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Mental Health Nursing Schools in California

188 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing students earned their degrees in the state in 2020-2021.

As a degree choice, Mental Health Nursing is the 43rd most popular major in the state.

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Education Levels of Mental Health Nursing Majors in California

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level	Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree (Research / Scholarship)	98
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	98
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	98
Post-Master’s Certificate	49
Postbaccalaureate Certificate	49
Master’s Degree	41

Gender Distribution

In California, a psychiatric/mental health nursing major is more popular with women than with men.

Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of psychiatric/mental health nursing majors in California is as follows:

Asian: 15.4%
Black or African American: 64.9%
Hispanic or Latino: 6.4%
White: 8.0%
Non-Resident Alien: 0.0%
Other Races: 5.3%

Jobs for Mental Health Nursing Grads in California

There are 311,320 people in the state and 3,187,320 people in the nation working in psychiatric/mental health nursing jobs.

Wages for Mental Health Nursing Jobs in California

A typical salary for a psychiatric/mental health nursing grad in the state is $106,950, compared to a typical salary of $81,350 nationwide.

Mental Health Nursing Careers in CA

Some of the careers psychiatric/mental health nursing majors go into include:

Job Title	CA Job Growth	CA Median Salary
Nurse Practitioners	35%	$126,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors	26%	$96,580
Registered Nurses	16%	$104,410

Below are some popular majors in the state that are similar to psychiatric/mental health nursing.

Major	Annual Graduates in CA
Registered Nursing	15,634
Family Practice Nursing	871
Nursing Administration	446
Nursing Research & Other	283
Nursing Practice	271
Clinical Nurse Specialist	190
Nursing Science	146
Public Health Nursing	128

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References

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