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2023 Best Education Schools in Rhode Island

5 Colleges
$46,905 Avg Salary
$24,766 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 441 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a .

Top Rhode Island Schools in Education

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Providence College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Rhode Island. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,799
Connecticut 2,205
New Hampshire 1,299
Maine 771
Vermont 337

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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