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2022 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is the 527th most popular major in the country with 1,812 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 404 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. 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.

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Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 50 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

Full FIU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#3

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Anderson University South Carolina

Anderson, South Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Anderson University South Carolina landed the #4 spot on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small school located in Anderson, South Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University South Carolina also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Anderson University South Carolina are $11,178.

Full Anderson University South Carolina Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#5

West Virginia Wesleyan College

Buckhannon, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. West Virginia Wesleyan is located in Buckhannon, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree psychiatric/mental health nursing students whose families make $30-$48k list, West Virginia Wesleyan has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia Wesleyan are $12,982, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

Southern Adventist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 8 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Adventist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Adventist are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Adventist University Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

#7

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

Jacksonville University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Jacksonville University is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville University are $14,742.

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#8

Union University

Jackson, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Union University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree psychiatric/mental health nursing students whose families make $30-$48k list, Union has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union are $10,671, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Union University Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

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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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