2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Rhode Island
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Rhode Island.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Brown. In fact, around 59% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
Bryant does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 33% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at RWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Salve Regina, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 7 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at URI. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at JWU Providence, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rhode Island College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at RIC. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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