2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in California

If you plan on majoring in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #409 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 188 degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools List

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in California

The schools below may not offer all types of psychiatric/mental health nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top California Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

78.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to look into Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science. Located in the suburb of Los Angeles, CDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

2

Brandman University
Irvine, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

118 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Degrees Awarded

16.9% Growth in Graduates

Brandman University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Brandman is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Irvine.More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Brandman University

 

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	11
Oregon	587	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	15,938
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	871
Nursing Administration	446
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	283
Nursing Practice	271
Clinical Nurse Specialist	190
Nursing Science	146
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	128
Clinical Nurse Leader	113
Nurse Anesthetist	46

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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