Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Wayne State 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychiatric/mental health nursing, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in psychiatric/mental health nursing from Wayne State in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in psychiatric/mental health nursing each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degree from Wayne State, 83% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in psychiatric/mental health nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Practice
• Nursing Science

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nurse Practitioners	4,490	$106,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,410	$81,230

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.