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2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$29,332 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

With 42 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, history is the #18 most popular major in Rhode Island.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Providence College to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Providence graduate students pay an average of $9,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value History Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RIC are $9,590 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $16,322 per year.

URI not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full History at University of Rhode Island Report

#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per 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

Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 4,391

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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