Rio Salado College Business Programs
Rio Salado College is a public institution situated in Tempe, Arizona. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.
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Rio Salado College Rankings
We have ranked Rio Salado College as #47 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 14 colleges in Arizona, it is ranked at #1.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Rio Salado College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#11 | Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#20 | Best Business Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Rio Salado College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Rio Salado College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Insurance Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Organizational Behavior Studies Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Insurance Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#31 | Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#148 | Best Schools | Course Advisor |
Where Is Rio Salado College?
Contact details for Rio Salado College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 2323 W 14Th St, Tempe, AZ 85281 |
Phone: | 480-517-8000 |
Website: | www.rio.maricopa.edu |
Can I Afford Rio Salado College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Rio Salado College, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $3,975 a year. That adds up to $15,900 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Rio Salado College is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Rio Salado College Undergraduate Student Diversity
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,634 full-time undergraduates at Rio Salado College, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Rio Salado College students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 122 |
Black or African American | 169 |
Hispanic or Latino | 729 |
White | 1,316 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 297 |
Online Learning at Rio Salado College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Rio Salado College has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 6th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Rio Salado College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Rio Salado College was -5.3%. This is the #1,671 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Rio Salado College regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Rio Salado College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Rio Salado College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation | #8 | |
Retail Management | #16 | |
Insurance | #25 | |
Insurance | #25 | |
Organizational Behavior Studies | #63 | |
General Economics | #69 | |
Economics | #93 | |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | #94 | |
Office Administration | #106 | |
Organizational Leadership | #329 | |
Human Resource Management | #336 | |
Business Support & Assistant Services | #348 | |
General Business/Commerce | #386 | |
General Business/Commerce | #386 | |
Accounting | #469 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Rio Salado College Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation | 791 | 2 | 0 | 793 |
General Business/Commerce | 25 | 20 | 30 | 75 |
Accounting | 28 | 23 | 0 | 51 |
Small Business Administration/Management | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Organizational Leadership | 33 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
General Business Administration and Management | 2 | 29 | 0 | 31 |
Organizational Behavior Studies | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
Insurance | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Office Administration | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Retail Management | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Banking and Financial Support Services | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
General Economics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Customer Service Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 953 | 117 | 30 | 1,100 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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