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Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 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 Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

About 67% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Rhode Island

#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 55% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Brown University Report

#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Salve Regina University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Health Professions at New England Institute of Technology Report

#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

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With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 9,233
Connecticut 2,787
New Hampshire 1,839
Maine 913
Vermont 383

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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