2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 Value 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. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
URI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 2 spot on the list. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year. 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.
New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Salve Regina undergraduate students pay an average of $44,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.
Salve Regina also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 6,626 |
Connecticut | 3,058 |
New Hampshire | 2,129 |
Maine | 1,262 |
Vermont | 390 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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