2023 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 2,703 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Rhode Island to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island
The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top Rhode Island Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in Rhode Island for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Rhode Island. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 5,813 |
| Maine | 2,935 |
| Massachusetts | 18,440 |
| Connecticut | 7,729 |
| Vermont | 1,087 |
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Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
Health Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| 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 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
| Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
| Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.