2026 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in North Carolina
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing schools.
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Best Schools for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing education in North Carolina.
Top Schools in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
No school ranked higher than Duke University this year for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Durham. Duke University graduates 97% of students within six years. Duke University awarded about 43 psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing degree from Duke University earn around $116,855 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $29,000.
See the full psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing program report for Duke University
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
