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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in Rhode Island

9 Colleges
$55,711 Avg Salary
$23,218 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting 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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The Most Popular Accounting Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Colleges.

#1

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant University the most popular school in Rhode Island for accounting students. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at Bryant accumulate an average of around $20,431 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $710, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Out of the 9 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 large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Accounting majors at URI take out an average of $21,479 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $328, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #3 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, accounting graduates from RIC take out $15,783 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 9 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

Accounting majors at Providence take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 9 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Accounting majors at JWU Providence take out an average of $26,229 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $318.

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Community College of Rhode Island ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at RWU take out is $26,121.

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#8

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

While working on their degree, accounting majors at Salve Regina accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at JWU Online take out is $26,229. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $318.

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Best Accounting Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Accounting Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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 9 schools only.

  • 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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