2027 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Rhode Island
[Construction Trades](/majors/construction-trades/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for construction trades students.
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2027 Best Value Construction Trades Schools in Rhode Island
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in construction trades, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Construction Trades Schools
Motoring Technical Training Institute East Providence tops our 2027 list of the best value construction trades schools in Rhode Island. Set in the suburb of East Providence, Motoring Technical Training Institute East Providence is a small private for-profit institution. Construction Trades graduates carry a median of $9,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, construction trades degree recipients from Motoring Technical Training Institute East Providence generally make around $43,145. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Students looking for strong value in construction trades will find it at New England Institute Of Technology, which ranked #2. New England Institute Of Technology is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich. In-state tuition and fees average $37,275. Students borrow a median of $19,000 to complete the construction trades program here. Early-career construction trades graduates make about $40,744. That is a strong return on a $19,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 67%.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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