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About Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing programs prepare 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.

While Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing offers degrees up to the Doctors degree research scholarship, the majority of students earn a Post masters certificate. Students major in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing all around the US, though the major at the Postbaccalaureate certificate level sees the most graduates in Virginia. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing is $57,500.

Popularity of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top careers related to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing, include Nurse Practitioners and Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary, both of which have many employment opportunities. Though there are positions that pay more, such as Nurse Practitioners. the most in-demand position for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing majors is Registered Nurses.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
343
Female Students
310 (90%)
Male Students
33 (9%)
White (123, 36%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (96, 28%)
Black or African American (82, 24%)
Hispanic or Latino (16, 5%)
Asian (13, 4%)
Two or more races (8, 2%)
U.S. Nonresident (4, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (1, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)

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