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2023 Most Popular Nursing Schools in Rhode Island

3 Colleges
$76,319 Avg Salary
$27,009 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing School for You

Nursing is the #15 most popular major in Rhode Island with 83 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 3 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 Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a .

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Rhode Island College to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Rhode Island College

Out of the 3 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at University of Rhode Island Report

#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Rhode Island. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Full Nursing at Salve Regina University Report

Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,916
Connecticut 750
New Hampshire 366
Maine 149
Vermont 25

Nursing is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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