2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 222 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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in New York

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

10 Top New York Schools for a Master's in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat New York University if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from New York University

2

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Rochester is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester 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 University of Rochester

3

Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to look into Stony Brook University. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Stony Brook University

4

Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

Upstate Medical University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Upstate Medical University

5

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

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

6

Hunter College
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Hunter College

7

Pace University - New York
New York, NY

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of New York, Pace University 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 Pace University - New York

8

D'Youville College
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

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

9

Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Adelphi University

9

St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Fisher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from St. John Fisher College

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

Explore all the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	607	41
Maryland	363	0
District of Columbia	334	3

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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	1,102
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	321
Registered Nursing	313
Nursing Administration	241
School Nursing	86
Critical Care Nursing	65
Nursing Science	56
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	31
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	25
Nurse Anesthetist	22

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.