Ranked #11 in popularity, finance is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Finance Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 601 degrees in finance to qualified students.
The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 Finance Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the finance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Providence College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in finance. 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 about 215 finance students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Bryant University if you wish to pursue a degree in finance. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Smithfield. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.
There were roughly 172 finance students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year.
University of Rhode Island is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in finance. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #320 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means URI is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 finance students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in finance needs to take a look at Johnson & Wales University - Online. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
There were about 24 finance 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. This university ranks 6th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 35 finance students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence 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 approximately 34 finance students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina 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 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 19 finance students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.
Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
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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The finance program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Finance rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for finance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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