by our College Data Analytics TeamIt's not easy to decide which grad school to attend when you have so many options available. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Rhode Island Colleges for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision.
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We analyzed 5 grad schools across Rhode Island to determine which have the best doctorate degree programs. To come up with this ranking of the best grad schools, we look at factors that are all objective measurements. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a graduateschool is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. Recent students who earned a doctorate degree in Rhode Island entered the job market making an average of $66,738 while those in the top 3 schools on our list made an average of $74,852.
Another factor that we look at to determine a school's ranking is the average debt load that graduate students take on while they are working on their doctorate degree. We consider this number in conjunction with average post-graduation earnings to gauge the difficulty doctorate recipients will have paying back their loans.
In addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt loads, we also look at a host of other factors to determining our Best Doctorate Degree Schools ranking. Several other factors - such as how much the school spends on educational resources, the demand of the school, the availability of online learning options, and the student body caliber - go into our rankings.
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Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
Brown University tops this year’s ranking as the best grad school for doctorate degrees in Rhode Island for overall quality. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 293 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a doctorate degree from Brown is $60,843 during the early years of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. This fairly large public school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 234 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a doctorate degree from URI is $73,306 during the early years of their career.
Out of the 5 doctorate degree schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island that handed out 4 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #4 in Rhode Island on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized public school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 5 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 doctorate degree schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #5 spot on the list. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctorate degrees to qualified graduate students.
Graduates with a doctorate degree from JWU Providence make an average of $90,408 per year during the early years of their career.
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