by our College Data Analytics TeamThere are lots of options to choose from today when trying to decide which school 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 Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Rhode Island ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 4 schools in Rhode Island, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Associate Degree programs. Our ranking for the best value schools is based on objective factors. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Rhode Island ranking is to look at the school's average net price for students with families that make $75-$110k a year. The net price is the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Community College of Rhode Island to be the best value (income $75-$110k) school for associate degrees in Rhode Island in this year’s ranking. CCRI is a fairly large public school situated in Warwick, Rhode Island.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Community College of Rhode Island is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Rhode Island. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $75-$110k per year is $6,838.
Out of the 4 associate degree schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #2 spot on the list. Roger Williams University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Roger Williams University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value. Students from families who make $75-$110k a year pay an annual average net price of $36,870.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Rhode Island list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
New England Institute of Technology has the honor of being ranked #2 in Rhode Island for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $75-$110k per year is $38,382.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Associate Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $75-$110k) in Rhode Island list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Providence, Rhode Island.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Johnson & Wales University - Providence is ranked #4 for quality in the state of Rhode Island. The average yearly net price for a student whose family makes $75-$110k per year is $30,017.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
