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

a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #156 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 master's degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

52 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing needs to take a look at Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Vanderbilt University

2

Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southern Adventist University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the suburb of Collegedale, Southern Adventist 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 Southern Adventist University

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	29
North Carolina	334	8
Virginia	331	0
Kentucky	268	77
South Carolina	260	26
West Virginia	164	2

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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Related Rankings by Major

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	544
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	261
School Nursing	69
Critical Care Nursing	46
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	29
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	26
Nursing Administration	19
Nurse Anesthetist	17
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	16
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	15

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.