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.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Accounting Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 445 degrees in accounting to qualified students.
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.
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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.
Bryant University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in accounting. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Smithfield. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were about 144 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Providence College if you want to pursue a degree in accounting. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were approximately 67 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.
If you have a knack for numbers and want a career that allows you to use your skills in the business field, consider the online Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree program at Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in accounting. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 97 accounting students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in accounting has to take a look at Johnson & Wales University - Online. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.
There were about 4 accounting students who graduated with this degree at JWU Online in the most recent data year.
JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #236 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 accounting students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 440th out of 2,152 schools for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 7 accounting students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina 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 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 13 accounting students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 6th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 63 accounting students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
