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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

6 Schools Ranked
$34,651 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 and bootcamps 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 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
68 Total Awards
$4,980 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. This fairly large public school is located in Warwick, Rhode Island, and it awarded 68 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Rhode Island pay an average of $4,980 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend CCRI. Out-of-state students pay an average of $13,260. Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.

CCRI does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
20 Total Awards
$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Rhode Island pay an average of $15,332 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend URI. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $33,354. Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.

URI does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
5 Total Awards
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Providence, expect to pay an average of $55,988 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Providence. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln

Lincoln, Rhode Island

Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln landed the # 4 spot on the list.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list.

Brown does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $62,304. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Brown. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great place for healthcare students working on their basic certificate.

JWU Online is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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