by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 327,871 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Rhode Island, there were 950 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,905 and $24,766 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,738 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island doctor’s degree education students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #1 spot on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 15 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in Rhode Island for a Doctorate list. Brown is a fairly large school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 81 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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