2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Rhode Island (With 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.

With 101,094 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, accounting is the 8th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, accounting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,557 and had an average of $26,381 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 561 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,411 and $23,989 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 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 4 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the accounting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 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

$64,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid list. RIC is a medium-sized public school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 7 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

RIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RIC are $16,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

$66,429 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 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 URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Accounting at URI

#3

Bryant University

Smithfield, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$26,832 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,163 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant University landed the #3 spot on the list. Smithfield, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Bryant also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryant University are $26,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at Bryant

#4

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$14,148 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Getting Aid. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

JWU Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johnson & Wales University - Providence are $14,148.

Read more about Accounting at Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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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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