by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Rhode Island ranking is part of that endeavor. This list may shock you as many typically expensive schools are very generous with need-based financial aid.
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Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones have the best value Associate Degree programs. Instead of depending on subjective information to rank the best value schools, we focus on objective factors in our analysis. More specifically, the following explains what we consider and why.
To calculate the value of a school in our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Rhode Island ranking, we first consider its average net price, which is the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that that the student receives. But, a school that excels in providing value for your money must also be a great school overall as well.
To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To learn more, visit our best value ranking methodology page.
Keep scrolling for the top schools in this ranking or select one of the other rankings methods below.
If you know what major you want to study, check out our list of the best value schools by major. If you're interested in other degree levels, you can view one of the lists below.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the best value (with aid) school in Rhode Island for students working on their associate degree. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school located in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Community College of Rhode Island has the honor of being ranked #3 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $5,980.
The quality degree programs at Roger Williams University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Rhode Island. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Roger Williams University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of Rhode Island. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $36,537.
A rank of #3 on our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Rhode Island list means New England Institute of Technology is a great place for students working on their degree. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is New England Institute of Technology a great value, but it is also ranked #2 in Rhode Island for overall quality. For those students who receive financial aid, the yearly average net price of the school is around $34,721.
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A rank of #4 on our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (With Aid) in Rhode Island list means Johnson & Wales University - Providence is a great place for students working on their degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence has the honor of being ranked #4 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average net price of the school for those who receive financial aid is about $30,715 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.