2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in Rhode Island
7Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$39,039Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Finance & Financial Management School for You
Finance & Financial Management 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 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.4% of all the finance bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management in Rhode Island ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in finance. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on finance schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Finance Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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 #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. URI is a large public school located in the suburb of Kingston. In addition to being on our best value list, URI has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
The average student at URI graduates in less than 4.3 years, and it costs about $36,995 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from URI is $158,339. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Rhode Island College landed the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value finance & financial management schools. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence. RIC not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at RIC is 4.7 years, and it costs about $29,817 per year to attend the school. 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 RIC is $140,140. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value finance & financial management schools. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence. JWU Providence not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island list.
At JWU Providence, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and it costs about $38,249 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $158,351 to get a bachelor’s degree from JWU Providence. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value finance & financial management schools. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol. RWU not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island list.
It takes about 4.1 years for the average student at RWU to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $41,147. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the RWU is $169,937. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bryant University. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Bryant did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island list.
It takes the average student at Bryant about 4.1 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $44,877. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Bryant is $181,752. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Our rankings recognize Salve Regina University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Salve Regina not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island list.
It takes the average student at Salve Regina about 4.1 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $40,885. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Salve Regina be around $166,811. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Providence College landed the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value finance & financial management schools. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. In addition to being on our best value list, Providence has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
The average student at Providence graduates in less than 4.0 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $41,304. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Providence is $166,868. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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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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Finance & Financial Management 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 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.4% of all the finance bachelor's degrees in the country.
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