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2023 Best Value History Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$36,082 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History School for You

History is the #30 most popular major in Rhode Island with 42 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value History Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value History Schools in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Colleges.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in History

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Providence College to be the best value school for history 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Providence are $55,988 a year.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year.

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$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at URI are $15,332 a year.

URI also took the #5 spot in our Best History Schools in Rhode Island rankings.

Full History at University of Rhode Island Report

#4

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Rhode Island. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brown is ranked #1 for overall quality for history in Rhode Island.

Full History at Brown University Report

Best Value History Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 188
Connecticut 85
New Hampshire 228
Maine 5
Vermont 71

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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