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Most Popular General Education Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$35,850 Avg Salary
$8,920 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 64 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on General Education at University of Rhode Island

#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Full General Education at Brown University Report

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on General Education at Rhode Island College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at Roger Williams University

Best General Education Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 368
Massachusetts 1,285
Maine 151
Vermont 137
New Hampshire 319

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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