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Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

2 Colleges
$31,137 Avg Salary
$23,182 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting Associate 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 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Rhode Island. CCRI is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Warwick.

Women make up 81% of the accounting majors at the school.

Full Accounting at Community College of Rhode Island Report

Out of the 2 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 2 spot on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Read full report on Accounting at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,929
Connecticut 1,412
New Hampshire 1,494
Maine 186
Vermont 151

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 2 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 Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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