Best PMHNP Programs
By city · 2026

PMHNP Programs by City

Metro guides for the cities where accredited psychiatric NP programs actually cluster. Each one answers the three questions a state page cannot: which programs are close enough to commute to, who is responsible for finding your clinical preceptor, and what nurse practitioners earn in that specific metro rather than across the whole state.

50 metro guides 86 verified in-metro programs San Jose pays most at $231,560
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Every metro guide, by program count

Counts are verified, accredited programs physically based in the metro. Programs delivered 100% online from elsewhere are covered inside each guide's online section instead, so these numbers are not padded.

New York City

9 programs

New York

Full practice $163,340 median

Boston

7 programs

Massachusetts

Full practice $142,440 median

Chicago

4 programs

Illinois

Reduced practice $131,740 median

Los Angeles

4 programs

California

Restricted practice $161,470 median

Miami

4 programs

Florida

Restricted practice $131,340 median

Philadelphia

4 programs

Pennsylvania

Reduced practice $130,140 median

St. Louis

4 programs

Missouri

Restricted practice $131,580 median

Baltimore

3 programs

Maryland

Full practice $131,990 median

Kansas City

3 programs

Missouri

Restricted practice $130,760 median

Minneapolis

3 programs

Minnesota

Full practice $133,370 median

Seattle

3 programs

Washington

Full practice $160,090 median

Washington, D.C.

3 programs

District of Columbia

Full practice $134,840 median

Atlanta

2 programs

Georgia

Restricted practice $132,500 median

Austin

2 programs

Texas

Restricted practice $128,050 median

Cincinnati

2 programs

Ohio

Reduced practice $128,700 median

Columbus

2 programs

Ohio

Reduced practice $124,580 median

Houston

2 programs

Texas

Restricted practice $134,560 median

Jacksonville

2 programs

Florida

Restricted practice $133,810 median

Nashville

2 programs

Tennessee

Restricted practice $122,320 median

Salt Lake City

2 programs

Utah

Full practice $129,350 median

San Francisco

2 programs

California

Restricted practice $219,080 median

Birmingham

1 program

Alabama

Reduced practice $107,700 median

Cleveland

1 program

Ohio

Reduced practice $130,800 median

Dallas-Fort Worth

1 program

Texas

Restricted practice $130,980 median

Denver

1 program

Colorado

Full practice $134,040 median

Detroit

1 program

Michigan

Restricted practice $134,390 median

Fresno

1 program

California

Restricted practice $166,570 median

Hartford

1 program

Connecticut

Full practice $135,170 median

Indianapolis

1 program

Indiana

Reduced practice $130,460 median

Louisville

1 program

Kentucky

Reduced practice $122,900 median

Memphis

1 program

Tennessee

Restricted practice $124,600 median

Phoenix

1 program

Arizona

Full practice $136,270 median

Pittsburgh

1 program

Pennsylvania

Reduced practice $119,630 median

Portland

1 program

Oregon

Full practice $158,890 median

Richmond

1 program

Virginia

Restricted practice $127,820 median

Riverside

1 program

California

Restricted practice $169,920 median

San Antonio

1 program

Texas

Restricted practice $131,770 median

San Diego

1 program

California

Restricted practice $163,860 median

Charlotte

0 programs

North Carolina

Restricted practice $130,310 median

Grand Rapids

0 programs

Michigan

Restricted practice $125,660 median

Las Vegas

0 programs

Nevada

Full practice $144,060 median

Milwaukee

0 programs

Wisconsin

Reduced practice $134,350 median

Oklahoma City

0 programs

Oklahoma

Restricted practice $133,390 median

Orlando

0 programs

Florida

Restricted practice $130,640 median

Providence

0 programs

Rhode Island

Full practice $135,520 median

Raleigh

0 programs

North Carolina

Restricted practice $128,150 median

Sacramento

0 programs

California

Restricted practice $172,010 median

San Jose

0 programs

California

Restricted practice $231,560 median

Tampa

0 programs

Florida

Restricted practice $128,120 median

Virginia Beach

0 programs

Virginia

Restricted practice $124,530 median
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Metros compared

Pay is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for nurse practitioners (SOC 29-1171) in that metropolitan area, against a national median of $132,300. Practice authority is the AANP classification for the state the metro sits in, and it is the state, not the city, that sets it.

