2026 Best Value Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools in Rhode Island
[Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/public-health-community-nurse-nursing/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong public health/community nurse/nursing education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for public health/community nurse/nursing students.
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2026 Best Value Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Schools in Rhode Island
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the public health/community nurse/nursing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Rhode Island College tops our 2026 list of the best value public health/community nurse/nursing schools in Rhode Island. 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, with out-of-state students paying around $27,299. Public Health/community Nurse/nursing graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career public health/community nurse/nursing graduates make about $107,588. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Rhode Island College admits about 92% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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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