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

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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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The Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in health professions at Brown, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 90 students majoring in health professions at URI, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#5

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bryant University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in health professions at Bryant, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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New England Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

With a ranking of #6, Salve Regina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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