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2023 Best Value Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
583 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is the 409th most popular major in the country with 2,287 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 583 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $5,298 for southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full FIU Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid list, Duke has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $32,459 for Southeast Region Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing students with aid per year to attend Duke.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Duke University

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt is $19,970 for Southeast Region Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing students with aid.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Vanderbilt University

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UofSC is $20,559 for Southeast Region Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Wesleyan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing students in 2020-2021.

West Virginia Wesleyan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Virginia Wesleyan is $21,113 for southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan College

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Anderson University South Carolina
Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson University South Carolina ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Anderson University South Carolina is located in Anderson, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Anderson University South Carolina not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Anderson University South Carolina is $21,732 for southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Anderson University South Carolina

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southern Adventist is located in Collegedale, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Southern Adventist also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $23,733 for Southeast Region Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing students with aid per year to attend Southern Adventist.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Southern Adventist Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

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Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida

With a ranking of #8, Jacksonville University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. JU is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 14 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

JU also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $25,367 for southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid per year to attend JU.

Full Jacksonville University Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Report

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Samford also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Samford University is $30,072 for southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Samford University

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Union University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Union University is a small school located in Jackson, Tennessee that handed out 7 ’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Union not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Union University is $29,990 for southeast region psychiatric/mental health nursing students with aid.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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