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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$25,838 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was the most popular one in Rhode Island. In total, 4,236 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Rhode Island.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Rhode Island to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Providence College to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Providence are $9,750 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of East Greenwich, New England Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

New England Tech graduate students pay an average of $15,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Salve Regina graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Salve Regina also took the #4 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rhode Island College is a great value for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. RIC is a medium-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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Online helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Rhode Island. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

JWU Online graduate students pay an average of $14,706 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $16,322 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, URI is ranked #5 for overall quality for business, management and marketing in Rhode Island.

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Roger Williams University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RWU are $18,406 per year.

RWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at JWU Providence are $14,706 a year.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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#10

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

With a ranking of #10, Bryant University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bryant are $47,720 a year.

Bryant not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

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Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 12,548
Maine 1,747
Massachusetts 24,857
Connecticut 8,731
Vermont 1,405

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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