Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Nursing

A program that prepares registered nurses to promote mental health and provide nursing care to patients with mental, emotional or behavioral disorders, in mental institutions or other settings. Includes instruction in psychopathology, behavioral health, counseling and intervention strategies, psychoeducation, mental health assessment and dual diagnosis, stabilization and management of psychotic illness, psychiatric care and rehabilitation, substance abuse, and crisis intervention.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 147 institutions across the United States, with a total of 9783 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

253

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,323

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

1,684

degrees awarded

Other Awards

6,522

awards given

Top Schools for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Nursing

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO	888
2	Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI	822
3	Frontier Nursing University Versailles, KY	723
4	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	471
5	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	393
6	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	378
7	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	375
8	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	240
9	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	222
10	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	213
11	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	177
12	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	150
13	New York University New York, NY	111
14	Pace University New York, NY	108
15	D'Youville University Buffalo, NY	105
16	Duke University Durham, NC	105
17	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	102
18	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	102
19	Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo, UT	102
20	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	99
21	Husson University Bangor, ME	99
22	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX	90
23	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	90
24	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX	87
25	Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY	84
26	MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA	81
27	Washburn University Topeka, KS	81
28	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI	78
29	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	78
30	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	75
31	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	72
32	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	72
33	George Washington University Washington, DC	72
34	Alverno College Milwaukee, WI	69
35	Florida International University Miami, FL	69
36	Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	63
37	Norwich University Northfield, VT	63
38	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	63
39	Adelphi University Garden City, NY	60
40	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	60
41	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	57
42	King University Bristol, TN	54
43	Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH	54
44	Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, CA	54
45	Regis University Denver, CO	54
46	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	51
47	Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR	48
48	Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY	48
49	Seattle University Seattle, WA	48
50	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	45
51	Graceland University-Lamoni Lamoni, IA	45
52	Russell Sage College Troy, NY	45
53	Rivier University Nashua, NH	42
54	Shenandoah University Winchester, VA	39
55	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	39
56	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS	39
57	University of St Francis Joliet, IL	39
58	Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH	36
59	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	36
60	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN	36
61	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	36
62	St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY	36
63	Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	33
64	Allen College Waterloo, IA	33
65	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN	33
66	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	33
67	University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT	33
68	Clarkson College Omaha, NE	30
69	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	30
70	Union University Jackson, TN	30
71	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	30
72	Illinois State University Normal, IL	30
73	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	30
74	Creighton University Omaha, NE	30
75	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	30
76	DeSales University Center Valley, PA	30
77	Winona State University Winona, MN	27
78	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	27
79	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	27
80	Samford University Birmingham, AL	27
81	Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA	24
82	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	24
83	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Teaneck, NJ	24
84	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	24
85	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	24
86	Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN	24
87	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	24
88	Cox College Springfield, MO	21
89	Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY	21
90	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	21
91	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI	21
92	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME	21
93	Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL	21
94	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	21
95	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	21
96	Mount Marty University Yankton, SD	18
97	University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO	18
98	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	18
99	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY	18
100	Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA	18