2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,812 people earned their degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, making the major the 527th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 30 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 “Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIW, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Incarnate Word are $19,242.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at UIW

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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