2021 Highest Paid Education Graduates in Rhode Island
Finding the Best Education School for You
Education is the #11 most popular major in Rhode Island with 404 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2018-2019. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.5% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Highest Paid Education Graduates ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
This year's Highest Paid Education Graduates in Rhode Island ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education.
In this ranking, we use early career salaries - salaries 10 years from when a student started college. This is the salary typically earned 4-6 years after graduation, but may be different depending on how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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Comparing Average Salaries of Education Majors
The average education major who graduates from a school in Rhode Island earns about $34,600 per year during the early years of their career. Unfortunately, that is 13% less than the average salary of a typical college graduate. However, graduates from the schools below may make more than this.
The national average salary for education bachelor's degree holders is $34,031. That's pretty close to the average for students who get their degree from a school in Rhode Island.
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2021 Highest Paid Education Grads in Rhode Island
Below you'll see a list of the colleges and universities that produce the highest paid education majors.
Best Schools for Highly Paid Education Graduates in Rhode Island
Brown University earned the #1 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Providence College. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Our rankings recognize Salve Regina University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rhode Island College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.
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University of Rhode Island comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
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Roger Williams University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.
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State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
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Vermont | 33 | 235 |
Maine | 32 | 397 |
Massachusetts | 32 | 1,818 |
New Hampshire | 31 | 431 |
Connecticut | 31 | 562 |
Rankings in Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 223 |
Special Education | 92 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 59 |
General Education | 29 |
Other Education | 1 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Sciences | 943 |
Psychology | 694 |
Communication & Journalism | 548 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 534 |
History | 194 |
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Notes and References
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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