2024 Best Liberal Arts Schools in Rhode Island

Liberal Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2024 Best Liberal Arts Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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Liberal Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Liberal Arts Schools in Rhode Island ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Liberal Arts in Rhode Island

The schools below may not offer all types of liberal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Liberal Studies

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Providence College
Providence, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Providence College if you wish to pursue a degree in liberal arts. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in liberal arts from Providence College

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Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in liberal arts needs to look into Community College of Rhode Island. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree in liberal arts from Community College of Rhode Island

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	2,302
Connecticut	538	1,077
Maine	396	469
New Hampshire	395	209
Vermont	352	208

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Liberal Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Liberal Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	1,242
Humanities	8
Individualized Studies	3

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.