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2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

17 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
391 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 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 391 degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 want to pursue a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 25 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
7.1% Growth in Graduates

New York University is one of the best 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 #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
22.2% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the finest 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 city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

It's difficult to beat University of Rochester if you want to pursue a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were about 11 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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 #253 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.

There were roughly 52 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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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were about 2 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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DeSales University
Center Valley, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Center Valley, DeSales is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 17 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at DeSales 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
44 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre. A Best Colleges rank of #353 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.

There were approximately 44 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
31 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

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

There were approximately 31 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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Hunter College
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
37 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.

There were about 37 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Hunter 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 35,285
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 1,778
Nursing Science 1,177
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 955
Nursing Practice 663
Nursing Administration 532
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 463
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 273
Nurse Anesthetist 255
School Nursing 157

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