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Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$18,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,601 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Associate Degree School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 1,091 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing 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.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for nursing students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.

CCRI undergraduate students pay an average of $4,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from CCRI take out $20,467 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

CCRI also made our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Greenwich.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New England Tech are $32,807 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, nursing majors at New England Tech accumulate an average of around $27,438 in student debt.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 6,626
Connecticut 3,058
New Hampshire 2,129
Maine 1,262
Vermont 390

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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