Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Purdue University Global
If you plan to study psychiatric/mental health nurse/nursing, take a look at what Purdue University Global has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Purdue University Global is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 43,927 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.
Purdue University Global Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for psychiatric/mental health nursing at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
Purdue University Global Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue University Global
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychiatric/mental health nursing majors at Purdue University Global.
Purdue University Global Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program
In the psychiatric/mental health nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Global with a master's in psychiatric/mental health nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
- Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
- Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Nursing Administration
- Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
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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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.
| Occupation | Jobs in IN | Average Salary in IN |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 67,870 | $64,860 |
| Nurse Practitioners | 4,780 | $103,200 |
| Nursing Instructors and Professors | 1,350 | $76,280 |
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.