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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

1 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Rhode Island, there were 20 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Rhode Island

#1

Providence College

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Providence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. The estimated yearly cost for Providence College is $19,328 for Rhode Island Bachelor’s Degree Liberal Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Providence

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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