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It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. 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, Business Degree Central has created the <nil> to help you in your search for the best school for you. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
$62,083 Average Tuition & Fees

Our rankings named Brown University the best school in Rhode Island for business students working on their master’s degree.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Brown does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Brown University Report

#2

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island
$47,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s list.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bryant. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
$18,406 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.

RWU 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 84% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
$16,322 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 4 spot on the list.

URI does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full University of Rhode Island Report

#5

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salve Regina University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree.

Salve Regina does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at JWU Providence. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

#7

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

Rhode Island College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at RIC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Rhode Island College Report

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

References

  • 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 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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