2027 Best Value Science Education Schools in Rhode Island
[Science Education](/majors/education/teacher-education-and-development/science-education/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for science education students.
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2027 Best Value Science Education Schools in Rhode Island
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the science education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Science Education Schools
For return on investment in science education, no school beat Rhode Island College this year. Set in the suburb of Providence, Rhode Island College is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,300 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $27,299. Science Education graduates carry a median of $29,659 in student loans. Early-career science education graduates make about $51,124. That is a strong return on a $29,659 median debt. Rhode Island College admits about 92% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in science education will find it at Brown University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Providence, Brown University is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $71,312. Science Education graduates carry a median of $13,025 in student loans. Science Education graduates of Brown University earn a median of $54,632 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 5%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
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