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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$25,760 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best value school in Rhode Island for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year. 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.

URI also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Rhode Island

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year. Nursing majors at RIC take out an average of $28,580 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

RIC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Read full report on Nursing at Rhode Island College

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New England Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Rhode Island. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New England Tech are $32,807 per year.

New England Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Nursing at New England Institute of Technology Report

#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

Salve Regina undergraduate students pay an average of $44,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year. 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.

Salve Regina also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

Full Nursing at Salve Regina University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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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