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2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island

7 Schools Ranked
$20,880 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. 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. 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 Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Rhode Island to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
34 Total Awards
$16,322 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,817 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Rhode Island. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, the fairly large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $22,817 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at URI. In 2019-2020 about 65% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
11 Total Awards

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Providence College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Rhode Island. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 36% were women.

Providence does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
11 Total Awards
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees
$18,943 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,943 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

Salve Regina does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island
8 Total Awards
$47,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Bryant does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 33% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island
7 Total Awards
$9,590 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the medium-sized public school handed out 7 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at RIC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#6

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island
1 Total Awards

Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Graduate Certificate Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

JWU Online is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#7

Roger Williams University

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

With a ranking of #7, Roger Williams University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their graduate certificate.

One thing to take note of is that RWU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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