Metro Programs Practice authority Metro median
New York City New York 9 Full $163,340+23.5% vs U.S. View guide
Boston Massachusetts 7 Full $142,440~8% above U.S. View guide
Chicago Illinois 4 Reduced $131,740-0.4% vs U.S. View guide
Los Angeles California 4 Restricted $161,470+22.0% vs U.S. View guide
Miami Florida 4 Restricted $131,340-0.7% vs U.S. View guide
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 4 Reduced $130,140~2% below U.S. View guide
St. Louis Missouri 4 Restricted $131,580-0.5% vs U.S. View guide
Baltimore Maryland 3 Full $131,990-0.2% vs U.S. View guide
Kansas City Missouri 3 Restricted $130,760-1.2% vs U.S. View guide
Minneapolis Minnesota 3 Full $133,370+0.8% vs U.S. View guide
Seattle Washington 3 Full $160,090+21.0% vs U.S. View guide
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia 3 Full $134,840+1.9% vs U.S. View guide
Atlanta Georgia 2 Restricted $132,500+0.2% vs U.S. View guide
Austin Texas 2 Restricted $128,050-3.2% vs U.S. View guide
Cincinnati Ohio 2 Reduced $128,700-2.7% vs U.S. View guide
Columbus Ohio 2 Reduced $124,580-5.8% vs U.S. View guide
Houston Texas 2 Restricted $134,560+1.7% vs U.S. View guide
Jacksonville Florida 2 Restricted $133,810+1.1% vs U.S. View guide
Nashville Tennessee 2 Restricted $122,320-7.5% vs U.S. View guide
Salt Lake City Utah 2 Full $129,350-2.2% vs U.S. View guide
San Francisco California 2 Restricted $219,080+65.6% vs U.S. View guide
Birmingham Alabama 1 Reduced $107,700-18.6% vs U.S. View guide
Cleveland Ohio 1 Reduced $130,800-1.1% vs U.S. View guide
Dallas-Fort Worth Texas 1 Restricted $130,980-1.0% vs U.S. View guide
Denver Colorado 1 Full $134,040+1.3% vs U.S. View guide
Detroit Michigan 1 Restricted $134,390+1.6% vs U.S. View guide
Fresno California 1 Restricted $166,570+25.9% vs U.S. View guide
Hartford Connecticut 1 Full $135,170+2.2% vs U.S. View guide
Indianapolis Indiana 1 Reduced $130,460-1.4% vs U.S. View guide
Louisville Kentucky 1 Reduced $122,900-7.1% vs U.S. View guide
Memphis Tennessee 1 Restricted $124,600-5.8% vs U.S. View guide
Phoenix Arizona 1 Full $136,270+3.0% vs U.S. View guide
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1 Reduced $119,630-9.6% vs U.S. View guide
Portland Oregon 1 Full $158,890+20.1% vs U.S. View guide
Richmond Virginia 1 Restricted $127,820-3.4% vs U.S. View guide
Riverside California 1 Restricted $169,920+28.4% vs U.S. View guide
San Antonio Texas 1 Restricted $131,770-0.4% vs U.S. View guide
San Diego California 1 Restricted $163,860+23.9% vs U.S. View guide
Charlotte North Carolina 0 Restricted $130,310-1.5% vs U.S. View guide
Grand Rapids Michigan 0 Restricted $125,660-5.0% vs U.S. View guide
Las Vegas Nevada 0 Full $144,060+8.9% vs U.S. View guide
Milwaukee Wisconsin 0 Reduced $134,350+1.5% vs U.S. View guide
Oklahoma City Oklahoma 0 Restricted $133,390+0.8% vs U.S. View guide
Orlando Florida 0 Restricted $130,640-1.3% vs U.S. View guide
Providence Rhode Island 0 Full $135,520+2.4% vs U.S. View guide
Raleigh North Carolina 0 Restricted $128,150-3.1% vs U.S. View guide
Sacramento California 0 Restricted $172,010+30.0% vs U.S. View guide
San Jose California 0 Restricted $231,560+75.0% vs U.S. View guide
Tampa Florida 0 Restricted $128,120-3.2% vs U.S. View guide
Virginia Beach Virginia 0 Restricted $124,530-5.9% vs U.S. View guide

BLS does not publish a separate psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner wage, so these cover nurse practitioners generally. Psychiatric-mental health is among the higher-paying NP specialties nationally, so read them as a floor rather than a ceiling for the specialty.

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Common questions

PMHNP programs by city, answered

Which city has the most PMHNP programs?+
New York City, by a wide margin. Nine verified accredited programs sit in the tri-state metro, from Columbia and NYU in Manhattan out to Stony Brook on Long Island, plus Rutgers and Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey. Los Angeles is next with five, then Miami with four. Most metros in the country have one or none.
Does it matter which city I study a PMHNP in?+
Less than you would expect for the coursework, and more than you would expect for everything else. Most PMHNP programs are delivered largely online, so the city rarely determines what you learn. What the city does determine is who finds your clinical preceptor, what the state lets you do once licensed, and what the local market pays. Those three vary enormously and are what each metro guide covers.
Why do these pages show metro pay instead of state pay?+
Because a state median can hide a large gap between its cities. Every metro figure on these pages comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for that specific metropolitan area, for nurse practitioners (SOC 29-1171), rather than a state number standing in for a city. BLS does not publish a separate psychiatric-mental health NP wage, so these cover nurse practitioners generally.
My city is not listed. What should I do?+
Start with the state guide, which covers every verified program in your state along with licensure and pay. Most students study through an accredited online program and complete supervised clinical hours locally, so a thin local list is rarely a barrier. See our state directory and our online PMHNP ranking.