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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

6 Schools Ranked

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
150 Total Awards
$16,322 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 150 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

URI does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Rhode Island Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
125 Total Awards
$62,083 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 125 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Brown. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
8 Total Awards
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Salve Regina does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Salve Regina University Report

#4

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
4 Total Awards
$15,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend New England Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

New England Tech does have options available for those who want to take online graduate 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 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full New England Institute of Technology Report

#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
3 Total Awards
$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since RIC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Rhode Island College Report

#6

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

JWU Providence does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 46% took at least some of their classes online.

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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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