by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Rhode Island for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Rhode Island, there were 1,275 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,369 and $18,113 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,242 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,152 and $15,702 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Rhode Island for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. To top this list, a school must have a successful liberal arts / sciences and humanities program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The liberal arts / sciences & humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Rhode Island for an Associate”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island associate degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Rhode Island for an Associate list. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 1,236 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Rhode Island for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the #2 spot on the list. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Providence College Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in Rhode Island for an Associate. RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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