Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing at Rhode Island College

Every public health/community nurse/nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public health/community nursing program at Rhode Island College stacks up to those at other schools.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

RIC Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health/Community Nursing

RIC Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Rankings

Public Health/Community Nursing Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health/community nursing majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public health/community nursing master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in public health/community nursing each year. RIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public health/community nursing master's degree from RIC, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in public health/community nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
• Nursing Administration
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
• Registered Nursing

Careers That Public Health/Community Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health/community nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Registered Nurses	12,630	$78,420
Nursing Instructors and Professors	270	$78,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.