by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island” ranking.
Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 319,502 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $70,911 and had an average of $28,318 in loans still to pay off.
Across Rhode Island, there were 1,018 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,319 and $25,433 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,738 and $101,579 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nursing.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a small school located in Newport, Rhode Island that handed out 2 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Rhode Island list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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