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2023 Most Popular Online Business Schools in Rhode Island

3 Schools Ranked
$44,461 Average Earnings
$21,750 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. As online education opportunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Online Business Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones had the most popular online programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island
417 Total Awards
$38,044 Average Earnings
$27,447 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Online the most popular school in Rhode Island for business students working on their degree. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 417 degrees in 2020-2021.

Degree recipients from JWU Online accumulate an average of $27,447 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $376, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from JWU Online, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $38,044 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
226 Total Awards
$46,084 Average Earnings
$22,717 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 226 degrees in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,717 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $465, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. 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. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.

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#3

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
337 Total Awards
$45,082 Average Earnings
$21,485 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Schools in Rhode Island list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 337 degrees in 2020-2021.

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. During the early years of their career, RWU graduates make an average of $45,082 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

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