by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes $30-$48k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Brown University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $30-$48k) school for master’s degrees in Rhode Island for overall quality. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Brown University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Rhode Island.
The quality degree programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island. RIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island.
Not only is Rhode Island College a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Rhode Island for overall quality.
A rank of #3 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for students working on their degree. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island.
Not only is University of Rhode Island a great value, but it is also ranked #6 in Rhode Island for overall quality.
A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island list means Providence College is a great place for students working on their degree. Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Providence College is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Rhode Island.
Out of the 8 master’s degree schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #5 spot on the list. Newport, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Salve Regina University has the honor of being ranked #4 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Bryant University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island ranking. Smithfield, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Bryant University a great value, but it is also ranked #3 in Rhode Island for overall quality.
With a ranking of #7, Roger Williams University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island list. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Not only is Roger Williams University a great value, but it is also ranked #5 in Rhode Island for overall quality.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence has the honor of being ranked #8 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.