Providence, RI (population: 170,868) has one nursing school within its city limits. Rhode Island College has a total student population of 9,260. It is the 447th highest ranked school in the USA and the 7th highest in the state of Rhode Island (#1 is Brown University). To learn more about nursing programs in Providence, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of nursing professors at Rhode Island College such as John Aflague, James Askew, Patricia Beezer, Lynn Blanchette, Nancy Blasdell, and Mary Byrd.
Nursing students from Providence schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Providence-Fall River-Warwick-MA area alone, there are 2,070 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average salary of $49,970. Registered nurses in this area earn $68,700/yr and there are 13,820 employed.
Providence lies in Providence county, which is one of the 2 counties in Rhode Island. Overall, the Providence-Fall River-Warwick-MA area has 544,170 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $20.96/hr average worker wage, and a $43,600 average annual salary. Thus, about 25.403 out of every 1000 jobs in Providence are held by registered nurses, and 3.805/1000 are held by licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rhode Island College ends up costing a student $7,178/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Providence |
| East Providence | RI | 48,249 | 1 | 29.3002 | 11 | 3.4 miles |
| Pawtucket | RI | 71,155 | 3 | 14.7207 | 9 | 4.3 miles |
| Cranston | RI | 79,642 | 2 | 23.0973 | 5 | 4.6 miles |
| Warwick | RI | 83,651 | 3 | 19.9034 | 130 | 8.3 miles |
| Smithfield | RI | - | 2 | 41.9902 | 100 | 9.7 miles |
| Attleboro | MA | 42,840 | 0 | - | 0 | 9.8 miles |
| North Attleborough | MA | 43,307 | 0 | - | 0 | 11.4 miles |
| Woonsocket | RI | 42,967 | 0 | - | 0 | 13.1 miles |
| Fall River | MA | 90,721 | 4 | 21.7318 | 82 | 17.7 miles |
| Taunton | MA | 55,679 | 1 | 23.0007 | 3 | 17.9 miles |
| Danielson | CT | - | 1 | 10.6065 | 27 | 24.1 miles |
| North Dartmouth | MA | - | 2 | 13.916 | 82 | 26.4 miles |
| Brockton | MA | 92,742 | 6 | 30.966 | 101 | 26.9 miles |
| New Bedford | MA | 90,869 | 2 | 34.0999 | 5 | 27.1 miles |
| Needham | MA | - | 1 | 85.1852 | 4 | 33.5 miles |
| Wellesley | MA | - | 2 | 79.2832 | 74 | 33.6 miles |
| Framingham | MA | 64,549 | 2 | 43.2155 | 61 | 33.9 miles |
| Milton | MA | - | 2 | 30.0286 | 66 | 34.8 miles |
| Weymouth | MA | 55,115 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.2 miles |
| Worcester | MA | 174,854 | 11 | 28.6428 | 380 | 37.0 miles |
| Brookline | MA | 55,248 | 4 | 18.3285 | 60 | 37.5 miles |
| Chestnut Hill | MA | - | 2 | 53.2355 | 134 | 37.6 miles |
| Brighton | MA | - | 3 | 22.1394 | 9 | 39.1 miles |
| Norwich | CT | - | 1 | 9.14921 | 49 | 39.6 miles |
| Watertown | MA | - | 4 | 19.8045 | 105 | 40.0 miles |
| Waltham | MA | 60,722 | 3 | 63.6138 | 127 | 40.5 miles |
| Boston | MA | 610,407 | 34 | 31.8192 | 1,194 | 41.4 miles |
| Cambridge | MA | 108,135 | 7 | 39.5149 | 268 | 41.7 miles |
| Somerville | MA | 75,604 | 1 | 21.9743 | 9 | 42.7 miles |
| Chelsea | MA | 44,282 | 1 | 26.6747 | 5 | 44.8 miles |