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2023 Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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Finding the Best Accounting Master's Degree School for You

In <nil>, accounting students earned 569 degrees and certificates from a Rhode Island school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Accounting Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best for accounting majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Master's in Accounting

#1

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant University the best school in Rhode Island for accounting students working on their master’s degree. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Smithfield.

While working on their Master's Degree, accounting majors at Bryant accumulate an average of around $14,639 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

On average, accounting graduates from URI take out $23,211 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

Full Accounting at University of Rhode Island Report

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best accounting schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,896
Connecticut 1,329
New Hampshire 1,460
Maine 186
Vermont 144

Accounting is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 68,501
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 19,139
Accounting and Finance 3,781
Accounting and Business/Management 1,538
Other Accounting and Related Services 844
Auditing 179

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 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 Pixabay.

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