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 | 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 | New York University | 23 | 0% | $73,566 |
| 9 | Alverno College | 23 | 4% | $40,693 |
| 10 | Florida International University | 22 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 11 | Washburn University | 20 | 2% | $22,056 |
| 12 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | 18 | 4% | N/A |
| 13 | The Sage Colleges | 18 | 2% | $46,600 |
| 14 | Dewey University-Hato Rey | 18 | 9% | $7,425 |
| 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 | 12 | 0% | $27,157 | |
| 19 | Eastern Kentucky University | 12 | 0% | $23,706 |
| 20 | Brandman University | 12 | 0% | $14,300 |
| 21 | University of Southern Maine | 11 | 1% | $22,968 |
| 22 | Frontier Nursing University | 10 | 2% | N/A |
| 23 | University of Saint Joseph | 10 | 1% | $51,901 |
| 24 | Seattle University | 10 | 0% | $61,608 |
| 25 | Oregon Health & Science University | 9 | 1% | N/A |
| 26 | Molloy College | 9 | 1% | $51,856 |
| 27 | Case Western Reserve University | 9 | 0% | $67,332 |
| 28 | Western Kentucky University | 9 | 0% | $21,840 |
| 29 | Georgia College & State University | 8 | 0% | $28,536 |
| 30 | University of Rochester | 8 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 31 | Shenandoah University | 7 | 1% | $47,000 |
| 32 | University of Arizona | 7 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 33 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 7 | 0% | $28,301 |
| 34 | Georgia Southern University | 7 | 0% | $23,014 |
| 35 | Jacksonville University | 6 | 1% | $54,868 |
| 36 | Saint Louis University | 6 | 0% | $61,018 |
| 37 | Monmouth University | 6 | 0% | $56,979 |
| 38 | Husson University | 6 | 1% | $31,150 |
| 39 | 5 | 0% | $26,014 | |
| 40 | University of Southern Mississippi | 5 | 0% | $24,048 |
| 41 | Southern Adventist University | 5 | 1% | $34,990 |
| 42 | University of Kansas | 5 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 43 | University of Iowa | 5 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 44 | Anderson University | 5 | 1% | $43,110 |
| 45 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 4 | 0% | $33,750 |
| 46 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce | 4 | 0% | $16,918 |
| 47 | DeSales University | 4 | 1% | $54,020 |
| 48 | Southeastern Louisiana University | 4 | 0% | $22,601 |
| 49 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 4 | 0% | $31,510 |
| 50 | McNeese State University | 3 | 0% | $21,526 |
| 51 | Union University | 3 | 0% | $53,550 |
| 52 | Fairfield University | 3 | 0% | $65,940 |
| 53 | Loma Linda University | 3 | 0% | N/A |
| 54 | University of Toledo | 2 | 0% | $28,423 |
| 55 | D'Youville College | 2 | 0% | $43,174 |
| 56 | University of Missouri-St Louis | 2 | 0% | $24,894 |
| 57 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 2 | 0% | $24,116 |
| 58 | Radford University | 2 | 0% | $24,088 |
| 59 | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo | 1 | 0% | $7,244 |
| 60 | 1 | 0% | $21,380 | |
| 61 | 1 | 0% | $25,886 | |
| 62 | Augusta University | 1 | 0% | $21,254 |
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.