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2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Rhode Island to see which master's degree 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

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island
265 Total Awards

Our analysis found Johnson & Wales University - Online to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. JWU Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 265 master’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out JWU Online. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#2

Bryant University

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for business students working on their master’s degree. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 175 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Bryant does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 33% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
127 Total Awards
$16,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 127 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 42% were women.

One thing to take note of is that URI does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
105 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 105 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that JWU Providence does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Report

#5

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
104 Total Awards

Out of the 10 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 104 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that Providence does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island
69 Total Awards
$11,730 Average Tuition & Fees

Salve Regina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Salve Regina University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Newport, Rhode Island that handed out 69 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.

Salve Regina does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
53 Total Awards
$62,083 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.

Brown 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.

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#8

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
28 Total Awards
$18,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Roger Williams University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 28 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at RWU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#9

Rhode Island College

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

With a ranking of #9, Rhode Island College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Around 50% of those degree recipients 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. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#10

New England Institute of Technology

East Greenwich, Rhode Island
11 Total Awards
$15,015 Average Tuition & Fees

New England Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 master’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 36% of those degree recipients were women.

New England Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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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