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 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 in Rhode Island ranking is part of that endeavor.
In This Year's Value Report:
We analyzed 4 schools across Rhode Island to determine which have the best value Associate Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
Our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money in Rhode Island ranking is determined by first looking at the combined costs of average tuition, fees, and room and board before any aid is applied. 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.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
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:
Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value (no aid) school for associate degrees in Rhode Island in this year’s ranking. CCRI is a public institution 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. The average cost without aid for the school is $16,302 a year for undergraduates.
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 in Rhode Island. RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Roger Williams University a great value, but it is also ranked #1 in Rhode Island for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $53,367 a year for undergraduates.
Out of the 4 associate degree schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. East Greenwich, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, New England Institute of Technology is ranked #2 for quality in the state of Rhode Island. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $48,932 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money in Rhode Island list. JWU Providence is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island.
Not only is Johnson & Wales University - Providence a great value, but it is also ranked #4 in Rhode Island for overall quality. The average cost for undergraduates to attend the school if you don’t receive any aid is $54,162 a year.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.