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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 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.

Samford Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Samford

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Samford offers distance education options for psychiatric/mental health nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Samford Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Student Demographics at Samford

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

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

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a psychiatric/mental health nursing master's degree from Samford, 67% 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 Samford University with a master's in psychiatric/mental health nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Registered Nurses 49,490 $59,470
Nurse Practitioners 3,680 $95,970
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,330 $66,670

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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