2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Rhode Island

Health Professions is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 318 doctor's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Doctor's Degree

The health professions doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in Rhode Island ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for health professions, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Health Professions Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for health professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Health Professions in Rhode Island

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for health professions students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Health Professions Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

158 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 158 health professions students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from University of Rhode Island

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

148 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Brown University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 148 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Brown University

3

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, RI

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

New England Institute of Technology is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in health professions from New England Institute of Technology

4

Salve Regina University
Newport, RI

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Salve Regina University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in health professions in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 5 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in health professions from Salve Regina University

5

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in health professions from Rhode Island College

5

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in health professions from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Health Professions Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	29	3,138
Connecticut	27	955
Maine	18	468
New Hampshire	16	210
Vermont	13	162

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	137
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	127
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	33
Nursing	10
Public Health	6
Health Sciences & Services	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.