2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in Rhode Island
7Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$39,039Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Accounting School for You
Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Accounting in Rhode Island ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in accounting. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those accounting schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Value Accounting Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population. URI also took the #3 spot in our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
The average student at URI graduates in less than 4.3 years, and it costs about $36,995 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the URI is $158,339. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Our rankings recognize Rhode Island College as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population. RIC did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list.
The average student at RIC graduates in less than 4.7 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $29,817. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the RIC is $140,140. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. JWU Providence did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at JWU Providence is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $38,249. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from JWU Providence is $158,351. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. RWU also made our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #5.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at RWU is 4.1 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $41,147. This means that the average student pays around $169,937 to get a bachelor’s degree from RWU. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Bryant University landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield. Bryant also made our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.
The average student at Bryant graduates in less than 4.1 years, and it costs about $44,877 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $181,752 to get a bachelor’s degree from Bryant. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Salve Regina University. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newport. Salve Regina also took the #8 spot in our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Salve Regina is 4.1 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $40,885. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Salve Regina is about $166,811. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Providence College landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value accounting schools. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence. Providence also took the #1 spot in our Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island rankings.
The average student at Providence graduates in less than 4.0 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $41,304. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Providence is $166,868. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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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 the rest 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).
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Accounting is one of the most popular subjects to study in Rhode Island. With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.4% were from a college or university in the state.
