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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Rhode Island

8 Colleges
$49,015 Avg Salary
$25,540 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing School for You

Business, Management & Marketing is the most popular major in Rhode Island with 1,019 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Rhode Island

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a .

Top Rhode Island Schools in Business, Management & Marketing

#1

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant University the best school in Rhode Island for business, management and marketing students. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Providence College

Providence, RI

Out of the 8 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Providence College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 3 spot on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Rhode Island. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Rhode Island list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #7 on the list. JWU Providence is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#8

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Rhode Island College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business, management and marketing programs. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 11,653
Connecticut 3,389
New Hampshire 4,326
Maine 316
Vermont 543

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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