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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 97 | 1% | $27,476 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt University | 49 | 2% | $70,146 |
| 3 | Stony Brook University | 37 | 1% | $26,091 |
| 4 | CUNY Hunter College | 26 | 0% | $22,379 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University | 26 | 0% | $71,901 |
| 6 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | 24 | 0% | $22,537 |
| 7 | Upstate Medical University | 24 | 10% | N/A |
| 8 | Alverno College | 23 | 4% | $40,693 |
| 9 | New York University | 23 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 10 | Florida International University | 22 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 11 | Washburn University | 20 | 2% | $22,056 |
| 12 | The Sage Colleges | 18 | 2% | $46,600 |
| 13 | Dewey University-Hato Rey | 18 | 9% | $7,425 |
| 14 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | 18 | 4% | N/A |
| 15 | University of St Francis | 17 | 2% | $45,664 |
| 16 | Allen College | 16 | 6% | $19,862 |
| 17 | University of Pennsylvania | 14 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 18 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12 | 0% | $23,706 |
| 19 | Brandman University | 12 | 0% | $14,300 |
| 20 | Wayne State University | 12 | 0% | $27,157 |
| 21 | University of Southern Maine | 11 | 1% | $22,968 |
| 22 | University of Saint Joseph | 10 | 1% | $51,901 |
| 23 | Frontier Nursing University | 10 | 2% | N/A |
| 24 | Seattle University | 10 | 0% | $61,608 |
| 25 | Oregon Health & Science University | 9 | 1% | N/A |
| 26 | Western Kentucky University | 9 | 0% | $21,840 |
| 27 | Molloy College | 9 | 1% | $51,856 |
| 28 | Case Western Reserve University | 9 | 0% | $67,332 |
| 29 | University of Rochester | 8 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 30 | Georgia College & State University | 8 | 0% | $28,536 |
| 31 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 7 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 32 | Georgia Southern University | 7 | 0% | $23,014 |
| 33 | University of Arizona | 7 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 34 | Shenandoah University | 7 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 35 | Husson University | 6 | 1% | $31,150 |
| 36 | Monmouth University | 6 | 0% | $56,979 |
| 37 | Saint Louis University | 6 | 0% | $61,018 |
| 38 | Jacksonville University | 6 | 1% | $54,868 |
| 39 | University of Southern Mississippi | 5 | 0% | $24,048 |
| 40 | Anderson University | 5 | 1% | $43,110 |
| 41 | University of Kansas | 5 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 42 | University of Iowa | 5 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 43 | Southern Adventist University | 5 | 1% | $34,990 |
| 44 | Georgia State University | 5 | 0% | $26,014 |
| 45 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $33,750 |
| 46 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 4 | 0% | $22,601 |
| 47 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 4 | 0% | $31,510 |
| 48 | DeSales University | 4 | 1% | $54,020 |
| 49 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 4 | 0% | $16,918 |
| 50 | Union University | 3 | 0% | $53,550 |
| 51 | Loma Linda University | 3 | 0% | N/A |
| 52 | McNeese State University | 3 | 0% | $21,526 |
| 53 | Fairfield University | 3 | 0% | $65,940 |
| 54 | D'Youville College | 2 | 0% | $43,174 |
| 55 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 2 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 56 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 2 | 0% | $24,894 |
| 57 | University of Toledo | 2 | 0% | $28,423 |
| 58 | Radford University | 2 | 0% | $24,088 |
| 59 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 1 | 0% | $7,244 |
| 60 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 1 | 0% | $21,380 |
| 61 | Augusta University | 1 | 0% | $21,254 |
| 62 | Kent State University at Kent | 1 | 0% | $25,886 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.