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.
How to use this list
These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.
Compare the degree level, curriculum, teaching language and costs on the institution’s current official website. Related subjects may use different CIP codes.
Connected Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing award observations
Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3810. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.
Year ending
Award level
Reporting institutions
Positive awards
2025
Postbaccalaureate certificate
30
332
2025
Master degree
78
2,513
2025
Post-master certificate
122
2,265
2025
Doctorate — research
8
45
2025
Doctorate — professional practice
24
203
2024
Postbaccalaureate certificate
28
326
2024
Master degree
70
1,779
2024
Post-master certificate
113
2,061
2024
Doctorate — research
6
36
2024
Doctorate — professional practice
23
176
2023
Certificate 1–2 years
1
1
2023
Postbaccalaureate certificate
25
253
2023
Master degree
62
1,323
2023
Post-master certificate
95
1,491
2023
Doctorate — research
8
49
2023
Doctorate — professional practice
17
144
2022
Postbaccalaureate certificate
21
343
2022
Master degree
53
1,107
2022
Post-master certificate
82
1,284
2022
Doctorate — research
4
9
2022
Doctorate — professional practice
16
150
2021
Postbaccalaureate certificate
21
223
2021
Master degree
50
907
2021
Post-master certificate
72
1,005
2021
Doctorate — research
2
12
2021
Doctorate — professional practice
17
137
2020
Postbaccalaureate certificate
17
141
2020
Master degree
44
744
2020
Post-master certificate
66
807
2020
Doctorate — research
2
5
2020
Doctorate — professional practice
14
109
A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.
These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →
Research the exact programme behind this field
CIP 51.3810 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.
On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.
A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.