2023 Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Most Popular Online Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

42 Total Awards

$37,355 Average Tuition & Fees

$20,867 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Roger Williams University the most popular school in Rhode Island for students working on their associate degree. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

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. On average, associate degree students take out $20,867 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Roger Williams University Report

#2

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island

3 Total Awards

The excellent associate degree programs at Johnson & Wales University - Online helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Rhode Island. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

JWU Online is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

References

• 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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