Program Payoff

Trade and allied-health programs in Rhode Island

106 programs across 197 offerings at Rhode Island colleges, at certificate or associate level.

ProgramSchoolsReporting earningsBest reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations90$26,353
Criminal Justice and Corrections50$30,305
Health and Medical Administrative Services50$33,993
Legal Support Services50$32,467
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods50$27,874
Accounting and Related Services40$28,405
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions40$52,733
Computer Programming40
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management40
Culinary Arts and Related Services40$28,091
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians40
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities40$21,781
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants40$44,453
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services30$39,523
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions30$52,941
Communication and Media Studies30
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications30$38,156
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services30$18,149
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions30$55,151
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians30
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services30$20,687
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services20
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians20
Computer and Information Sciences, General20
Design and Applied Arts20$32,213
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers20
Energy Systems Engineering20
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians20
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations20
Finance and Financial Management Services20
Gerontology20
Homeland Security20
Hospitality Administration/Management20
Human Services, General20
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations20
Legal Professions and Studies, Other20
Marketing20
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians20
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians20
Precision Metal Working20
Public Administration20
Public Health20
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication20
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing20$62,012
Social Sciences, General20
Social Work20$16,663
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas20
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians20$34,467
Air Transportation10
Applied Mathematics10
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians10
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians10$19,227
Biochemical Engineering10
Biological and Physical Sciences10
Biomedical/Medical Engineering10
Biotechnology10
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection10
Business/Commerce, General10$33,565
Chemical Engineering10
Civil Engineering10
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians10
Community Organization and Advocacy10
Computer Engineering10
Data Analytics10
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians10
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft10
Education, General10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians10
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians10$40,365
Engineering, General10
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other10
English Language and Literature, General10
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians10$40,737
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy10
Film/Video and Photographic Arts10
Fine and Studio Arts10
Fire Protection10
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services10
Ground Transportation10$41,708
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs10
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)10$37,856
Historic Preservation and Conservation10
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services10
Human Resources Management and Services10
Industrial Engineering10
Information Science/Studies10
International/Globalization Studies10
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services10
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods10
Marine Sciences10
Mathematics10
Mechanical Engineering10
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies10
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions10
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other10
Music10
Neurobiology and Neurosciences10
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions10
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration10
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services10$36,488
Precision Production Trades, General10
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies10
Special Education and Teaching10$29,685
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations10
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness10
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians10$35,060

"Best reported" is the highest published median earnings two years out among the schools in Rhode Island teaching that program. A dash means the U.S. Department of Education publishes no earnings for any of them — which is common, and says nothing about the programs themselves.