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2023 Best Value Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Schools Ranked
$35,396 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,750 Avg Student Debt*

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
473 Total Awards
$13,260 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value school for healthcare students in Rhode Island. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Warwick, Rhode Island that handed out 473 degrees in 2020-2021.

CCRI undergraduate students pay an average of $13,260 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,617 in student loans. During the early years of their career, CCRI graduates make an average of $38,557 annually.

CCRI also made our Best Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #4.

Full Community College of Rhode Island Report

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
401 Total Awards
$25,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school handed out 401 degrees in 2020-2021.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $25,900 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $23,963 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, RIC graduates make an average of $42,201 annually.

Full Rhode Island College Report

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
891 Total Awards
$33,354 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Rhode Island. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 891 degrees in 2020-2021.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $33,354 in tuition and fees each year. On average, students take out $22,076 in loans while pursuing their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $338, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from URI, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $44,926 during the early years of their career.

Full University of Rhode Island Report

#4

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
123 Total Awards
$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Rhode Island. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.

JWU Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $35,950 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $26,657 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $376 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from JWU Providence, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $43,037 during the early years of their career.

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

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#5

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
377 Total Awards
$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 377 diplomas to qualifed students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 a year. On average, students take out $23,471 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $274. Once they receive their degree, New England Tech graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,207 during the early year of their career.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New England Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality in Rhode Island.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
149 Total Awards
$44,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Salve Regina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 149 degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salve Regina are $44,200 per year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $22,717 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $465 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Salve Regina graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,084 during the early year of their career.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Salve Regina is ranked #5 for overall quality in Rhode Island.

Full Salve Regina University Report

#7

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
303 Total Awards
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Brown University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 303 students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 a year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,769 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $507. Once they receive their degree, Brown graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $50,925 during the early year of their career.

Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Healthcare Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Brown University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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