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

11 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 11 schools in the Southeast 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 827 degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
54 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 54 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 interested in 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 large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KY
212 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Frontier Nursing University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the rural area of Versailles, Frontier Nursing University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 212 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Frontier Nursing University in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Every student who is interested in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to check out University of South Carolina - Columbia. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

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

Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

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

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

FIU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 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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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 small city of Jackson. This university ranks 7th out of 45 colleges 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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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. This university ranks 5th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

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

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9
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In SC

Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Anderson. This university ranks 9th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 4 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Anderson University South Carolina 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 32nd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 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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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 .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Florida71529
North Carolina7108
Virginia6300
Tennessee62465
South Carolina53026
Kentucky51877
Alabama5002
Louisiana4890
West Virginia4102

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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 MajorAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing65,623
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing3,320
Nursing Practice2,767
Nursing Administration1,009
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing820
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing503
Nurse Anesthetist483
Nursing Science409
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery372
Critical Care Nursing182

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