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2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$38,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,483 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in Rhode Island with 526 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for business administration students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island

Check out the business administration programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Business Administration & Management

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Providence College to be the best value school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Providence are $55,988 per year.

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#2

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI
$44,200 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salve Regina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island list. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salve Regina are $44,200 a year.

Salve Regina not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Salve Regina University Report

#3

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business administration and management schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at RIC are $10,702 per year.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $15,332 per year.

URI also took the #5 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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$37,355 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

RWU undergraduate students pay an average of $37,355 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

RWU also took the #4 spot in our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

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$13,365 Average Tuition & Fees

Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for business administration and management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JWU Online are $13,365 per year.

Full Business Administration & Management at Johnson & Wales University - Online Report

#7

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brown are $62,304 a year.

Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Business Administration & Management at Brown University Report

$35,950 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at JWU Providence are $35,950 a year.

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#9

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI
$47,782 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Bryant University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business administration and management students. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Smithfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryant are $47,782 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bryant is ranked #2 for overall quality for business administration in Rhode Island.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at Bryant University

Best Value Business Administration & Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Business Administration & Management Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 5,205
Connecticut 1,836
New Hampshire 2,727
Maine 214
Vermont 410

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 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.

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