The major purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that influenc the job interests of psychiatric nurses among nursing graduates. Data was collected with questionnaires. Four hundred and fifty-one subjects were recruited from three nursing schools, one two-year college, one three-year college, one five-year college and one vocational nursing school. They were randomly selected from the northern part of Taiwan. Results indicate that ”school system,” ”practicum experience,” ”clinical relation,” and ”hosiptal and personal satisfaction” have significant impact on the job interests among nursing graduates.