2026 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in Alabama
[Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-nursing/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing students.
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2026 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools in Alabama
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Schools
Leading the list is Samford University, our #1 best value for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing in Alabama. Samford University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham. Students from in state pay about $40,150 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing graduates is $25,750. Soon after graduation, psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing degree recipients from Samford University generally make around $109,608. Set against $25,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Samford University admits about 82% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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