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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$32,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 926 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education 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.

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Education

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Rhode Island College to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Rhode Island. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

URI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. 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.

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#4

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $55,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Providence also made our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RWU are $37,355 a year.

RWU also made our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,775
Maine 1,282
Massachusetts 8,936
Connecticut 2,995
Vermont 638

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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