2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Rhode Island
6Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$36,526Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Health Professions School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 0.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Rhode Island ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in health professions. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those health professions schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Value Health Professions Schools.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Our rankings recognize University of Rhode Island as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, URI has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
It takes the average student at URI about 4.3 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $36,995. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the URI is $158,339. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Rhode Island College landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health professions schools. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best value list, RIC has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at RIC is 4.7 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $29,817. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from RIC be around $140,140. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. JWU Providence also took the #8 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at JWU Providence is 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $38,249. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from JWU Providence is about $158,351. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Our rankings recognize Salve Regina University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport. Salve Regina did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list.
The average student at Salve Regina graduates in less than 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $40,885. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Salve Regina is about $166,811. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Providence College earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence. Providence also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Providence is 4.0 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $41,304. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Providence is $166,868. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Brown University landed the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health professions schools. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence. Brown also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Brown is 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $31,903. This means that the average student pays around $132,397 to get a bachelor’s degree from Brown. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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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).
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 0.4% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
