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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Rhode Island

8 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the most popular school in Rhode Island for education students. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 8 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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Out of the 8 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 4 spot on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Roger Williams University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Rhode Island list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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Rhode Island School of Design landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. RISD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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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 8 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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