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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Rhode Island. In total, 1,091 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Rhode Island.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best for nursing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Nursing

Our analysis found New England Institute of Technology to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Rhode Island. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Salve Regina accumulate an average of around $25,496 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $505.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

Nursing majors at URI take out an average of $25,968 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $419.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Nursing majors at RIC take out an average of $28,580 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 2,129
Massachusetts 6,626
Vermont 390
Connecticut 3,058
Maine 1,262

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

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