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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 2,287 people earned their degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, making the major the 409th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 481 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying psychiatric/mental health nursing.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s list. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Maryville U 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 Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 10,979 students enrolled at Maryville U were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,372. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Maryville U]](/colleges/maryville-university-of-saint-louis/student-life/veterans/)

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Mount Marty University
Yankton, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Marty University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s. Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to qualified students.

Mount Marty did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Mount Marty University supports 1,167 students, and 27 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mount Marty University offers 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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Briar Cliff University
Sioux City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Briar Cliff University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s list. Briar Cliff University is a small school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 2 masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Briar Cliff also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 1,076 students enrolled at Briar Cliff were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,269. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Allen College
Waterloo, Iowa

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the #4 spot on the list. Waterloo, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

Allen College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 678 students enrolled at Allen College, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,575. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Allen College Veteran Student Life Report

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Cox College
Springfield, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cox College landed the #5 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Cox College also made our “Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 975 students enrolled at Cox College, 40 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,192. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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