If you pursue a degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #7 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 568 degrees in accounting during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of accounting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Providence College if you want to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #120 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were roughly 71 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
Bryant University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in accounting. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Smithfield. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were approximately 167 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 113 accounting students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in accounting needs to check out Community College of Rhode Island. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 8th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 39 accounting students who graduated with this degree at CCRI in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 29 accounting students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent year we have data available.
JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 accounting students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 88 accounting students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 686th out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 24 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of accounting school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Accounting School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
