2022 Best Value Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 14,528 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 28 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,700 and $23,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism 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 journalism 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 Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in Rhode Island

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$12,805 Average Net Price

$36,600 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 Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Journalism Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. It costs about $12,805 for rhode island journalism students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend RIC.

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#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$19,326 Average Net Price

$43,698 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s journalism students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Journalism Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for URI is $19,326 for rhode island journalism students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Rhode Island

#3

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$33,243 Average Net Price

$42,900 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 ’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Journalism Schools in Rhode Island” list. It costs about $33,243 for rhode island journalism students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Roger Williams University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Journalism at Roger Williams University

• Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Colleges for Journalism (Income $48-$75k)

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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