by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Johnson & Wales University-Providence Graduate School ranks, how diverse it is, what graduate degree programs are offered, and other essential facts below. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them.Our methodology places a high weight on things such as post-graduation wages, time to graduate, and student-per-faculty ratio. Post-graduation debt, faculty and staff diversity, and other factors are also taken into account.
Out of the 4,630 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Johnson & Wales University-Providence took the #1,106 spot.For the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island, JWU Providence came in at #9.
JWU Providence was ranked #1,106 in the 2026 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 4,630 schools that were included in the ranking.
In College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, JWU Providence took the #1,106 spot out of 4,630 schools. In addition, JWU Providence took the #9 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Rhode Island.
Johnson & Wales University-Providence was the school of choice for 395 graduate students in the last year for which we have data.Since diversity is such an important part of the grad school experience, College Factual looked deeper at the demographics of these students.Here is what we found.
Women make up 74.4% of the total graduate student body at JWU Providence while men make up 25.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Of all the graduate students at JWU Providence, around 25.3% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.Americans aren’t the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at JWU Providence. Around 14.9% of graduate students are international.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at JWU Providence who borrowed carries a median debt of $26,549.
Master’s degree recipients from JWU Providence earn an average early-career salary of $71,892.
Doctoral degree recipients from JWU Providence earn an average early-career salary of $112,780.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at JWU Providence based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | $112,780 |
| Allied Health Professions | $97,155 |
| Business Administration & Management | $71,892 |
| Human Resource Management | $52,480 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | $46,582 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $34,222 |
Johnson & Wales University-Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island.The city atmosphere of Providence makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options. Get more details about the location of Johnson & Wales University-Providence.
Contact details for JWU Providence are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence, RI 02903-3703 |
| Phone: | 401-598-1000 |
| Website: | www.jwu.edu/campuses/providence/index.html |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/johnsonandwales |
Around 31.1% of JWU Providence graduate students took at least one course online.For that same period, 5.3% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 5 | — |
| Allied Health Professions | 32 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 17 | $71,892 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 1 | — |
| Finance & Financial Management | 1 | — |
| Health & Physical Education | 2 | — |
| Hospitality Management | 9 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 1 | — |
| Information Technology | 7 | — |
| Management Information Systems | 1 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 4 | — |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 25 | — |
| Other Education | 1 | — |
| Systems Theory | 5 | — |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 9 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 3 | — |
As with the master’s degree programs, only the programs that awarded doctorate degrees are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 12 | $112,780 |
The programs below are those in which the school awarded a professional degree.
| Professional Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation Professions | 21 | — |
Only the programs in which a post-masters certificate was awarded are shown here.
| Post-Masters Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Other Education | 16 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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