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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Vanderbilt University

Every psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychiatric/mental health nursing program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Vanderbilt Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychiatric/mental health nursing majors at Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 52 psychiatric/mental health nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in psychiatric/mental health nursing each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degree from Vanderbilt, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in psychiatric/mental health nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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