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

6 Colleges
$81,655 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 6 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Of the 125 students majoring in health professions at Brown, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Of the 8 students majoring in health professions at Salve Regina, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Health Professions at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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 6 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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