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2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools

58 Colleges in the United States
2,287 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded
A degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #409 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 58 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,287 degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools The psychiatric/mental health nursing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing rankings. For our Best Overall Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Doctor's Degrees in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

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 the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the psychiatric/mental health nursing degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
53 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Vanderbilt University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 53 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to take a look at Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
7.1% Growth in Graduates

New York University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 28 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 12 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent data year.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL

Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Birmingham. This university ranks 4th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were about 4 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 14 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at TTUHSC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NE

Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.

There were about 4 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
353 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

Maryville U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 5th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were about 353 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Maryville U in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools award.

Rank College Location
9 Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA
10 George Washington University Washington, DC
11 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR
12 Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY
13 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
14 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
14 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing by Region

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Southwest
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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773

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