2027 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in North Carolina
[Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-nursing/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students.
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2027 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in North Carolina
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools
East Carolina University tops our 2027 list of the best value psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing schools in North Carolina. Set in the city of Greenville, East Carolina University is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $7,361, while out-of-state students pay about $23,638. Typical student debt for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates is $25,264. Soon after graduation, psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing degree recipients from East Carolina University generally make around $96,898. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. East Carolina University admits about 89% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Gardner Webb University earned it the #2 place for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the rural area of Boiling Springs, Gardner Webb University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $34,750. Typical student debt for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates is $22,461. Psychiatric/mental Health Nurse/nursing graduates of Gardner Webb University earn a median of $86,315 early in their careers. Set against $22,461 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 77% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Duke University earned it the #3 place for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Duke University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. Students from in state pay about $68,758 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates is $29,000. Early-career psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates make about $116,855. Set against $29,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 6%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
