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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Providence to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Education at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 8 students majoring in education at URI, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Education at University of Rhode Island Report

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Education at Rhode Island College

#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Education at Brown University Report

Best Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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