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2023 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 364 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 12 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Wayne State 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 Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State, 470 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying psychiatric/mental health nursing list, IUPUI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, IUPUI supports 29,390 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,439. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. IUPUI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 109 of the 11,465 students enrolled at Case Western were GI Bill® students, of which 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,799. On top of their other funding sources, 35 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s. Alverno is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Alverno also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 1,876 students enrolled at Alverno were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,482. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Alverno Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Indiana landed the #5 spot on the list. USI is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USI, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, USI supports 10,203 students, and 162 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 87 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,638. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Southern Indiana Veteran Student Life Report

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