2025 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #111 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.

College Factual reviewed 19 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 193 doctor's degrees in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality psychiatric/mental health nursing program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

1

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

New York University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from New York University

2

Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing has to look into Texas Christian University. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Texas Christian University

3

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Loma Linda University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Loma Linda University

4

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing needs to check out Seattle University. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Seattle University

5

Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fairfield.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Fairfield University

6

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Molloy College

7

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

8

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Omaha.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from Creighton University

9

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

10

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing from University at Buffalo

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing by Region

View the Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	7,474
Nurse Anesthetist	1,403
Registered Nursing	976
Nursing Science	927
Nursing Administration	725
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	683
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	339
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	88
Critical Care Nursing	55
School Nursing	43

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.