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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's 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.

The Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

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

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Salve Regina accumulate an average of around $25,496 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $505.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Nursing majors at URI take out an average of $25,968 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $419.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

Nursing majors at RIC take out an average of $28,580 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Maine 1,262
Vermont 390

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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