2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #156 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 123 master's 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 for Your Master's Degree

The psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychiatric/mental health nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Case Western Reserve University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Case Western Reserve University

2

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

3

Herzing University - Madison
Madison, WI

Herzing University - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Madison, Herzing University - Madison is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Herzing University - Madison

4

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Wayne State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Wayne State University

5

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global
Marion, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

6

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Alverno is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Alverno College

7

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from University of Southern Indiana

8

University of Toledo
Toledo, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Toledo, University of Toledo is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from University of Toledo

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	494	19
Michigan	476	12
Indiana	375	70
Wisconsin	317	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	4,588
Registered Nursing	3,091
Nursing Administration	822
Nursing Science	540
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	208
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	202
Nurse Anesthetist	102
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	97
Clinical Nurse Leader	69
School Nursing	61

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.