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2024 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the New England Region

4 Colleges in the New England Region
126 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 126 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 in the New England Region 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the New England Region

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.

Top New England Region Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT

It's hard to beat Fairfield University if you want to pursue a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Fairfield University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

MGH Institute of Health Professions is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. MGH Institute of Health Professions is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

There were roughly 18 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at MGH Institute of Health Professions in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from MGH Institute of Health Professions

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ME
45.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern Maine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were roughly 11 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from University of Southern Maine

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Husson University
Bangor, ME
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ME
72.2% Growth in Graduates

Husson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were about 18 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students who graduated with this degree at Husson in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Husson University


 

Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Colleges by State

Explore the best psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 18
Connecticut 538 6
Maine 396 19

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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 11,319
Nursing Science 971
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 798
Nursing Practice 456
Nursing Administration 409
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 285
Nurse Anesthetist 88
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 80
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 35
Clinical Nurse Leader 32

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