2023 Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
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Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in Rhode Island for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
The average tuition and fees at Brown is $62,304. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $14,769 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Brown does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.
Providence does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $55,988. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,489 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Providence. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New England Institute of Technology is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $32,807 to cover tuition and fees at New England Tech. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $32,912 in loans while pursuing their degree.
New England Tech does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 9 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
If you want to attend Bryant, expect to pay an average of $47,782 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,185 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Bryant. In 2019-2020 about 10% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Rhode Island.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $37,355 to cover tuition and fees at RWU. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,640 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at RWU. In fact, around 90% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Salve Regina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
The average tuition and fees at Salve Regina is $44,200. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,604 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Salve Regina. In fact, around 76% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $35,950 to cover tuition and fees at JWU Providence. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,276 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at JWU Providence. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
In-state students pay an average of $15,332 in tuition and fees if they attend URI full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $33,354. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,038 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at URI. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Rhode Island College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.
Students from Rhode Island who attend RIC full time pay an average of $10,702 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $25,900. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from RIC accumulate an average of $24,041 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at RIC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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