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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

3 Colleges
$115,233 Avg Salary
$76,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Rhode Island with 1,091 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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.

The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Salve Regina University the most popular school in Rhode Island for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of Rhode Island Report

#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Nursing at Rhode Island College

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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