Mental Health Nursing Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Nursing (Mental Health) (Including Year Abroad) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 57% 0% 8% £9250 £19500 117 Colchester On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) The University of York 78% 0% 5% £9250 £28800 146 York On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 56% 0% 5% £9250 £15860 £16655 134 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 70% 10% 5% £9250 £20900 158 Dundee On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) with NMC Registration BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 3% £9250 £16750 128 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BN (Hons) The University of Winchester 87% 0% 5% £9250 £21800 155 Winchester On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 68% 0% 10% £9250 £20600 143 Norwich On campus Full-time
Child Nursing and Mental Health Nursing MSc University of Dundee 72% 5% 7% £9250 £20900 170 Dundee On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Bradford 58% 0% 2% £9250 £22180 146 Bradford On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Brunel University 66% 0% 10% £9250 £9250 £23615 129 Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University - 0% 3% £9250 £18800 126 Poole On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Middlesex University 93% 0% 2% £9250 £15100 £16000 133 London On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing Advanced Standing BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University 36% 0% 3% £9250 £18800 126 Poole On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 57% 0% 11% £9250 £19500 105 Colchester On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 72% 0% 3% £9250 £19800 136 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) University of Abertay Dundee 89% 0% 3% £9250 £15000 117 Dundee On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) Bournemouth University 34% 0% 5% £9250 £18800 128 Poole On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Hull 36% 0% 2% £9250 £9250 £18300 £19500 123 Hull On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) University of Suffolk 62% 0% 0% £9250 £17768 127 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (January) BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 5% 11% £9250 £16085 128 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 5% £9250 £15000 £16125 144 Southampton On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc Robert Gordon University 70% 5% 4% £8900 £15490 110 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Child Nursing and Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 84% 0% 6% £9250 £20900 157 Dundee On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc University of Dundee 70% 10% 5% £9250 £20900 158 Dundee On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing MSc (PG) University of Dundee 73% 10% 4% £9250 £20900 158 Dundee On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (September) BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 78% 5% 11% £9250 £16085 128 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) The University of Nottingham 48% 0% 6% £9250 £27200 135 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Derby 76% 0% 8% £9250 £14900 147 Derby On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BN (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 0% 5% £9000 - 124 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Master of Nursing (Mental Health) MNurs University of Birmingham 32% 0% 10% £9250 - 144 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BN (Hons) Bangor University 76% 0% 5% £9000 - 153 Bangor On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BN (Hons) Cardiff University 68% 0% 3% £9000 - 139 Cardiff On campus Full-time
MN Integrated Masters (Mental Health Nursing) MNurs University of Chester 81% 0% 12% £9250 - 118 Chester On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BN (Hons) University of Chester 78% 0% 9% £9250 - 148 Chester On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 66% 0% 18% £9250 - 159 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Aberystwyth University 91% - 5% £9000 £17525 132 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 61% 0% 5% £9250 - 143 Leeds On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 71% 1% 6% £9250 - 131 Leicester On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) Spring Intake BN (Hons) Cardiff University 68% 0% 0% £9000 - 150 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) Kingston University 91% 0% 5% £9250 - 148 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 58% 0% 10% £9250 - 148 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) September Entry BSc (Hons) University of South Wales 60% 0% 5% £9000 - 143 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) The University of Northampton 72% 0% 9% £9250 - 123 Northampton On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BN (Hons) University of Portsmouth 54% 2% 5% £9250 - 114 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Oxford Brookes University 59% 0% 10% £1155 - 119 Oxford On campus Part-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BNurs (Hons) University of Birmingham 32% 0% 6% £9250 - 153 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (including Foundation Year) BN (Hons) University of Chester 81% 0% 25% £8250 - 89 Chester On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (including Foundation Year) BN (Hons) University of Chester 81% 0% 25% £9250 - 89 Chester On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc University of the West of Scotland 71% 0% 3% - £18000 164 Paisley On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 80% 0% 1% £9250 - 108 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 62% 2% 10% - - 123 Manchester On campus Full-time
Accelerated Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Salford 65% 0% 5% - - 117 Salford On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BNurs (Hons) The University of Manchester 56% 0% 8% - - 151 Manchester On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing with a Health Care Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Salford 66% 0% 5% - - 117 Salford On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Keele 56% 0% 5% - - 142 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Leeds 14% 0% 15% - - 162 Leeds On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 72% 3% 15% - - 145 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 100% 0% 0% - - 141 Guildford On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Plymouth University 62% 0% 5% - - 156 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Nursing Studies (Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing) with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 100% 0% 0% - - 135 Guildford On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 87% 10% 0% - - 139 Luton On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 72% 3% 5% - - 127 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) Swansea University 56% 0% 10% - - 144 Swansea On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) with Foundation Year BN (Hons) University of Keele 56% 0% 5% - - 127 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) BSc (Hons) University of Gloucestershire - - - £9250 £15450 - Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing MSc MSc Bournemouth University - - - £9250 £18250 - Poole On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health Nursing) BSc (Hons) University of Greenwich - - - £9250 £16150 - London On campus Part-time
Nursing (Mental Health) PgDip Middlesex University - - - £9250 £14000 - London On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing MSc Kingston University - - - £9250 £15900 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Nursing Mental Health MSc Sheffield Hallam University - - - £9250 £15860 £16655 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Nursing (Mental Health) with NMC registration MSc University of Derby - - - £9250 £14900 - Derby On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing - Preregistration MSc University of East Anglia - - - £18500 £43350 - Norwich On campus Full-time
MSc Nursing (Mental Health Nursing) MSc University of Greenwich - - - £9250 £16150 - London On campus Full-time
Professional Nursing (Mental Health) (February) BSc (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast - - - £9250 £22000 - Belfast On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (March intake) BN (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing MSc MSc (PG) Kingston University - - - £9250 - - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (Postgraduate) MSc University of Chester - - - £9250 - - Chester On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing with Registration (MSc) MSc (PG) University of the West of Scotland - - - - £18000 - Paisley On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status (Postgraduate) MSc Liverpool John Moores University - - - £9250 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing (Professional Practice) (top-up) BSc Middlesex University - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Mental Health Nursing MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Full-time
Mental Health Nursing with Registered Nurse Status MSc University of Liverpool - - - - - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Graduate Entry Nursing (Mental Health) MSc The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
MSc Nursing (Mental Health) MSc (PG) Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Professional Nursing (Mental Health) MSc Queen's University of Belfast - - - - - - Belfast On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
65 /100
2788 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Mental Health Nursing

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25584 £27171 £29986
25-75 percentile range £24953 - £30183 £21903 - £32218 £23682 - £35970
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
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Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26177 £27786 £30965
25-75 percentile range £25180 - £28358 £22818 - £32232 £24376 - £36398
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Mental Health Nursing

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Mental Health Nursing who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Mental Health Nursing

  • National Health Services
  • General, Psychiatric and Secure Hospitals
  • Residential and Nursing Homes
  • Community and Rehabilitation Units
  • Special Units within Prisons

Jobs of graduates of Mental Health Nursing (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Mental Health Nursing at Anglia Ruskin University

90% Administrative occupations
5% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5% Skilled trades occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Mental Health Nursing

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Mental Health Nursing, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Mental Health Nursing is the study of the principles and therapeutic interventions that allow nurses to provide care for people with mental health needs.

The median salary of graduates of Mental Health Nursing was £25584 15 months after graduation, £27171 3 years after graduation and £29986 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Mental Health Nursing studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) - BN (Hons)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)
  • Master of Nursing - MNurs
  • Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) - BNurs (Hons)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip