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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Out of the 10 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 333 students majoring in health professions at RIC, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Out of the 10 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Providence College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

About 78% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 22% are male.

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New England Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’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.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Bryant University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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 10 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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