2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Rhode Island with 1,091 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Rhode Island Schools for an Associate in Nursing

#1

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, RI

156 Associate Degrees

$61,996 Average Earnings

$27,438 Average Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named New England Institute of Technology the best school in Rhode Island for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, nursing graduates from New England Tech carry an average student debtload of $27,438.

Full Nursing at New England Institute of Technology Report

#2

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, RI

226 Associate Degrees

$58,718 Average Earnings

$20,467 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. CCRI is a large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

Nursing majors at CCRI take out an average of $20,467 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

• Read more about our ranking methodology.
• 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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