Ranked #11 in popularity, finance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Finance Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 599 degrees in finance annually.
The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Finance Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the finance degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Bryant University if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Smithfield. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were approximately 187 finance students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year.
Providence College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were roughly 207 finance students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
University of Rhode Island is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in finance. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 111 finance students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available.
Salve Regina University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in finance. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 440th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 17 finance students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent data year.
JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #236 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.
There were about 21 finance students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 6th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 20 finance students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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