Vocational Programs for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses Career

The role of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses is to assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders 15 vocational programs could be taken for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses is $34,738. The average length of the programs is 124 hours and the average completion time is 19.63 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses Career

The following 15 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	123	$48,241	$3,218	253 Hours	21.51 Months
Nursing Administration	7	-	-	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	2	$13,600	$970	-	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1	$30,088	$2,475	48 Hours	24.00 Months
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing	2	-	-	-	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	2	-	-	-	-
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing	3	-	-	-	-
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing	6	-	-	-	-
Critical Care Nursing	2	-	-	-	-
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing	1	-	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	9	$46,859	$5,705	93 Hours	12.00 Months
Palliative Care Nursing	3	-	-	-	-
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing	1	-	-	-	-
Forensic Nursing	1	-	-	-	-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	12	$34,903	$7,200	101 Hours	21.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

The following 161 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.