2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 75,655 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across Rhode Island, there were 545 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality accounting programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree accounting students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Rhode Island (With Aid)

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

$16,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. Rhode Island College is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC also took the #0 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at RIC

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 19 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full URI Accounting Report

#3

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$26,832 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and it awarded 50 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Bryant not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryant University are $26,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bryant Accounting Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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