2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Rhode Island. In fact, 775 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

10 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in Rhode Island

$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Salve Regina University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salve Regina are $11,730 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Salve Regina is ranked #2 for overall quality for health professions in Rhode Island.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

13 Graduate Certificates

#7 in Quality in Rhode Island

$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RIC are $9,590 a year.

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#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

5 Graduate Certificates

#5 in Quality in Rhode Island

$16,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $16,322 per year.

URI also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #5.

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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).

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