10 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
54.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public university located in the city of Syracuse.

There were roughly 23 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Upstate Medical University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
71.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 34th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Pace University - New York

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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Adelphi is a great university overall.

There were about 20 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 231
Pennsylvania 978 48
Maryland 618 0
District of Columbia 441 3

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One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 34,378
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1,923
Nursing Science 1,169
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 1,050
Nursing Practice 730
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 444
Nursing Administration 434
Nurse Anesthetist 241
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 220
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 174

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