by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Roger Williams University came in at #366 out of the 1149 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.
RWU also ranked #5 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island.
Women make up 60.4% of the total graduate student body at RWU while men make you 39.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 18.8% of the graduate students who attend RWU are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 2.2% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,476 | $17,476 |
| Fees | $930 | $930 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at RWU is $55,872. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 4% lower than the national average of $58,425.
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their doctorate degree at RWU is $48,000. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 36% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for RWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI 02809-2921 |
| Phone: | 401-253-1040 |
| Website: | https://www.rwu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/rogerwilliamsuniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/myrwu |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26.7% of the graduate students at RWU took at least one online course. Approximately 11.8% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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