2023 Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You
Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 569 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for accounting students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Accounting
Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for accounting students working on their master’s degree. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.
RIC graduate students pay an average of $9,590 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at URI are $16,322 a year.
URI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at JWU Providence are $14,706 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Bryant University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value accounting schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bryant are $47,720 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bryant is ranked #2 for overall quality for accounting in Rhode Island.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,929 |
| Connecticut | 1,412 |
| New Hampshire | 1,494 |
| Maine | 186 |
| Vermont | 151 |
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Majors Related to Accounting
Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Accounting
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 416,590 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 57,778 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,042 |
| Marketing | 52,916 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 43,382 |
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).
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