2022 Best Value Colleges for Social Studies Education in Rhode Island (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Studies Education is the 331st most popular major in the country with 1,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Rhode Island, there were 7 social studies education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social studies education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social studies education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Social Studies Education in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$29,392 Average Net Price

$50,614 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Studies Teacher Education Schools in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s social studies teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Studies Education Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brown University is $29,392 for Rhode Island Social Studies Teacher Education students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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