2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 101,094 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 561 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,411 and $23,989 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in Rhode Island

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the #1 spot on the list. RIC is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at RIC

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,429 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rhode Island Accounting Report

#3

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$26,832 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,163 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k. Smithfield, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Bryant also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bryant University are $26,832.

Full Bryant University Accounting Report

#4

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$14,148 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Providence are $14,148, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at JWU Providence

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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