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Top Business Schools in Rhode Island
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Our analysis found Providence College to be the best school for business students in Rhode Island.
Degree recipients from Providence accumulate an average of $24,489 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $680, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Providence graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,437 during the early year of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #2 on our list.
Degree recipients from Bryant accumulate an average of $22,185 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $757. During the early years of their career, Bryant graduates make an average of $62,466 annually.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our list.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,617 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, CCRI graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $38,557 during the early year of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s list.
On average, students take out $21,485 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $571.After graduating from RWU, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $45,082 during the early years of their career.
The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Rhode Island.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,076 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $338, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, URI graduates make an average of $44,926 annually.
Salve Regina University ranked #6 on this year’s list.
Degree recipients from Salve Regina accumulate an average of $22,717 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $465. Once they receive their degree, Salve Regina graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $46,084 during the early year of their career.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,657 in student loans. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $376.After graduating from JWU Providence, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $43,037 during the early years of their career.
Rhode Island College landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best business programs.
Degree recipients from RIC accumulate an average of $23,963 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, RIC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,201 during the early year of their career.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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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