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Best Value Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$29,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for health professions students. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCRI are $4,980 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from CCRI carry an average student debtload of $16,681.

CCRI also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great value for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at RIC take out an average of $27,158 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from URI carry an average student debtload of $24,751. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $439.

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$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Providence are $35,950 per year.

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$32,807 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New England Tech are $32,807 a year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from New England Tech carry an average student debtload of $25,469. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $398, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New England Tech is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Rhode Island.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI
$44,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Salve Regina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value health professions programs. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salve Regina are $44,200 per year. Health Professions majors at Salve Regina take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $505.

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Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brown are $62,304 per year. Health Professions majors at Brown take out an average of $15,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Brown also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Lincoln came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Located in the suburb of Lincoln, Lincoln Tech - Lincoln is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Health Professions majors at Lincoln Tech - Lincoln take out an average of $11,327 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $70, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 5,813
Maine 2,935
Massachusetts 18,440
Connecticut 7,729
Vermont 1,087

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 8 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).

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