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Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$15,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

With 7 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general business/commerce is the #88 most popular major in Rhode Island.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges.

Best General Business/Commerce School

$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, URI is ranked #5 for overall quality for general business in Rhode Island.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 399
Connecticut 234
New Hampshire 113

One of 20 majors within the area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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