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Health Sciences & Services at Rhode Island College

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 7,072.

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

RIC Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

RIC Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at RIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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 Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	107
	123
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	139
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	195
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	272
	275
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	279
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	295
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	483
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	498

Earnings of RIC Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at RIC is $35,470. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $31,369 for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The health science program at RIC awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	44

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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
Community Health Workers	100	$47,430

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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