2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
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The Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 12 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
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Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the most popular school in Rhode Island for students working on their master’s degree. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 752 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Brown. In 2019-2020 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 12 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 556 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
One thing to take note of is that URI does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 303 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, JWU Online is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Rhode Island. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized public school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 298 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
One thing to take note of is that RIC does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 234 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
Providence does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 75% of the graduate 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 most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. Salve Regina is located in Newport, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 229 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Salve Regina, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Bryant University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and it awarded 226 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Bryant does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 224 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at JWU Providence. During the 2019-2020 year, about 46% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #9, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. RISD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 211 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 162 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 60% were women.
RWU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their master’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and it awarded 70 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
New England Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
Roger Williams University School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 3 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
One thing to take note of is that Roger Williams University School of Law does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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