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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$26,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,129 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 230 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for allied health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Allied Health Professions

$4,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCRI are $4,980 a year. On average, allied health graduates from CCRI take out $15,694 in student loans while working on their degree.

CCRI did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list.

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$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great value for allied health professions students. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JWU Providence are $35,950 a year.

JWU Providence also made our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

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#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great value for allied health professions students. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year. Allied Health majors at RIC take out an average of $24,740 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

New England Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $32,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at New England Tech take out an average of $20,166 in student loans while working on their egree.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Bryant University

Smithfield, RI
$47,782 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryant are $47,782 a year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,125
Connecticut 884
New Hampshire 130
Maine 292
Vermont 40

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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