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

10 Colleges in the Southeast Region
827 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.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 827 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 Southeast 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
62.1% Growth in Graduates

Duke University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In SC
15.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing needs to take a look at University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL

It is hard to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 1 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
13.8% Growth in Graduates

Florida International University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #262 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.

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

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Collegedale. A Best Colleges rank of #244 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Southern Adventist is a great university overall.

There were about 10 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Southern Adventist in the most recent year we have data available.

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Union University
Jackson, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TN
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Jackson. This university ranks 5th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

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

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

Located in the large city of Jacksonville, JU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 13 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at JU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
224 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
60.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Liberty University

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Gardner - Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Boiling Springs. This university ranks 30th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Gardner - Webb University

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King University
Bristol, TN

King is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bristol. This university ranks 26th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from King University

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 29
North Carolina 710 8
Virginia 630 0
Tennessee 624 65
South Carolina 530 26
Kentucky 518 77
Alabama 500 2
Louisiana 489 0
West Virginia 410 2

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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 65,623
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 3,320
Nursing Practice 2,767
Nursing Administration 1,009
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 820
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 503
Nurse Anesthetist 483
Nursing Science 409
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 372
Critical Care Nursing 182

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