Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Economics Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 407 degrees in economics to qualified students.
The economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The economics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Economics Schools in Rhode Island.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the economics degree levels they offer.
Brown University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in economics. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 237 economics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available. Those economics students who get their degree from Brown University make $16,737 more than the average economics student.
It is difficult to beat Providence College if you want to pursue a degree in economics. Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Providence. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 79 economics students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year. Economics degree recipients from Providence College get an earnings boost of around $14,037 over the typical income of economics majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in economics has to take a look at University of Rhode Island. URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 5th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 61 economics students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the economics program make around $43,444 for their early career.
It's difficult to beat Bryant University if you wish to pursue a degree in economics. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were about 14 economics students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent year we have data available.
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 economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
