Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for economics students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 407 degrees in economics during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The economics 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 the Best Economics Schools in Rhode Island.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the economics degree levels they offer.
Brown University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in economics. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 237 economics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the economics degree program at Brown University make $12,077 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Providence College if you want to pursue a degree in economics. Providence is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Providence. This college ranks 2nd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were approximately 79 economics students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year. After graduation, economics degree recipients generally earn an average of $48,405 in the first five years of their career.
Every student pursuing a degree in economics has to check out University of Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. This university ranks 4th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 61 economics students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the economics program state that they receive average early career wages of $43,419.
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).
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The economics program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Economics rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
