Health Education at Rhode Island College

If you plan to study health education, take a look at what Rhode Island College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072. Of the 134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 2021, 8 of them were health education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Education section at the bottom of this page.

RIC Health Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in School Health Education
• Master’s Degree in School Health Education

RIC Health Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the school health education progam at RIC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The school health education major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Education Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Health Education Schools	22
Best Health Education Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Health Education Schools	64
Best Health Education Schools	75

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in school health education from RIC. This makes it the #14 most popular school for school health education master’s degree candidates in the country.

School Health Education Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the school health education majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC Health Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in school health education from RIC in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical school health education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at RIC since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in school health education at RIC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in school health education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

RIC Health Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 school health education majors earned their master's degree from RIC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a school health education master's degree from RIC, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in school health education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RIC also has a doctoral program available in school health education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Education
• Science Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Biology Education

Careers That School Health Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in school health education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Middle School Teachers	1,660	$72,180
Education Professors	150	$79,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.